Humans can understand the world in all its complex 3D glory, from the subtle curve of rolling hills to the jarring harsh lines of Brutalist architecture. But anyone who's ever played a video game will know that computers love to think about 3D in triangles. Why is that? Read More >>
Featured comment by Pleasethink:
"Its relatively easy to understand why triangles are used. It is the shape with the least amount of sides while still being able to make a 2d face." More »
The incredibly lifelike computer simulations of snow and water seen in effects-heavy Hollywood blockbusters—and even video games—require a significant amount of computing power. It's not uncommon for a single frame of a movie to require days to render, and these days visual effect studios have more computing power than Nasa. Read More >>
Now here's something impressive. PhysXInfo seems to have solved one of the tougher problems in computer graphics: realistic fluid dynamics. In other words, making water look like actual water, and not a tub full of triangles. Read More >>
Featured comment by FRISH:
"I think they're just showing it off as I imagine most people are going to want to use it in oceans or other uses where the water is meant to be blue. ..." More »
Computer graphics have come a long way since a T-Rex ate that lawyer in Jurassic Park. But if these glimpses of what the next generation of CG has in store, we ain't seen nothing yet. Cloth simulations with hyper-realistic wrinkling, modelling complex human hair using thermal imaging, and new approaches to smoke rendering will make our future blockbusters even more blockbustery. Read More >>
Featured comment by The Cold hard penis of truth:
"I use a plugin for 3dsmax for my rendering needs now, its something called the Cryengine 3.
For me my workflow for visualising products is usually ..." More »
Before the internet as we know it came to be, there were other services that delivered news and information to homes via computers and TVs. Like AT&T's failed Viewtron system, which required content creators to shell out £20,100 for this Frame Creation Terminal that produced crude computer graphics even by Mario Paint standards. Read More >>
If you reached the limits of your artistic capabilities with crude flipbooks in your secondary school textbooks, but dream of being an animator, the Qumarion will make up for at least a little lack of talent. Read More >>
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