GDC 2004: Unreal III Revealed

**MIG-31** · Mar 26, 2004, 05:38 PM

" By appointment only at GDC 2004, Epic unveiled a demo of Unreal III, hot on the heels of releasing UT 2004 to retail shelves. Powered by an unnamed next-generation nVidia card, the demo displayed environments, character models, and some incredible bells and whistles.

In one demo, the presenter moved a floating lantern around in real-time through a medieval dungeon, with the light from the lamp bouncing round realistically and beind partially obstructed by the actual construction of the lantern, which was of the type you might expect a lighthouse guy to be carrying around. Even more impressive, the edges of the shadows blur a bit as the source of light and the source of the shadow move further away. When the lantern is held close to a wall, the small scrollwork on the outside of the lantern casts a crisp shadow on the wall. As the lantern moves away, the shadows start to get a bit fuzzy."

Full article: pc.ign.com

Dom · Mar 26, 2004, 05:56 PM

Cool!

fireball · Mar 26, 2004, 07:48 PM

very cool!

jsx[ifl] · Mar 26, 2004, 08:48 PM

Looks like I'll be saving a little more money for my next PC then I had expected

Mar 26, 2004, 05:38 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,854 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	GDC 2004: Unreal III Revealed " By appointment only at GDC 2004, Epic unveiled a demo of Unreal III, hot on the heels of releasing UT 2004 to retail shelves. Powered by an unnamed next-generation nVidia card, the demo displayed environments, character models, and some incredible bells and whistles. In one demo, the presenter moved a floating lantern around in real-time through a medieval dungeon, with the light from the lamp bouncing round realistically and beind partially obstructed by the actual construction of the lantern, which was of the type you might expect a lighthouse guy to be carrying around. Even more impressive, the edges of the shadows blur a bit as the source of light and the source of the shadow move further away. When the lantern is held close to a wall, the small scrollwork on the outside of the lantern casts a crisp shadow on the wall. As the lantern moves away, the shadows start to get a bit fuzzy." Full article: pc.ign.com

Mar 26, 2004, 07:48 PM	#3
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Mar 26, 2004, 05:56 PM	#2
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	Cool!