Reflection Maps: Quick and efficient real-time reflections!

Published: 03 August 2021
on channel: 0612 TV w/ NERDfirst

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How are reflections handled in computer graphics? Turns out, this is not an easy phenomena to accurately simulate, but a smart workaround exists!

This video contains screen recordings from the Spyro Reignited Trilogy by Toys for Bob / Activision. Content is minimal and used strictly for educational and commentary purposes only.

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0:00 Introduction
0:39 What is Raytracing
2:26 Demonstration: Ray Tracing
2:47 Pros and Cons of Raytracing
4:58 Optimizing Reflections
5:24 Reflection Maps
6:37 Problems with Reflection Maps
7:03 Pros and Cons of Reflection Mapping
8:27 Combining Techniques for a Better Result
9:25 Environment Maps
10:30 Wrapup

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