Abstract: This disclosure provides for a Dynamic Global Illumination system which is capable of mimicking in electronic visual media the properties of light in reality.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 18, 2013
Date of Patent:
August 14, 2018
Assignee:
CONFETTI INTERACTIVE INC.
Inventors:
Wolfgang Engel, Igor Lobanchikov, Timothy Martin
Abstract: The disclosure provides for a dynamic skydome system for generating dynamic atmospheric and/or sky effects for use in electronic visual media, such as for games and movies. The features of the dynamic skydome system of the disclosure include mimicking real-world behavior of the sky through a 24 hour cycle, providing a physically based rendering model with multiple atmospheric scatterings; simulating astronomically correct celestial bodies; producing god rays; providing aerial perspectives; and dynamically lighting volumetric clouds.
Abstract: The disclosure provides for a dynamic skydome system for generating dynamic atmospheric and/or sky effects for use in electronic visual media, such as for games and movies. The features of the dynamic skydome system of the disclosure include mimicking real-world behavior of the sky through a 24 hour cycle, providing a physically based rendering model with multiple atmospheric scatterings; simulating astronomically correct celestial bodies; producing god rays; providing aerial perspectives; and dynamically lighting volumetric clouds.