NCAA Football 11: Visual Style (ESPN Videogames)

[Steve_OS]

ESPN Videogames' Jon Robinson sits down with Jean Adams, Art Director for NCAA Football 11. As he breaks down the new look, from the lighting to the skin.

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"So the art team at EA Sports went in and added new skies for every time of day and night, including various weather conditions, to help give their game that fresh stylistic look they were after. And the difference is staggering. "We want it to still look realistic, but dramatic at the same time," says Adams. "So we picked dusk skies that were just over the top, and even our overcast skies are looming over the stadiums. And this all led to new lighting on the players, fields, and stadiums. "We added a new technology called linear lighting which allows us to tune the game to whatever range of values we want," Adams continues. "So years before, we tried to get some really nice contrast into our game, but instead, all of our whites would blow out and the game would look dark and flat. So what we did this year was add the lighting to our real-time rendering shaders, and this allowed us to tune everything in a more realistic way. I think it really paid off. Now when you see all of those great moves and it's highlighted by this linear lighting, it's going to add up to deliver a great-looking game."

[Sting]

Very nice. Thanks Steve

[prowler]

Might want to change the title to ESPN Article. People are going to see this thread and think "ZOOMG ESPN PRESENTATION FINALLY!!!!11"

[stoncold32]

Quote: Originally Posted by ;2040919143

"So we picked dusk skies that were just over the top, and even our overcast skies are looming over the stadiums.

Doh! As if dusk skies havent already been over the top for the past 2-3 years. I hope this is just a poor choice of words. They already look like Mars, I cant imagine anything more "over the top"

[Sting]

Quote: Originally Posted by prowler

Might want to change the title to ESPN Article. People are going to see this thread and think "ZOOMG ESPN PRESENTATION FINALLY!!!!11"

That's what I thought initially when I saw the title

[Lava]

Good article. Wish they would've given us a few tidbits of new info, though.

[Crimsontide27]

Quote: Originally Posted by Sting

That's what I thought initially when I saw the title

I was excited because I thought the exact same thing lol.

Enjoyed the article until I got to this point....

Adds Adams: "It's like a coat of paint for the game. If you're selling a home, the first thing you do is paint it. You're not changing the studs, you're not changing what's underneath, you're just making it feel new, and that's what lighting is doing for us right now. It's not just that fresh coat of paint, it's that really dramatic fresh coat of paint."

This is not good news.

[Sting]

Quote: Originally Posted by Crimsontide27

I was excited because I thought the exact same thing lol. Enjoyed the article until I got to this point.... Adds Adams: "It's like a coat of paint for the game. If you're selling a home, the first thing you do is paint it. You're not changing the studs, you're not changing what's underneath, you're just making it feel new, and that's what lighting is doing for us right now. It's not just that fresh coat of paint, it's that really dramatic fresh coat of paint." This is not good news.

I agree. Upon first look I was excited...then I started reading.