Next-gen buzzwords
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Megadrive1988
Veteran
organic rendering.
sphereical harmonic rendering
sphereical harmonic rendering
Yeah, bring on teh shiny shine. 
Now, if Nintendo could just make a pad that is as comfortable as the GCs (Z the exception), but with a couple more buttons...
Now, if Nintendo could just make a pad that is as comfortable as the GCs (Z the exception), but with a couple more buttons...
Advanced Revolutionary Cutting-Edge Ahead-of-the-Competition World-leading Technology.
And don't forget, MONSTER RAW HORSEPOWER!!!!! (which sounds like a sick porn video)
Polarbear53
Newcomer
How likley is it that it will have displacement mapping in them. It seems like that would be able to cut out a lot of geomtry and still keep a very high level of detail. I think it will add in a big step in next-gen graphics.
In many ways videogame graphics of today, are at the level of late nineteen seventies - early eighties CGI, feature wise.
If we look at what happened after that period in time, maybe we could get some indication of possibilities for future development.
Despite being a rapid expanding field of research, with some of the brightest and most creative minds in the computer industry dedicated to it, not many new breakthrough techniques and technologies have been invented in the intervening years. It has been a case of steady evolution and refinement, as opposed to revolution.
But sometimes a collection of stuff – in this case ideas – can be greater than the sum of its parts.
I don’t think buzzwords in the future of consumer electronics; will have the same PR importance that they have today. Computing power will reach a critical mass, and the difference from last generation will be clear for all to see, even though no radically new techniques have been used.
That said, I think spherical harmonics and displacement mapping is going to be big.
If we look at what happened after that period in time, maybe we could get some indication of possibilities for future development.
Despite being a rapid expanding field of research, with some of the brightest and most creative minds in the computer industry dedicated to it, not many new breakthrough techniques and technologies have been invented in the intervening years. It has been a case of steady evolution and refinement, as opposed to revolution.
But sometimes a collection of stuff – in this case ideas – can be greater than the sum of its parts.
I don’t think buzzwords in the future of consumer electronics; will have the same PR importance that they have today. Computing power will reach a critical mass, and the difference from last generation will be clear for all to see, even though no radically new techniques have been used.
That said, I think spherical harmonics and displacement mapping is going to be big.
And Archie calls ME a pervert. Actually abbreviation "faf" has some funny connotations in my native tongue too, while we're at it...TTP said:
SH is already well on its way to become one of the more heavily misused terms. Once mainstream gets a hold of it, it's all over...Squeak said:
