Epic Games has released a next-gen console technology demo for free. And you can be sure it will amaze you.
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Zdroj: Epic Games
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Epic Games has released a technology demo for the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S called Matrix Awakens. It is set in the world of the Matrix, with the creators creating a huge, living city. In terms of visuals, it is completely disarming. Right from the start, Keanu Reeves tells the player that he himself is not sure what is real and what is not. It’s a clever reference to both the Matrix and the fact that some of the footage looks like the original movie.
In fact, it’s game footage taken in Unreal Engine 5. It’s a new set of tools for game developers who are slowly beginning to learn about the various game-creating studios, such as Hellblade 2 and Stalker 2.
The shots below are amazing also because they are so-called “in engine” shots, ie scenes taken in the game engine without the use of additional editing. The so-called “pre-rendered cutscenes” are pre-created videos that cannot be edited in the game and are loaded from separate folders, as if you were playing a video on a PC.
They use the full power of technology, so they are often extremely detailed. “In engine” cutscenes, in turn, are created directly in the game with the tools offered by the game engine and with an image that can be realistically created throughout the game.
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The Matrix Awakens uses footage from the game, and the creators said they tried to create the level of audiovisual quality that can be achieved on the PS5 and Xbox Series X / S in ideal conditions. This is a technology demo that is limited to several aspects.
When you finish the main part of this demo, you can sit in the parked cars and drive through the city. Then you will find that the driving model and collisions with other cars are quite simple (the physics of destruction, however, are wasted), as well as the movements of the character.
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The aim of the creators was to show the possibilities of graphics, lighting and detailed textures and to create digital characters. In some shots, it’s clear that these are digital faces, but keep in mind that creating a digital, game character that looks like a real person is much more challenging than creating a regular game character.
The Matrix Movie VS The Matrix Awakens(In-game PS5 shot)#TheMatrixAwakens #PS5 #UnrealEngine5 pic.twitter.com/QoYq1zWIN5
— Rohit Upadhyay (@yoyorohit07) December 10, 2021
The faces in Matrix Awakens were created by scanning the actors and then inserting them into Unreal Engine 5 via the Digital Humans program. He created these models in minutes (!). The future of video game production looks very interesting.
You can download the Matrix Awakens for free on the Xbox Series X / S and PS5 … and you won’t regret it
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Preview image: Epic Games
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