Do a search for SIGGRAPH; it's /the/ gfx conference where all the latest algorythms get press, including the acedemic-won't-be-included-in-games-in-years plus the will-be-included-in-the-next-gen-engines tech debuts. You gotta pay for the conference notes from the siggraph site, but I guess any site which at least mentions…
I know there are a lot of people on this board that really keep up with the latest changes and new technology in terms of what's possible in the gaming world. What are your favorite news site and/or message boards for this kind of info?
I don't know too many sites specificly for technology in games, but http://www.gamasutra.com comes close. For regular gaming news, I visit http://www.bluesnews.com
Good point. Many of the SIGGRAPH 2005 papers are linked here: http://www.cs.brown.edu/~tor/sig2005.html As StrangeFate says, UDN is a great resource. http://udn.epicgames.com/Main/WebHome Also RealityEngine has a great deal of info on their site. Grab it before it melts into Epic...…
Yes indeed, on both counts. UDN is absolutely awesome. Have you had a hand in that SF? Can't wait to see the UnrealEngine3 section become public, if it does.
Hmm keep looking I know there is a high tech bleeding edge graphics/engine forum out there cause ive found it before but it's none of these links . The forum im thinking of has people doing stuff that is beyond what current graphics cards are capable of . When I used to fallow it some guy came up with Offset Bumb Mapping…
I find the polycount forums pretty good for pure art techniques, but game programmers don't really talk here about their engine tech. I like to listen in on these lists. A lot of it goes over my head, but now and then there are some great insights. They have searchable archives too.…