This just blew my mind, they've essentially just increased the amount of detail in each game infinitely. This means so much for the video game industry. Please share any thoughts or emotions you have after watching this video.
For those who don't want to watch the video, what they've done is replaced polygons, with atoms. Video games render all 3D graphics with polygons, but a computer can only render so many of these. They have figured out how to replace those polygons, with tiny dots. Before, you can see the sides of a tree or rock. Now, the rock is made up of thousands and thousands of little dots, making it as realistic as a rock in real life.
That is ridiculous. I had to pinch myself a couple of times to remind myself that it's just GRAPHICS, which is a non-essential part of gameplay and in no way affects how good/bad a game is.
This means so much for the video game industry
See above. Sure, the environments look very real, but what does it actually do for the quality of games? When he says 3D gaming, that means the transition between the original Mario, which only had X and Y axis', to Mario 64, which had X, Y, and Z axis'. It is revolutionary how it will make the polygon system of graphics obsolete, but it really isn't too much of a jump, in my opinion.
No it doesn't. He said it "took" a lot of power, their technology allows it to render millions of these objects in real time.
The repetitiveness of the world he was showing was all that was allowing that to run. That modelling system will eat up processing power like you wouldn't believe. Not to mention the amount of memory that would be required.
well for me i had 2 "new" things that made me very happy. the second thing is when i only first played a 3d game. it just felt so awsome. but the best thing that was ever invented in my opinion is...... light in the gameboy XD. i remember that on gameboy, gameboy colour and on gameboy advance there was no light in the screen so you to sit under a lamp at night or actaully buy a special lamp gadget (which i have and isnt really great.... also is really difficult to take it out again).
I do agree with the fact that graphics are not essential to good game play. But I most certainly do think that it does enhance the game play. The only problem with this is that game developers will have to make games that are just as good as the graphics. If this standard is not met the developers are left with a lot of angry game players.
My friend told me about this. I didn't believe him at first, then I actually saw the video. It looks pretty cool. But I hope they can also fit in good gameplay, storyline, music, engaging characters *glares at Master Chief*, some good and unpredictable plot twists, and replay value, rather than wasting their time on solely the graphics. Because today's games sadly focus more on graphics than anything else.
When you play a game like Super Metroid, you don't worry about the graphics. It's got amazing gameplay. The storyline is very original. The music sticks with you when you're done playing it. There aren't that many characters, but in a game where you're all alone on a planet surrounded by the enemy, characters aren't very important. There's not many plot twists, but it focuses more on adventuring this barren planet, so plot twists aren't exactly important, either.
That is ridiculous. I had to pinch myself a couple of times to remind myself that it's just GRAPHICS, which is a non-essential part of gameplay and in no way affects how good/bad a game is.
No, but people today want a game that plays well, and doesn't look like crap. Now, the developers don't have to worry about it looking bad, which will save them thousands of hours that they can use for other phases of development, such as gameplay. This may also take less processing power to render then a polygon based engine, which would also allow them to fit more content into a game at once.
I have something more to say. Technology is the only way video games can advance. People can make new and innovative games, but that just advances their game. In order to advance video games in general, we have to improve the technology behind the video game, better physics, better engine, better graphics, better hardware. You can say that you want a good game and that graphics or gimmicks like the wii or the move or kinect, don't matter, but then all we have is where we're at. People would have to continuously create innovating ideas for games with nothing new to work with. If we can make new and better way to play the games, it would enable a whole new level of innovation.
Technology is the only way video games can advance. People can make new and innovative games, but that just advances their game
That is not true. Technology only advances the complexity and capability of games. The new and innovative games inspire game makers to try new things, which advances video games. Sure technology helps, but it is not a large factor in the advancement of video games.
If you want to know more about this the creator of Minecraft(Notch) wrote on his blog about it.
Christ, Notch seems pissed. I was just coming here to say this is false and Notch called it out. If we could get Cliffy B to comment on this, the creator of the most commonly used engine in games today, I'd love to hear what he has to say about this. When Cliffy B says something, the industry listens.
That is not true. Technology only advances the complexity and capability of games. The new and innovative games inspire game makers to try new things, which advances video games. Sure technology helps, but it is not a large factor in the advancement of video games.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't it technology that made videogames? So then if that's true, wouldn't it be technology that advances videogames in general?
but wasn't it technology that made videogames? So then if that's true, wouldn't it be technology that advances videogames in general?
the way you put it, it seems as if games are cold, hard, machines. You look at it in the ever-present profit or quality battle that occurs in the modern gaming world.
It doesn't matter what technological advancements happen, I mean, some greater games made have been made on the Unreal Engine, and that's been around for quite some time.
Sure, the best engine is always good for your game, but if good ideas, innovative gameplay, and a product that stands out isn't the final conclusion, then it was all for naught.
