Elder Scrolls Oblivion

Prettysenshi · Post by **Prettysenshi** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 5:40 pm

Levi-chan wrote:Man, that HDR thing is getting tiring now. It feels a bit gimmicky for me now.

What does HDR mean?

Humbug · Post by **Humbug** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 6:31 pm

*Sigh* I' feel that I'll never get a console. Everytime I wait for it to fall within my pricerange, a better one is being made.

-Fanny pack · Post by **-Fanny pack** » Fri Sep 09, 2005 6:57 pm

HDR stands for High Dynamic Range Imaging. It actually isn't a gimmick. It's designed to make more realistic images. Basic explanation follows.

In real life, light goes from 0 (no light) to, well, forever. As far as we're concerned, no matter how bright something is, it can get brighter (this may not technically be true, but that's so bright that it doesn't matter anymore). In a computer, though, light goes from 0 (no light) to 1 (white), generally with 256 levels in between. If something's really bright, too bad. It'll just get cut off at 1.
This is where HDR comes in. HDR allows the light to go up to 2, 5, 800, and on. As the brightness of a space passes 1, it begins to bleed into the area directly surrounding it and everything else becomes darker, simulating what happens when you look at a bright light (i.e. the brightness overwhelms the darker surroundings). This also serves to mimic the eye's iris (or the camera's aperture), which will contract in the face of brightness and expand in the face of darkness.
So, yeah. HDR actually leads to more realism.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:11 am

Lick a rat, I tell you.

LICK A RAT.

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 10:33 am

Yeah, I've played Morrowind. It might be fun as a filler game. I am glad that the graphics have improved. Everyone in Morrowind looks like they're walking corpses. I know this can be moded, but still...

Phact0rri · Post by **Phact0rri** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:19 am

yeah looking at the pre-launch bundle going above 1,000 US I'm pretty sure I'll be saving my money to buy gas.

Faceless · Post by **Faceless** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 11:33 am

Humbug wrote:*Sigh* I' feel that I'll never get a console. Everytime I wait for it to fall within my pricerange, a better one is being made.

Think of it this way, just because a system is old (or a game) it doesn't mean it's rubbish, just look at games like Chrono Trigger. Games and consoles don't need to be new to be good.

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:43 pm

Hey Faceless, did you ever see Chrono Trigger Resurrection?

Robin Pierce · Post by **Robin Pierce** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:47 pm

We interrupt this regularly scheduled program for a quick fangirl moment.

Mixed Myth, I just started (okay so I'm half way through) the archives and I love it so much!! (insert generic fangirl moments and phrases here)!!

We now return you to your previous program.

MixedMyth · Post by **MixedMyth** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:55 pm

Aw.

Why thank you! It's really nice that I still from people even months after it ended. It leaves me feeling warm and fuzzy.

...or maybe that's the squirrel.

Robin Pierce · Post by **Robin Pierce** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 12:56 pm

MixedMyth wrote:Aw. Why thank you! It's really nice that I still from people even months after it ended. It leaves me feeling warm and fuzzy.

...or maybe that's the squirrel.

It's probably the squirrel. If in doubt... it's always the squirrel...

heeheehee.. soapy bathwater of ignorance...

Edit: aannnd I'm done. Ohh and it was so good!... and I'm sad that I'm done but happy at the same time. Isn't that always the way it is when you read something good...

Black Sparrow · Post by **Black Sparrow** » Sat Sep 10, 2005 5:59 pm

MixedMyth wrote:Yeah, I've played Morrowind. It might be fun as a filler game. I am glad that the graphics have improved. Everyone in Morrowind looks like they're walking corpses. I know this can be moded, but still...

On the computer version, there are a bunch of mods, the big one being "Better Bodies."

Unfortunately, my video game fundis short, and there simply aren't enough good RPGs out there for XBox to warrant me buying an XBox 360 on top of my current XBox. I've heard that it takes an advanced computer to run the PC version.

[/videogame geek]

-Fanny pack · Post by **-Fanny pack** » Sun Sep 11, 2005 9:18 am

I am so glad I got a job over the summer. Thanks to that, I have a Next Generation Video Game Fund of something over two grand. Which is awesome.

Also, see my signature. I want to get a free Xbox 360 through one of the actual legitimate companies out there. HELP ME PLEASE!