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How Computers Create Convincing Light and Shade in Graphics

Posted January 13, 2014 9:26 AM

From Gizmodo:

Creating rich, lush computer-generated images is no mean feat, and one of the most fundamental aspects is light and shade. This video explains how programmers and designers tackle that crucial problem.

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Re: How Computers Create Convincing Light and Shade in Graphics

01/13/2014 5:59 PM

This guy sounds like a real doofus with only a vague idea of what the computer program he uses is actually doing.

... but of course it's via Gizmodo - an emag about technology that doesn't employ anyone with any knowledge of technology. So no surprise, really.

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