iXie gaming

MARCH 28, 2025

Today, real-time rendering is redefining game development, offering dynamic lighting, physics-based effects, and cinematic quality graphics all rendered instantaneously. This technique simulates realistic light behavior, creating lifelike reflections, shadows, and global illumination in real-time.

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Nvidia

AUGUST 7, 2023

NVIDIA OptiX is widely used across various Media and Entertainment verticals like product design and visualization. Realistic lighting and materials can be accurately simulated, providing a more realistic representation of the final product. This release adds support for Shader Execution Reordering (SER).

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Logic Simplified

APRIL 1, 2024

UE5’s features and functionality have further expanded to include experimental new features for rendering, animation and simulation. Cinematics: Cinematics are usually an interlude from the game used to inform the player about the mission of the game, goals, hand out clues, character information, maps, etc.

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Nvidia

JULY 22, 2021

Collaboration and simulation platform simplifies complex challenges like multi-app workflows, facial animation, asset searching, and building proprietary tools. Collaboration and simulation platform simplifies complex challenges like multi-app workflows, facial animation, asset searching, and building proprietary tools.

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Deconstructor of Fun

MAY 20, 2024

With a knack for puzzle, arcade, and simulation games. The game is full of cinematics that enhance both the cheesy dialogues and the key story moments. I keep beating the drum for the idea that “Games compete not just with other games, but also with other forms of entertainment”.

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Puzzle Games Game Engine Simulation 52

Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 25, 2022

Because of that, Cookie Run: Kingdom created 3-4 different assets for each character: Standing Pose Gacha Pose Cinematic/Campaign Pose 4 different angles of a top down view It is hard to imagine the amount of work that went into creating corresponding animations for each type of asset. victory, failure, captured by players, etc).

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CG Spectrum

JUNE 10, 2024

3D models can be rigged and then animated, placed as stationary objects in a scene by a layout artist, simulated or destroyed by an FX artist, and used for shadows or holdouts by a lighting artist. 3D modeling software 3D modelers use a range of software for modeling, sculpting, and texturing. CG Spectrum's 2022 Houdini FX student showcase.

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