Abstract: A virtual environment (e.g., a game environment) is navigable by a user providing user input. The virtual environment is subject to one or more lighting effects from one or more virtual environment light sources therein. A view of the virtual environment is generated in connection with a virtual camera, with that view including at least a portion of a virtual object. The virtual object is defined in connection with an object model. Generation of the view includes: calculating color contributions for sections into which an image obtained from the virtual camera is partitioned; creating a composite image by blending (e.g., additively blending) the calculated color contributions onto the object model using an object mask, the object mask defining different effects to be applied to different parts of the virtual object; and integrating the created composite image in the view of the virtual environment.

Abstract: A robotic irrigation system enables autonomous control and manipulation of irrigation systems to eliminate the need to manually reconfigure and move the elements of the irrigation systems. In some embodiments, the system may include a robotic-enhanced coupling and valve assembly (RECVS) and a robotic assisted movement platform (RAMP) having a robotic appendage control module (RACM), a robotic object lifting appendage (ROLA), a robotic object manipulation appendage (ROMA). The RECVS may comprise one or more valves which may be manipulated by the RAMP to control the supply of water to the lateral move irrigation system via the ROLA and ROMA of the RAMP. Additionally, the ROLA and ROMA may enable the RAMP to connect, disconnect, and move one or more sections of a lateral move irrigation system thereby allowing the irrigation system to be reconfigured for different areas of a property or location that the irrigation system is positioned on.