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Setting the Mood: Exploring Lighting and Mood in Game Art 

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Example: Soft light from a computer screen) There are two main methods to calculate lighting quality: Ray Tracing. Spreads light from a flat surface, offering softer illumination than point lights. Mimics how light behaves in the real world for very realistic visuals but requires a lot of computing power. Rasterization.

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