GAMC #1 - sampson

[sampson]

Originally Posted by Philly13

Awesome Anything like this in Maya?

uhh sorry i've never used maya before so i cant answer that

[markuss]

afaik theres no realtime effect in maya that does this, but this isnt realtime in 3DS max either is it? so just render it.

[Tiros]

It is kind of realtime in a sense, but still not.. it won't stay if you move your camera as it's a post-effect applied to the realtime render.. It takes the realtime image and creates clones of it rotating around the focal point, causing the depth of field blur. It's just a preview of the rendered version though.

[sampson]

you won't allow these DOF views for the submission right?

[Tiros]

Well, I think not, it'd be the same thing as editing the image in PS kinda. I'm still working on the rules for the next competition.. one think one has it all figured out, but there's always a bunch of things one forget!

[chris89]

in max 2010 there is a realtime directX Depth of field effect, will that be allowed then? since its basically just the hardware shading.

[markuss]

well i was wondering if all submissions should rendered in a real game engine, if you use the correct shaders and lighting in the right way, you can produce an image that is almost as good as a pre-renderd image using maya or max.

for example,you can create soft shadows by using an array of lights that are slightly offset from each other and the result will be much better then any game engine can make, while the frame rate will be very low it can still considered realtime.

the rules say "You're free to use all the technology available to you, as long as it's realtime", so in theory you could set up the software renderer to constantly update (like interactive preview in maya), this is technically "realtime", so where do you draw the line?

[sampson]

Originally Posted by markuss

well i was wondering if all submissions should rendered in a real game engine, if you use the correct shaders and lighting in the right way, you can produce an image that is almost as good as a pre-renderd image using maya or max.

for example,you can create soft shadows by using an array of lights that are slightly offset from each other and the result will be much better then any game engine can make, while the frame rate will be very low it can still considered realtime.

the rules say "You're free to use all the technology available to you, as long as it's realtime", so in theory you could set up the software renderer to constantly update (like interactive preview in maya), this is technically "realtime", so where do you draw the line?

i don't think honestly if you use an amazing engine that you have a huge advantage anyway. people will look at your wireframe's and texture maps, and if they aren't great, but only look good because of the engine, then you won't get the points