The ability to trace the subtle interplay of light on various surfaces is also key to creating a realistic scene. Yet the vast majority of current-generation games use a “two-bounce” light processing algorithm of the type used in games going back to 1999’s Unreal. We’re just now seeing much more convincing “three bounce” light processing in demos like Samaritan, which Epic showed off at last year’s GDC.
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— How close are we to truly photorealistic, real-time games?
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