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There are a lot of video games that are like this. The first time I saw Fifa 2020 on a big screen was a demo in a shopping mall — I thought it was just a group
by amanzi 6y ago
There are a lot of video games that are like this. The first time I saw Fifa 2020 on a big screen was a demo in a shopping mall — I thought it was just a group of people watching a live football game. Also, Gran Turismo on the PS4 has a whole bunch of racing tracks rendered in such precise detail that you forget you're just looking at computer generated graphics.
- Foe 6y agoSure, but the scale of Flight Simulator makes it pretty unique.
- danielbarla 6y agoYes, and hidden therein is an important distinction - basically all of the previous games that looked quite close to real life (from relatively close to the ground, that is) did it by extensive handcrafting. In a very large part, the "level designer" for FS 2020 is an AI, or more exactly, a team of humans who use AI as a tool to increase their productivity and reach by orders of magnitude. This is particularly visible in open-world games, where it is not feasible to hand craft everything. The results do seem quite spectacular, and put similar games to shame. It's early days yet, but I'm quite excited about the prospect of using code to fill in the blanks and generate content like this; it could be a great way to limit game development costs in the future.
- Scaevus 6y agoBut the difference of Flight Simulator is the realism of the world data. They used Bing Maps data to get an accurate replica of Earth and not just the terrain but the buildings and the major airports as well.