RE: Landing lights (Was: bump mapping)

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Simpkin, Graeme (SIMPKING++at++aodmel.arl.dsto.defence.gov.au)
Tue, 27 Aug 96 08:50:00 CST

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>Steve Baker wrote:
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> So, can the RE2 do proper landing lights? Well, there is
> a really cool demo on the RE2 of a room being illuminated with
> a really beautiful spotlight. You can even change the spotlight to
> look as though its shining through a photographic texture.

Those of you that have the MultiGen 1996 Calendar can turn to the
November 1996 page to see Wormald's implementation of landing
lights in their Wormald Image Generation System (WIGS). I've seen
it in action and it looks good. You can wave the lights around like
a helicopter search light, and the effect is impressive.

- Graeme Simpkin

Air Operations Simulation Center
AOD/DSTO Australia
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