HORY SHIT. Unlimited Detail, One Year Later.

Discussion in 'Gaming' started by Torx, Aug 1, 2011.

  1. Torx

    Torx Indigenous Nudist

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    fuark!!!! bring on alternate reality life... shit just got REAL.
    keep watching to "one year later"

    [video=youtube;00gAbgBu8R4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00gAbgBu8R4&feature=player_embedded#at=285[/video]
    Torx, Aug 1, 2011
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  2. Mr. Ali

    Mr. Ali Junior Member

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    I came.
    Mr. Ali, Aug 1, 2011
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  3. MSP

    MSP Haunting a dead forum...

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    Amazing. Too late for a re-write of the Skyrim engine? :)
    MSP, Aug 1, 2011
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  4. -=Lurker=-

    -=Lurker=- **BANNED**

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    Gran Turismo 6 is gonna be AWESOME!
    -=Lurker=-, Aug 1, 2011
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  5. namelessentity

    namelessentity Resident Cynic

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    John Carmack said he thinks it's pretty far off on his Twitter. Still, pretty amazing and likely the future of gaming. 2015 maybe?
    namelessentity, Aug 1, 2011
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  6. Phant0m51

    Phant0m51 From Utah, NOT mormon

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    Judging from the video I'd say they still haven't solved the problem of movement of the atoms. So our worlds could look like that, but any objects moving on it would have to be made of polygons still unless they've solved it.
    Phant0m51, Aug 1, 2011
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  7. James K

    James K Administrator Staff Member

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    That's my understanding as well. Collision/movement is a problem although for at least collision you can just make bounding boxes etc. like how it's done currently. Old voxel games like Outcast did just what you said and used polygons for characters and other moving objects.
    This stuff is pretty amazing detail wise but I need to see an actual demo with physics/ai/animation etc. before I get terribly excited.
    James K, Aug 2, 2011
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  8. Binman

    Binman Pervert

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    i want to rip out the tongue of the guy narrating it.
    Binman, Aug 2, 2011
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  9. Goofus Maximus

    Goofus Maximus Too old to be this dumb!

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    I am creepily reminded of the whole "bitboys" or "Phantom" things of years past. This smells like another method to part "investors" from their "funds"....
    Goofus Maximus, Aug 2, 2011
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  10. Sparky

    Sparky ¿sdooɥʍ

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    Notch (creator of Minecraft) is less optimistic about the technology and no it's not because it's the exact opposite graphics principle that Minecraft follows:

    But yeah, it's fucking GORGEOUS!
    Sparky, Aug 2, 2011
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  11. ninefivezero

    ninefivezero infinite resolution

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    Hahah, anyone notice the picture of GW Bush in Voxelstein? :p
    ninefivezero, Aug 2, 2011
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  12. Sparky

    Sparky ¿sdooɥʍ

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    lol yeah, adjacent of course to the swastika poster.
    Sparky, Aug 2, 2011
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  13. MSP

    MSP Haunting a dead forum...

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    There's a picture of Lee Harvey Oswald in the hall too.
    MSP, Aug 3, 2011
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