URL: http://www.newsisfree.com/click/-0,8613679,159/
Date: 2002-10-06T18:12:41+01:00
Rendering engines used in today’s game titles utilize various techniques for
hidden surface removal (HSR), different techniques being suitable for different
game genres. For example, action games played in closed-in locations need an
engine allowing fast rendering of a few hundred polygons, a high frame rate,
and a high level of details to impress players. Conversely, a game that is
taking place outdoors requires quite a different approach. This features
present one one technique for hidden surface removal usable in 3D engines using
tilizing object occlusion.

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Product Review: Darkling Simulations' Dark Tree 2

URL: http://www.newsisfree.com/click/-0,8613668,159/
Date: 2002-10-06T18:12:52+01:00
As audiences become more and more sophisticated about computer graphics,
fractal noise and procedural woodgrain textures can no longer guarantee gushing
reviews. Darkling Simulations’ Darktree 2 is the latest edition of the popular
tool for artists who want to develop complex, multilayered shaders ranging from
highly realistic natural surfaces to animated pyrotechnics to flatshaded
cartoon renderings.

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