May 17, 2012 6:30 AM

Gallery: The Imagination Engine: Why Next-Gen Videogames Will Rock Your World

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Wireframe from Unreal Engine 4 Demo Reel
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The demon knight flees his crumbling stronghold in the Unreal Engine 4 demo.

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Wireframe from Unreal Engine 4 Demo Reel
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The knight's armor becomes incendiary, spewing embers and demonstrating GPU particles.

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Wireframe from Unreal Engine 4 Demo Reel
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This is the snowy mountain vista outside the castle hints at a large-‐ scale environment.

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Wireframe from Unreal Engine 4 Demo Reel
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The Orrery room demonstrates real-‐time lighting and C++ editing capabilities. Here we show developers how to change properties in--game, on the fly, without having to wait for code to compile.

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Wireframe from Unreal Engine 4 Demo Reel
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Emissive materials, such as the one used on this hammer, give off light that bounces accurately and dynamically. *Screen Grab from Unreal Engine 4 Demo Reel*

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Wireframe from Unreal Engine 4 Demo Reel
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Features demonstrated in the statue scene include dynamic global illumination and glossy specular reflection.

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Wireframe from Unreal Engine 4 Demo Reel
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In the castle hallway, bright light produces filmic effects, such as lens flares. Red light from the lava bounces in real time onto nearby structures. *Screen Grab from Unreal Engine 4 Demo Reel*

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