Movie News: Lucasfilm Displays Real-Time Rendering Technology

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The use of and reliance on CGI in films is always an awkward subject to approach, especially when it comes to completely rendered films. Some claim that films which achieve such a feat become too focused on the eye candy over substance, others that they allow for studios to pull off ideas that couldn't be physically done. Whatever the opinion on the subject, it looks as if Lucasarts is set to make a major breakthrough.

Unveiled at BAFTA in London during the Technology Strategy Board event, Lucasfilm’s CTO Kim Lireri outlined their developments with CGI, engines and rendering, having advanced to the point there they are capable of performing real-time rendering of footage.