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Visual Effects in Computer Games
July 2009 (vol. 42 no. 7)
pp. 48-56
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Xubo Yang, Milo Yip, Xiaoyue Xu, "Visual Effects in Computer Games," Computer, vol. 42, no. 7, pp. 48-56, July, 2009.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/MC.2009.240,
author = {Xubo Yang and Milo Yip and Xiaoyue Xu},
title = {Visual Effects in Computer Games},
journal ={Computer},
volume = {42},
number = {7},
issn = {0018-9162},
year = {2009},
pages = {48-56},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2009.240},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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KW - Visual effects
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JA - Computer
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Xubo Yang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Milo Yip, Ubisoft Shanghai Studio
Xiaoyue Xu, Ubisoft Shanghai Studio
Computer game players have already set the agenda for future visual effects and techniques: One group seeks to enjoy movie-quality photorealistic games, while another seeks maximum freedom of interaction in an open, self-evolving, persistent virtual world.

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Index Terms:
Visual effects, Videogame technology, Graphics and multimedia
Citation:
Xubo Yang, Milo Yip, Xiaoyue Xu, "Visual Effects in Computer Games," Computer, vol. 42, no. 7, pp. 48-56, July 2009, doi:10.1109/MC.2009.240
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