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Human eyes do not produce cinematic streaks of light when looking at the sun. Creators specifically add artificial lens flares to simulate the effect of…
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To make plastic-looking characters appear more lifelike, creators crank up the light reflection on their models. The accidental result is an entire cast of…
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Sometime in the late two-thousands, rendering engineers decided that looking at a moderately bright window should blind the viewer like a supernova. This…
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Early 3D titles didn't have atmospheric mist because the creators loved eerie environments. They did it because the console would literally catch fire if it…
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Playing a first-person title with a low FOV is like walking around looking through a toilet paper tube. Expanding the field of view stops your brain from…
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Instead of drawing new enemies, older developers would just take an existing character, change their digital shirt from blue to red, and declare them a…
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