Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Particle Effects

Some movies, such as Avatar, have been created entirely from computer aided design. HowStuffWorks explains that in the movie The Perfect Storm, there are only two scenes which are completely natural - in fact, some of the movie scenes are done entirely by graphics designers.

Photo from ILM

Particles have become extremely popular in CAD and special effects, especially in Industrial Light and Magic techniques. They are used extensively in video games and movies. Particles are used for all manner of effects; ranging anywhere from fire, smoke, water, snow, rain, or dust. In the following video game engine by Ubisoft, which is yet to be released, you can see many of these particle effects such as snow, smoke, and water.

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