Game Tech - Ever Evolving

Today is a time of every changing technology. As you no doubt have seen in many recent games, they keep getting better and better looking. Well, that's one thing that has been on my mind a lot lately. The game technology has been getting better and better as time has progressed. The top tier game developers these days are finding ways to squeeze every last ounce they can out of current hardware. Some of the results are absolutely jaw dropping. Also, it helps that some of these games are some of my most anticipated games of the year (Uncharted 3, and Rage namely).


I posted the best examples just below so you can see what I'm talking about. Just a warning though, some of them are kind of violent.


And just noticing how small Blogger is showing these videos, you may as well just click on the videos and watch them on Youtube. Silly Blogger... 


Crysis 2 Trailer

Uncharted 3 Trailer

Gears of War Trailer

Battlefield 3 Trailer

Rage Trailer

A big reason why I've been thinking about game technology lately, is because of a particular demonstration that has been put together that showcases what mainstream games will be capable of looking like in 3 to 4 years. I could get all technical here, but suffice it to say, lighting, hair, skin, depth of field, etc., is all going to get incredibly realistic looking and run in real-time (no pre-rendered stuff for a cut-scene or what have you).

The demonstration I'm talking about is titled "The Good Samaritan." In fact, the same game engine powers this demonstration as what is used in Gears of War 3. The main difference is that Gears 3 uses 6 year old hardware, whereas the demonstration is using state of the art hardware. This is also the same engine that I use when I'm creating a level and such. So that peeked my interest all the more! 

Once again, posted below, it can be kind of violent, so don't say I didn't warn you. :)

Good Samaritan Trailer

Looking at all these games coming out, and especially the tech demo, it makes me think a lot about the future and how I and others will utilize it all in the future. Pretty crazy to think about, yet pretty dang exciting at the same time.

So count this as a sign to look out. Games are going to start looking as good as movies like Rango (a beautiful animated film) and such. Don't be surprised if I end up working on stuff of this caliber eventually. ;)

Side note: I have finished the video for my knight character, and have officially sent it off to my buddy (Tyler Smith) to put some music to it. Stay tuned for when it is finished and I post it!