Hello, and welcome to another episode of Talk This! It’s Dangerous to Podcast Alone. This week, we’re talking about hair in video games. How much shampoo should you use?
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The Topic
What goes into making convincing hair in video games? What are all the challenges that have to be overcome, especially in modern 3D games targeting realism? Why do so many girls in video games have short hair or tied up hair? Why does hair move like that in video games? How is hair tech continuing to improve?
The Actual Conversation
We talk about the challenges that face 3D modelers and animators when trying to make convincing hair. We also discuss how techniques in rendering Black hair have been under investigated compared to how much work has gone into trying to make long white hair styles work. Finally, we talk about what kind of video game hair we wish we could make work in real life.
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