Brigade 3 real-time path tracing
What it is
A demo of Brigade 3 real-time path tracing at 720p controlled with an Xbox controller. Depth of field, field of view, reflections and shadows can be altered live.
Why Hacker News recommends it
Cited as an early proof that real-time path tracing was feasible, years before it reached mainstream games.
- 1 people recommended it
- 1 different months
- 0 strong recommendations
- first 2014, last 2019
What HN commenters said
“I wish nvidia or ATI would hire him.”
Near real-time GPU path tracing demo.
ilaksh, 2014-02 · Recommendation · in “WebGL raytraced eye”
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Topics: path tracing, ray tracing, brigade, gpu rendering, graphics
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