Nvidia

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Six years ago, real-time ray tracing was seen as a pipe dream. Back then, cinematic-quality rendering required computer farms to slowly bake every frame. Six years ago, real-time ray tracing was seen as a pipe dream. What is the difference between path tracing and ray tracing?

Ray Tracing

Nvidia

JUNE 22, 2021

This is a challenging task, even in cinematic rendering, because it is difficult to find all the paths of light that contribute meaningfully to an image. Solving this problem through brute force requires hundreds, sometimes thousands of paths per pixel, but this is far too expensive for real-time rendering.

Ray Tracing

CG Spectrum

JANUARY 26, 2023

Annotations by Edu Martin from their blog ' Lighting Pixels ') Point lighting Point lights (sometimes called omni lights) are similar to spotlights, but emit light in all directions from a small, single point — like the light you get from candles, fairy lights, or a firefly. Three-point lighting in action in Disney's Tangled.

Film

iXie gaming

MAY 23, 2025

Hollow Knights hand-drawn aesthetic appeals to indie fans, while The Last of Us caters to AAA audiences with cinematic realism. While pixel art remains nostalgic and performance-friendly, its ubiquity in the indie market makes standing out increasingly difficult. Different player demographics respond to different artistic approaches.

Art

iXie gaming

MAY 23, 2025

Remember the golden days of 2D sprites and pixel-perfect jumps? Now in 2025, were building for VR headsets, ray-traced shadows, and real-time global illumination, yet we still expect 60 FPS on mid-tier hardware. HDRP Built for high-end PCs and consoles, HDRP is what you reach for when youre aiming for cinematic visuals.

Render