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Perfect Digital Skin

Posted by michael on from the now-with-benzoyl-peroxide dept.

ILMfan writes "BBC Technology is describing a new graphics algorithm for creating perfect virtual skin. This technique by graphics wizard Henrik Jensen (the guy who invented photon mapping) is already being used in movies (it was used on Gollum in Lord of the Rings, and it will be used in the soon-to-be-released van Helsing movie). And perhaps more exciting is that several game companies are planning on using it for their next generation games. So John Carmack are you listening? Any chance this can be included in DOOM3? Of course there are endless other opportunities for virtual humans with perfect skin :-)"

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  1. SASKATCHEWAN by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Saskatchewan rules!!!

  2. I've seen perfect skin by FriendsForever · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    All the castmates on Friends have perfect skin.

    Check out the last and final episode tonight!

    1. Re:I've seen perfect skin by Paulrothrock · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Check out the last and final episode tonight!

      No!

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  3. great idea.. by sjwt · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    lets turn doom3 into Doom3: Forever.

    no thanks, ill take doom3 as it comes later in the year.

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  4. WHY THE HELL IS THAT SAD???? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    n/t

  5. They can make perfect virtual skin... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ...and they can't do anything about Beckinsale's ridiculous accent?

  6. Wh00t henrik wann jensen's on slashdot! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This is a shout out to:
    Wojciech(If I spelled your name correctly)
    and SigGraph, and Henrik's goddamn photon mapped cognac glasses!!

  7. Re:Forget DOOM 3! by bfg9000 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    You can actually pee in Postal 2. That game is tasteless. And [*ahem*] highly recommended.

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  8. Re:Sad news ... CowboyNeal, dead at 28 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    GNAA Radio, what station is that? I've never heard of them before. Do they play good music?