ReROLL (interesting game idea)

[Banok]

Not sure if this could be a good game but its definitely interesting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnqE9EpoGK8
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnqE9EpoGK8[/youtube]

I really dont get why 3d pictures/scanning isn't used for game asset production, we are only just starting to see it be adopted even tho its like the most expensive part of AAA game production AFAIK.

[zagibu]

Because it's a long way from a point cloud to a 3d model with reasonable polycount that deforms well in animation?

Also, considering environments, the real world is mostly comprised of boring empty landscapes that wouldn't support gameplay well.

[Kafein]

Gameplay looks like shiite

[Teeth]

They are going to scan the entire planet with those drones and make a game out of it? What a deeply terrible and pointless idea. Nobody even has a problem that game locations are not exactly the real world locations, if anything I prefer a game world tailored to the game. If this works so easily as they claim I bet putting New York or any famous locations in a 3D engine and letting people fly around in it like some super advanced Google Earth tourist mode could definitely be a product with more money potential than this game idea.

[chadz]

This seems pretty pointless in every direction...

[Chasey]

because government's are going to be happy with them scanning every single bit of there land ... this wont last long

[Banok]

Because it's a long way from a point cloud to a 3d model with reasonable polycount that deforms well in animation?

Also, considering environments, the real world is mostly comprised of boring empty landscapes that wouldn't support gameplay well.

there is a game being made that's using it for environments which look actually photorealistic, but I didn't bookmark it and I cant remember what its called.

but I do have this NSFW link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBZxDMfL44Q

So pretty sure your entirely wrong.

[NejStark]

Its a clever idea, but I doubt they possess the resources to execute it well.

[Banok]

found what I was talking about

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxLMOscTZRk

game is called get even

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dnw9dWISvw

[Jacko]

Why not just buy Hi-res pictures instead of spending years scanning terrain..

I don't see the game in this. A photosourced height maps does not equal a playable map, let alone pictures of cities and towns.

[zagibu]

there is a game being made that's using it for environments which look actually photorealistic, but I didn't bookmark it and I cant remember what its called.

but I do have this NSFW link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBZxDMfL44Q

So pretty sure your entirely wrong.

Did I say it's impossible? You asked why it's not more often used in game asset creation and I told you why. It's a good method if you want extremely realistic models, but for most games, those are not necessary or even feasible.

[Soulreaver]

something like Travian with planet earth instead of cells 

[Christo]

Waste of time and resources :/