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RickyB
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For those who crave the latest in graphic technologies (such as HL2), there is a new Real-Time Ray Tracing Demo available at www.realstorm.com. This is the most advanced Ray Tracing demo I've ever seen.
For those who are not familiar with Ray Tracing, it is a technique used to render 3d objects that is completely different from traditional 3d rendering. As such, your newest DX9 video card is not capable of assisiting this demo, which only uses your computer's CPU to render the scene. This particular demo incorporates real time shadows, reflections, anti-aliasing, depth of field, radiosity lighting, and volume lights - no matter which video card you have. Keep in mind, however, that because it is not accelerated, it will run much more slowly than you are used to for a typical 3d demo.
Enjoy.
P.S. - I originally posted this in the Half-Life 2 section by mistake. Moderators, please delete that post. Hopefully it will be better appreciated here.
For those who are not familiar with Ray Tracing, it is a technique used to render 3d objects that is completely different from traditional 3d rendering. As such, your newest DX9 video card is not capable of assisiting this demo, which only uses your computer's CPU to render the scene. This particular demo incorporates real time shadows, reflections, anti-aliasing, depth of field, radiosity lighting, and volume lights - no matter which video card you have. Keep in mind, however, that because it is not accelerated, it will run much more slowly than you are used to for a typical 3d demo.
Enjoy.
P.S. - I originally posted this in the Half-Life 2 section by mistake. Moderators, please delete that post. Hopefully it will be better appreciated here.
