New software techniques make lighting in computer-generated images look more realistic for use in video games, extended reality, and scientific visualization tools. Researchers at Dartmouth, in ...

Creating realistic computer graphics for video games, extended reality, and scientific visualization tools have remained one of the challenges in the graphic development industry. Now, scientists at ...

Computer scientists at the University of California San Diego have developed a method for generating highly realistic computer-generated images of fluid dynamics in elements such as smoke. This ...

As rendering technology continues to advance, graphics in video games can be more realistic than ever. We have lighting systems that can in real time create perfect reproductions of any physical ...

One developer believes in-game graphics will be ultrarealistic in 10 to 15 years. But does that mean those titles will be more appealing? CNET contributor Don Reisinger is a technology columnist who ...

Something to look forward to: The Sims 4 is almost a decade old, and no competitor has challenged the franchise as seriously as Cities: Skylines has. Meanwhile, the company behind the immensely ...

The computer vision simulation the researchers developed, compared with a photo from the explosion of Mt. St. Helens. Credit: University of California - San Diego The computer vision simulation the ...