Computer Science

Seminar 4/7/10: Adaptive Lighting Design in Video Games, Emily Ruschill

Computer graphics have taken a giant stride forward in recent years, but has the lighting in video games kept pace? The answer is “yes and no”. While lighting has certainly improved, lighting design in games is still very much a static and labor intensive process. Researchers and programmers are working toward automatic and adaptive lighting design software, such as the Expressive Lighting Engine and the System for Automated Interactive Lighting.

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