More EA next-generation slides (HD gaming)
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captainbiotch
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So EA's goal for next gen is to make everything better. Stop the presses.
Seriously though, I can't wait for co-opetition. Bring on next gen.
Seriously though, I can't wait for co-opetition. Bring on next gen.
xabre said:
http://www.taifun-lichttechnik.com/LL-Uebersicht.htm
So "emotional lighting" is just a special setting to create a mood with lights. That means we already had emotional lighting in many games like Resident Evil 4 or Doom3...
TekunoRobby
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The reason they are working on believability is precisely because "reality" is currently impossible. EA is just regurgitating very basic info in a blunt package for the stockholders and press to understand. Reality was never a goal to begin with, not one sane developer is trying to achieve reality with today's technology.Monk said:
Gran Turismo 4 is an excellent example as how effective believability is. In no way is that game "realistic", there are too many miniscule factors being unaccounted for and a complete lack of a supremely advanced set of simulators in the game. It's simply impossible to do a realistic racing simulation given our current level of technology. However the fine folks at Polyphony have done a hell of a job of making their close approximation seem as realistic as possible. That's why when a person plays that game it feels like a real simulation. No one argues if it's real or not because it feels real and that's what is most important.
The key is not to mimic real life perfectly but do it close enough to fool the consumer into feeling that it's a reflection of a real life event. The game industry has been doing this since the very beginning and is always expanding new ways to close the gap between believability and reality, this is nothing new.
Note 1: When I say "reality" and "realistic" I mean it in a perfectly simulated computer environment; similar to our scientific progress in accurately modeling an atomic bomb explosion.
Note 2: I naturally don't assume my explanation to be correct or the only viewpoint. I think what I provided is a decent enough answer and hopefully someone will get something out of it.
Note 3: Please let's not turn this into a debate over whether or not GT4 is a good example of the highpoint of a realistic racing simulation. I merely chose the game because I felt it was a decent example which would effectively carry my point across. I understand that there are some people who balk at the idea of the GT series being billed as realistic, thank you for understanding.
TekunoRobby
Tag of Excellence
Renderware is the biggest reason as to why they're so dedicated to that goal. Thanks to their acquisition of Criterion they have a fully staffed support team and a powerful yet streamlined cross platform engine to run all of their games, Burnout 3 was merely icing on the cake. EA is pretty much able to concentrate on actual game content and graphical optimizations. All they need is the manpower and finances to support such massive costs and they have that covered in spades.Sho Nuff said:
imastalker co.
Banned
really, all i can say is well....it's a fuckin damn shame that EA is the only company talking about next gen this much. because well, fuck them. what the fuck do they know aside from running a damn well oiled business,
can't wait for namco, Nintendo, Technos, Konami, or Capcom to start talking about next gen.
oh oh oh, and my apologies to Mizuguchi, obviously i'd love to hear what Q Entertainment has to say about next gen.
regardless, some interesting stuff none the less, but well, i can't really get excited by anything EA says for the most part. but like i said, interesting none the less.
can't wait for namco, Nintendo, Technos, Konami, or Capcom to start talking about next gen.
oh oh oh, and my apologies to Mizuguchi, obviously i'd love to hear what Q Entertainment has to say about next gen.
regardless, some interesting stuff none the less, but well, i can't really get excited by anything EA says for the most part. but like i said, interesting none the less.
norinrad21
Banned
They forgot to add how games will be interrupted by commercials
Azure Dream
Member
Kleegamefan said:
"revolution"?
*gasp* EA TEH NINTENDO EXCLUSIVE!!! We should've seen the signs, all of the Nintendo properties in recent EA games...
Or will _Nintendo_ be the EA Console exclusive? Ah, food for thought...
Monk said:
I cant see how they could do the second when they cant even do the first.
Trust me, it's an important distinction. I think my lecturers are sick of me telling them that I'm aiming for "visual believability" with my projects rather than realism. TekunoRobby explains it, pretty much - it's basically the game developers best friend "if it looks good, it is good", or "if it looks real, it is real", even if it may not actually be so.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Think Ico or MGS3.
Funny thing is, most of their next gen stuff visuals has already been done in games today (eye and facial movement, muscles, etc) it's just that their half assed cutscenes usually don't have them, so people in James Bond games look like zombies.
Buggy Loop
Gold Member
I guess EA's been reading this book
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385479506/103-5244380-7338239
and its about games aswell
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0385479506/103-5244380-7338239
and its about games aswell
Nothing new. It's a marketing word that exist for some years:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-opetition
Fredi
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Co-opetition
Fredi
Hey I was never a huge EA fan, mainly because none of their games were really not all that oustanding in any one area, gameplay or graphics. And their graphics were always mediocre. So it's actually kind of cool to see this company want to push the envelope even though, let's be honest, they have less of a reason now more than ever to do so. Wow, can't believe I'm actually kind of, sort of saying good things about EA and it has nothing to do with FIFA soccer.