Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agoELI5 What is Ray Tracing? And is it really that much of a game changer in video games?message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down10
arrow-up148arrow-down1message-squareELI5 What is Ray Tracing? And is it really that much of a game changer in video games?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Explain Like I'm Five@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squareCarrolade@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·9 days agoIt’s a hardware intensive process that tries to make lighting as realistic as possible. So, which areas are illuminated, which are in shadow. From an artistic perspective, this is very important to how a user visually processes any particular image. No, not really. Just better graphics.
It’s a hardware intensive process that tries to make lighting as realistic as possible. So, which areas are illuminated, which are in shadow. From an artistic perspective, this is very important to how a user visually processes any particular image.
No, not really. Just better graphics.