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Emerging Trends in Game Art: Real-Time Rendering, Stylized Game Art, and Beyond 

iXie gaming

The advancements in GPUs, ray tracing, and game engines like Unreal Engine 5 and Unitys HDRP (High Definition Render Pipeline) have pushed real-time rendering to the forefront of game art innovation. Games like Cyberpunk 2077, Control, and Minecraft RTX showcase how ray tracing can elevate realism without compromising performance.

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Q&A: Real-Time Ray Tracing in a Cinematic Scene

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Six years ago, real-time ray tracing was seen as a pipe dream. Six years ago, real-time ray tracing was seen as a pipe dream. Working on Project Sol was an exhilarating experience, especially because it was our first dive into developing real-time content with consumer GPUs supporting real-time ray tracing.

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RTX for Indies: Stunning Ray-Traced Lighting Achieved with RTXGI in Action-Platformer Escape from Naraka

Nvidia

Developed by XeloGames, an indie studio of just three, and published by Headup Games, Escape from Naraka achieves eye-catching ray-traced lighting using RTX. Such a feat, executed by such a small studio, speaks to the usefulness of RTXGI as a tool for development.

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New Ray-Tracing, AI, Cloud, and Virtual World Tools Simplify Game Development at GDC 2022

Nvidia

Easier ray-tracing integration for games with Kickstart RT In 2018, NVIDIA Turing architecture changed the game with real-time ray tracing. This scene highlights ray tracing, global illumination, ambient occlusion, and ray traced shadows, enabled through KickStart SDK. Unreal Engine 4.27

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Scaling Art Production for Live-Service Games: Challenges, Innovations, and Future-Ready Pipelines 

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How do top game studios maintain a constant flow of high-quality assets without bottlenecks? With the right strategies, game studios can accelerate asset creation, streamline workflows, and maintain artistic consistency, ensuring their live-service games remain visually compelling and player-focused.

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GTC 21: Top 5 Game Development Technical Sessions

Nvidia

Check out our top sessions below for those working in the gaming industry: Ray Tracing in Cyberpunk 2077 Learn how ray tracing was used to create the visuals in the game, and how the developers at CD Projekt RED used extensive ray tracing techniques to bring the bustling Night City to life.

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NVIDIA DLSS Natively Supported in Unity 2021.2

Nvidia

AI Super Resolution Tech Available Later This Year Unity made real-time ray tracing available to all of their developers in 2019 with the release of 2019LTS. AI Super Resolution Tech Available Later This Year Unity made real-time ray tracing available to all of their developers in 2019 with the release of 2019LTS.