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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Flipside on October 20, 2014, 05:18:32 pm

Title: Realtime Global Illumination and Moon Landings...
Post by: Flipside on October 20, 2014, 05:18:32 pm
Nvidia have come up with an excellent way of drawing attention to their new voxel-based lighting system that allows for real time Global Illumination calculations; use it to help disprove Moon-Landing conspiracies.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9y_AVYMEUs#t=561

Whether you agree with their position or not, it's a masterful way to both draw attention and simultaneously showboat your new GPU, and the video itself is fascinating to watch :)
Title: Re: Realtime Global Illumination and Moon Landings...
Post by: Mr. Vega on October 20, 2014, 05:53:31 pm
How dare they pander to people who enjoy watching Buzz Aldrin punch assholes.
Title: Re: Realtime Global Illumination and Moon Landings...
Post by: Scourge of Ages on October 20, 2014, 07:12:30 pm
That video starts way past all the interesting stuff. If you have only 2 minutes to watch, start here:

Title: Re: Realtime Global Illumination and Moon Landings...
Post by: Grizzly on October 21, 2014, 03:53:44 am
Crysis 2 had global illumination in 2010, just FYI :P
Title: Re: Realtime Global Illumination and Moon Landings...
Post by: Bobboau on October 21, 2014, 06:20:31 am
ah, so they just faked it, which proves that they couldn't have faked it. I see.
/*poe's law*/
Title: Re: Realtime Global Illumination and Moon Landings...
Post by: Turambar on October 21, 2014, 08:00:28 am
Yeah, but this time they used Unreal Engine 4, so it's extra legit.
Title: Re: Realtime Global Illumination and Moon Landings...
Post by: Scourge of Ages on October 21, 2014, 07:58:22 pm
I believe it's in response to the argument that Buzz Aldrin was too well illuminated when descending in the shadow of the lander, and therefore there must have been stage lighting outside of the shot.

The simulation here, which the dude was very specific to say is only possible to do with modern technology, proves that the albedo of the moon and a single light source resulted in the lighting of Buzz and all the little bits on the lander.

Also, Mythbusters covered this by making a mock-up of the scene using simulated moon dust.
Title: Re: Realtime Global Illumination and Moon Landings...
Post by: watsisname on October 22, 2014, 02:44:07 am
I will never trust global illuminati liars and their fake illumination techniques.
Title: Re: Realtime Global Illumination and Moon Landings...
Post by: karajorma on October 22, 2014, 03:55:58 am
So I'm not the only one who keeps misreading that as Global illuminati then. :p
Title: Re: Realtime Global Illumination and Moon Landings...
Post by: Flipside on October 22, 2014, 06:14:53 am
And VOXEL is just an acronym for the Victorious Order of eXtremely Evil Leaders!

It all makes sense now! ;)
Title: Re: Realtime Global Illumination and Moon Landings...
Post by: Luis Dias on October 22, 2014, 09:04:29 am
And VOXEL is just an acronym for the Victorious Order of eXtremely Evil Leaders!

:yes: Where do I sign up?
Title: Re: Realtime Global Illumination and Moon Landings...
Post by: X3N0-Life-Form on October 22, 2014, 01:27:56 pm
And VOXEL is just an acronym for the Victorious Order of eXtremely Evil Leaders!

:yes: Where do I sign up?
Count me in as well, that name is too cool not to be real!