New Physics Simulator Makes Dirt Beautiful
Posted on July 25th, 2010 by axb
Last year software engineers developed new ways for animators to mimic the movement of swaying trees, and this year another programmer has created a brilliant new physics engine.
The software, called Lagoa Multiphysics 1.0, was created by Thiago Costa, a programmer and technical director for Ubisoft games. Watch as it realistically simulates falling dirt, crumpling silks, and other animated marvels in the eye-popping demo below:
While these stunning graphics are currently too complex to run in real-time (e.g. during gameplay), they may soon be popping up in video game cut-scenes and in movie theaters near you.
[PopSci]
