GPU Pro 6

1. Next-Generation Rendering in Thief 85

Figure 1.15. Old-generation Thief particles rendering (left) and next-generation version

(right). Notice the color variation of the fog due to different lighting. [Image courtesy

Square Enix Ltd.]

1.4 Lit Particles

Another addition made for the next-generation version of Thief was the support

for lit particles. Prior to this, our particle system colors had to be tweaked by

hand, and this meant that particles could not react to lighting changes. With

lighting support, particles look much more integrated into the environment and

they appear to react more dynamically to changes in lighting.

The lighting feature set ...