Introducing Realtime Cinematography

Youtube 2016-07-27 14:09 article > Software

Winner of the Siggraph 2016 Award for Best Real-Time Graphics and Interactivity.

Using their previously shown virtual human technology, a complex scene from Ninja Theory’s upcoming game, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, was shot, captured and edited to final quality in minutes, a process that would normally take weeks or months.

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