Crystal Ball
by Paolo on May.27, 2009, under Meanderings, News
In an interview with Gamasutra, Tim Sweeny of Epic Games said that according to Moore’s Law, photorealism will be de facto in the industry in 10-15 years.
Believe what you want - she's not real.
I will go out on a limb and disagree. This generation of game development can barely sustain itself. In another article Krome’s Robert Walsh says:
“I think that’s one thing that the press, to a certain extent, is forgetting,” said Walsh tells industry site Develop. “They’re saying sales have increased over ten percent since last year or whatever; I mean, dev costs have probably doubled or tripled in the console transition.”
The market and games we will see in 10-15 years are going to be radically different and until there is significant cost reduction in the creation of photorealistic models, the costs are unsustainable for photorealistic games.
The console that makes the most money, the Wii, is all about creating meaningful gameplay experiences rather than photorealism. And the games that make the most money on the margin?
Peggle by PopCap Games
Are anything but photorealistic…
May 28th, 2009 on 3:47 am
That top picture has a serious case of uncanny valley :S
May 28th, 2009 on 5:04 am
Try clicking on the videos on the far right:
http://www.liamkemp.com/photoshoot.htm