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Without having played Mario Galaxy myself, judging from screenshots it seems the game is using shadow maps[1] or just static geometry for fake shadows[2]. [1]
by phoboslab 12y ago
Without having played Mario Galaxy myself, judging from screenshots it seems the game is using shadow maps[1] or just static geometry for fake shadows[2].
[1] http://screens.latestscreens.com/wii/screenshots/supermariogalaxy/screenshot_super_mario_galaxy_3.jpg http://screens.latestscreens.com/wii/screenshots/supermariog...
[2] http://images9.gry-online.pl/galeria/galeria_duze3/169624250.jpg http://images9.gry-online.pl/galeria/galeria_duze3/169624250...
- kazinator 12y agoIt looks quite fake. Most objects in the scene are not participating in casting shadows, and the shadows cast by the characters don't seem to be forged from their true silhouette.