![]() To create the effect in Affinity Photo (or any 2D image editing program with similar features), the depth map is inverted and masked. I also used Awesome Bump to generate depth maps from the resulting normal maps. It also has a soften brush which was useful for blending where the edges of the selection lines were.Īnyway here are the resulting normal maps: After that I selected where I wanted some scale details and used the emboss tool. I could build up the depth of different parts of the goldfish using selection poly lines and the bevel tool. Although there are some extra plugins you can download for Laigter to help get a more custom look for your normal maps, I found SpriteIlluminator easier and nicer to use for that purpose, it also had an undo feature and selection tools which helped me. SpriteIlluminator can be used in a more custom way to make the normal map look exactly as you want it with editing tools and brushes. laigter generates a normal map automatically, the settings can be tweaked to get different looks for your sprites. I tried a program called Laigter and one called SpriteIlluminator to generate the normal maps needed for this experiment. 2D Light effectsĪfter some experimentation with depth maps, layer modes and gradient maps in Affinity Designer I created some nice effects that looked a bit like sub surface scattering. Opacity of this layer can be adjusted depending on the strength of the effect desired.Īlthough there is no highlight emission layer mode in most 2D software, I was curious if a similar effect could be faked using depth maps to create the “translucent” and “thickness” effect. The layer mode for the thickness map is set to highlight emission and this map goes below the normal map but above the translucent map. To get them to look like a sub surface scattering effect (SSS) the order they appear in the layer stack and the layer modes have to be adjusted. They look like this in 3D Coat: Translucency and Thickness map in 3D Coat The effect needs 2 light map types to be baked: a translucency map and a thickness map. For some context here is the “trick” on one of my 3D models- a frog. Sub Surface Scatteringīecause I’ve been trying out fake sub surface scattering effects in 3D Coat for some of my recent 3D models, I wondered if a similar trick could be done for 2D graphics by using depth maps as well. Incidentally I was really happy with the results, it is a great program for making normal maps for this very purpose as well as its intended use in 2D games with dynamic lighting of course. I recently revisited the normal map from 2D image technique with an experiment for a goldfish Illustration I’m working on and tried out a program called SpriteIlluminator as well. I wanted to add a few things I’ve been playing with to the mix. Pro versionUpgrading to the pro version of Sprite Lamp gives the user access to a variety of additional features suited to larger studios.I’ve written a few things about this subject over the years and you will find quite a lot of information around the internet on lighting sprites with normal maps and doing things like making 3D models from depth / height maps.
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To avoid the time-consuming manual labeling process of 3D point clouds and thus to provide a tool for rapid generation of ML training data across many domains, we have developed the BLAINDER add-on, a programmatic AI extension of the open-source software Blender. Thus, the necessary labeling of training data ( labeling) must be done manually for specific applications. Although several such datasets for 3D point clouds exist, their scope is more limited than in the case of 2D camera images which hampers the transfer to custom domains. ![]() Procedures of supervised learning require a large amount of training data. These are the classification of individual objects, the recognition of the components of objects ( part segmentation), and the semantic segmentation of several objects in a scene. Three questions are important with respect to such data. Various physical principles are used, such as electromagnetic waves (Radar), acoustic waves (Sonar) or laser beams (LiDAR).įor real-world applications, multiple temporally and spatially offset measurements are used to obtain a point-cloud representation of the environment. The time difference between emitting and receiving gives information about the distance covered. ![]() ( b) comprises the virtually measured point-cloud, while in ( c) the point-cloud is labeled for classification and segmentation tasks.Main steps of synthetic point cloudsĭepth-sensing is achieved by means of waves or rays that are sent out by a transmitter, reflected at surfaces and detected again by a receiver. In ( a) the mesh representation of a certain object ( Suzanne) is shown. In addition, we can automatically annotate rendered images for image classification tasks within this pipeline (see Section 4). In this