VIDEOS: Photorealism in "Unreal Engine 4" in Real-Time: A Sneak Peek at Next-Gen Games Graphics

If you were Wondering What Kind of Graphics we Can Expect from True Next-Gen Games on the XBox One, PS4 and PC, Feast your Eyes on the Photorealistic Visual Wizardry of French Artist, Koola. Do Not Adjust your Screen: All of the Images and Videos that you See in this Story were Generated in Real-Time Using Unreal Engine 4 (UE4), at Decent Frame Rates (~30-60fps) on a Mid-Range Gaming PC. Koola’s Work, which was 1st Shared on the Unreal Engine Forums, Almost Entirely Revolves around UE4's Enhanced Lighting, including Lightmass Global Illumination. There are Undoubtedly Some High-Resolution (4K ?) Textures Involved, too and Koola Admits that, he Uses Some High Poly Counts for Some Models — but, for the Most Part I Think, we’re Mainly Ogling Some Delicious, Precompiled Light Maps. The Videos are Captured Straight from Koola’s PC, which Sports a Core i7-3770 CPU and GTX 670 GPU (i.e. a High-End Gaming Rig from 2013). Most of the Demos Run in the 50-60fps Range, with Some Dipping Down to 30. Except for the High Poly Counts, the Demos Aren’t actually All that Strenuous — but, it is Important to Note that, these Demos are Primarily Intended as Architecture Visualization (Archviz).


From the Outset, Koola was Trying to Recreate Scenes in UE4 that Have the Same Characteristic Photorealism of Ray-Traced Art — and I Think we Can All Agree that, he’s Succeeded. Whether Koola’s Efforts Can be Directly Transferred to Gaming, I’m Not Sure. Games Generally Have Many More (Dynamic) Objects On-Screen, which would Probably Necessitate Lower Poly Counts and Smaller Textures. Precompiled Light Maps Aren’t so Great When Objects Move Around a Scene, too (though UE4's Real-Time Lighting is Pretty Darn Good). In any Case, I’m Absolutely Certain that, we will See Some Absolutely Beautiful Games When Developers Finally Start Targeting New Engines like UE4 and New Hardware like the XBox One, PS4 and Modern PCs. Today, we are still Mostly Seeing Games that Target XBox 360- and PS3-Era Software and Hardware. After Treading Water for Almost a Decade, I Think the Next Year or 2 will Finally See a Massive Boost to Game Graphics. If the Videos here Haven’t Sated your Need for Next-Gen Graphics, Check Out our Collection of UE4 Demos — or, if you’re Feeling Sassy, How to Run UE4 Demos Directly on your PC.




Here's the Stunningly / Amazing Tech-Demos Showing Off, Unreal Engine 4 in Action - Enjoy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UwEuSxAEXPA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAAPTiuFdwU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOkJ1-vnh-s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AMY7I_eHjk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrdNSzpFQxw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxy5DPSPL4w