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Real-Time Explainers

Welcome to Real-Time Explainers, a constantly expanding resource that aims to shine some light on a range of topics relating to real-time technology and the Unreal Engine ecosystem. Ready to get started? Go ahead and dive right in!

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Augmented reality

Augmented reality (AR) might sound like a thing of the future, but it’s one of the most accessible new technologies around. From social media to mobile games, most of us walk around with AR-enabled devices and applications in our pockets, making its potential almost limitless.

Digital humans

A key component of the metaverse, digital humans are 3D computer-generated versions of human beings that can be animated to move and behave like real people, but in a virtual world. 

Ray tracing 

Ray tracing is a rendering method that mimicks the behavior of real light as it interacts with objects. Find out more about ray tracing and how it can be used in real-time engines to create more realistic images without slowing you down.

Animation

Animation gives us the means to tell stories through characters, worlds, movement, and visual effects, whether based on real life or completely imagined. 

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