Shedding light on Quake I and II lightmapping

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• ES

  @EspireMike · 3 weeks ago

  Such a fantastic deep dive into the light-mapping tech. the visualizations and explanations are incredible! Thankyou.

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  @q6manic · 2 years ago

  It's amazing how you are able to create visualisations for all of these processes. Love all your videos!

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• MU

  @muffintrap1337 · 3 months ago

  These visualizations are beautiful <3

• SL

  @SleepyAdam · 2 years ago

  As cool as RTX and games with weather effects and different times of day and a lot of the more simulative lighting effects of modern gaming are, there is an exactness and artistry to baked lightmaps that I really adore.

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• TH

  @thegibusguy4969 · 1 year ago (edited)

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxientPsqRg&amp;t=480">8:00</a> This visual is super mesmerizing, I adore it.

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• KO

  @KokoRicky · 2 years ago (edited)

  It&apos;s worth noting that Jurassic Park was released just three years prior to Quake, and its renders lack bounce lighting...yet a video game was simulating it not long after. Quake was way ahead!

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• HU

  @hughjanes4883 · 2 years ago

  Ive treid to research the quake rendering engine, but i never figured out the light! I hope this, illuminates my problems, it seems like a bright idea to look into this, these are my shining examples of puns, im sorry

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• MR

  @MrTrololow · 1 year ago

  this channel is WICKED, I&apos;m a big fan of these types of videos

• YO

  @YourCRTube · 2 years ago

  So, this is why the Q2 Remaster looked so authentic!

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  @23Scadu · 2 years ago

  Excellent video, and superbly visualized! I used to make a lot of Quake and Quake II maps back in the day, so I already had a decent understanding of how the lighting worked in practice, but getting some insight into the specifics is really fascinating.

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• AG

  @AgsmaJustAgsma · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxientPsqRg&amp;t=762">12:42</a> The combination of lightmapping and vertex coloring makes this map showcase absolutely sublime. It feels like a completely lost art that stands the test of time.

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• BU

  @buzinaocara · 2 years ago

  I&apos;ve seen the baked lightmaps from quake be explained so many times, but never found a detailed explanation of the process for computing the dynamic lightsources from explosions and debris... That&apos;s what I&apos;ve always been most curious about.

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