Since the PS3 and XBox360 came out I've wondered how long it will be before video games begin using character animation sophisticated enough to make gameplay indistinguishable from say, a Pixar movie. Turns out the designers at Valve are in fact hard at work creating gorgeously rendered, chunky-yet-smooth cartoon character designs for the upcoming Team Fortress 2.
Illustrative Rendering In Team Fortress 2
This behind-the-scenes vid is refreshingly technical and info-packed, but those who, like me, don't include the words "clamped lambertian" in their volcabularly might get lost around 2:13. Might. I'm not saying I did.
For high-res vids of these hot graphics in action, check out the game teasers, which show off a great sense of humor as well.
Via Bleeding Pixels
1 comment:
Looks pretty nice, though I've never been a fan of cartoony first person shooters (Timesplitters). The exception to my distaste is LucasArt's Outlaws, which is probably my favorite first person shooter (tied with Deus Ex) ever.
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