paper, we propose an approach ( (accessed on 17 March 2021)) where virtual worlds with virtual depth sensors are used to generate labeled point clouds ( Figure 1c) based on 3D meshes ( Figure 1a). To train such classifiers, however, large amounts of training data are required that provide labeled examples of correct classifications. Artificial Intelligence (AI) approaches, often based on ML techniques, then can be used to understand the structure of the environment by providing a semantic segmentation of the 3D point-cloud, i.e., the detection and classification of the various objects in the scene. ![]() The output of such depth sensors is often used to build a 3D point-cloud representation of the environment. In addition, semantically labeled images can be exported using the rendering functionalities of Blender.ĭepth sensors have become ubiquitous in many application areas, e.g., robotics, driver assistance systems, geo modeling, and 3D scanning using smartphones. The semantically labeled data can be exported to various 2D and 3D formats and are thus optimized for different ML applications and visualizations. Within the BLAINDER add-on, different depth sensors can be loaded from presets, customized sensors can be implemented and different environmental conditions (e.g., influence of rain, dust) can be simulated. In this paper, we focus on classical depth-sensing techniques Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and Sound Navigation and Ranging (Sonar). To simplify the training data generation process for a wide range of domains, we have developed the BLAINDER add-on package for the open-source 3D modeling software Blender, which enables a largely automated generation of semantically annotated point-cloud data in virtual 3D environments. However, for classification of depth sensor data, in contrast to image data, relatively few databases are publicly available and manual generation of semantically labeled 3D point clouds is an even more time-consuming task. 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Besides SSD and ray-tracing, 4K120 (+ VRR) is still one of the most talked about elements of next-gen consoles. Obviously no one had expected these consoles to deliver consistent 4K120 performance in AAA games when even powerful PCs struggle to go beyond 4K 60fps, but we had hoped that at least a handful of games would take advantage of it. In June 2019 at E3, Microsoft told the world that its next-gen Xbox would support up to 8K graphics and up to 120fps for 4K. ![]() In two interviews ( 1, 2) in spring 2019, Sony highlighted support for 4K120 and 8K. Why are we bringing this up? Let us jump back a chapter. A VRR (Variable Refresh Rate) compatible TV will allow gamers to enjoy variable frame rates between 60fps and 120fps for smoother gameplay with more details in motion and less lag. No doubt about that.īut it is not 4K120 (4K at 120 frames per second) and there has been almost no mention of variable frame rate support for the next-gen games that have been unveiled so far. 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During the game, Postal Dude also encounters a marching band, a murderous toy mascot named Krotchy, the Paradise Police Department and its SWAT team, overzealous ATF agents, the National Guard, an eccentric religious cult, cannibalistic butcher shop workers, fanatical al-Qaeda terrorists, and former child actor Gary Coleman, among many others.īy Friday afternoon, the final day in the game, the apocalypse occurs and societal collapse soon follows, with all law and order breaking down. He is given the finger, mugged, attacked by various groups of protesters, and is harassed by an obnoxious convenience store owner/terrorist and his patrons who cut before Postal Dude in the "money line". ![]() Throughout the course of the game, Postal Dude must put up with being provoked by other characters on a regular basis. 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Postal Dude lives in a dilapidated caravan trailer on land behind a house in the small town of Paradise, Arizona, with his nagging wife, who is identified in the credits as simply "The Bitch". In Postal 2, the player takes on the role of the Postal Dude, a tall and thin red-headed man with a goatee, sunglasses, a black leather trench coat, and a T-shirt with a grey alien's face printed on it. The game was followed by a sequel, Postal III, in December 2011, and another, Postal 4: No Regerts in April 2022. The game received attention for its violent gameplay, and was responsible for multiple controversies. The game remains continually updated, with a new expansion pack titled Paradise Lost released in April 2015. The game has received several expansion packs, and in December 2003, a multiplayer expansion was released, titled Postal 2: Share the Pain. The game received a mixed reception from critics upon its release and has gained a cult following. 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