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A custom-built, open-source relativistic graphics engine allows the speed of light in the game to approach the player’s own maximum walking speed. Visual effects of special relativity gradually become apparent to the player, increasing the challenge of gameplay. These effects, rendered in realtime to vertex accuracy, include the Doppler effect; the searchlight effect; time dilation; Lorentz transformation; and the runtime effect.

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P.S.:

For those who can't read that site for whatever reasons (blocked at work), here's a video from the article on YouTube




And a page dedicated to the project on MIT's own site: http://gamelab.mit.edu/games/a-slower-speed-of-light/
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Amazing! Imagine that tech in a FPS! biggrin.gif
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post #3 of 35

Interesting.

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Make a space sim with it... Somebody do this now!
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Link to the demo?

RPS is blocked.
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Link to the demo?
RPS is blocked.

Here's a direct link to a YouTube video embedded in the article.

MIT site link : http://gamelab.mit.edu/games/a-slower-speed-of-light/
Edited by ElevenEleven - 11/2/12 at 1:08pm
   
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Link to the demo?
RPS is blocked.

http://gamelab.mit.edu/games/a-slower-speed-of-light/
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Thanks smile.gif
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Very interesting!

Downloaded the game to try later (tomorrow)
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P.S.:
For those who can't read that site for whatever reasons (blocked at work), here's a video from the article on YouTube

I lol'd, if MIT is blocked, won't YT be?

Regardless, it looks awesome.
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