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Rulon Raymond (Principal Engine Programmer, Infinity Ward)
Pass Type: Conference Pass - Get your pass now!
Topic: Programming
Format: Session
Vault Recording: TBD
Audience Level: All
Call of Duty is well known for its 60fps frenetic gameplay. To achieve a high level of graphical fidelity at this frame rate across all target platforms, a suite of finely tuned content scaling techniques must be employed. This session will be survey of the various static and dynamic level-of-detail processes used in the latest Call of Duty installment, Modern Warfare. It will focus on practical mid-to-high-level topics, ranging from content tools to shaders, such as automatic mesh simplification workflows, handling large player counts, displaying expansive maps, and dynamically adapting content across a variety of runtime conditions. Mathematically rigorous subjects like mesh reconstruction and topological simplification will be largely avoided.
Attendees should leave with a better understanding of how well-curated toolbox of content scaling techniques can work in harmony to achieve balance between visuals and performance.
Tools & Engine Programmers, Technical Artists