"Christopher James Huff" <chr### [at] maccom> wrote in message
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> I don't think it is unlikely for raytracing to be used in games
> eventually. Remember, the whole frame doesn't have to be raytraced, they
> can use it just for reflections and transparent objects. I wouldn't be
> too surprised to see a checkbox for "True Ray-Traced Reflections"
> instead of environment-mapped ones. (for big, flat reflections like
> floors, even environment maps aren't necessary, but for complex objects
> or curves...)

Actually, the XBox game "Project Gotham Racing" uses real reflections on the
cars, but it only updates at, say, two or three frames per second and the
resolution is rather low.

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