Gone is the era when dynamic lighting was impossible, if not just difficult, when games used to be rotoscoped, just like in the original Mortal Kombat. The modern-day dynamic lighting problem is the problem of rendering indirect reflected light, technically known as Global Illumination or GI. The official docks of Unity game engine states: Global Illumination (GI) is a system that models how light is bounced off of surfaces onto other surfaces (indirect light) rather than being limited to just the light that hits … [Read more...]
Addictive Gaming
Addictive gaming is actually not a bad thing. Or at least it seems. With so many games being promoted as being highly addictive one has to wonder whether addiction is still bad. There are so many other ways to promote a really engaging video game. Or maybe the word has now been granted the right to mean two very different things like the word “Bad”. Bad can mean good and not good at the same time. Don’t judge us we just found it like that also. Is that what has happened to the “addictive”? If so what is it supposed to … [Read more...]
Too Much of a Good Thing: Signs It’s Time to Cut Back on the Video Games
Have you ever found yourself tucked away in your room playing video games during the holidays instead of visiting with your family? Have you ever blown of friends for just a few extra hours on a massive, multiplayer world? If you have, then you may want to ask yourself if you have a problem. Video game addiction is a very real problem with many people across the country. They cannot stop heading for the console or computer as soon as they walk through the door and relationships can suffer for it. So if you or someone … [Read more...]