Discussion Unreal Engine 5 & real life

[Pee wee]

Hi guys,

I hope you are all well. As you can see, it makes us doubt if we are in front of a real video or not. I think the daytime lighting is very close to reality. On the other hand, at night it is different ...WHY ?

https://www.polygon.com/23064113/unreal-engine-5-train-station-demo

Regards.

 

[Ralston18]

From the link:

" The only thing that feels off is the flashlight effect used to depict the scene at night. It just looks like a video game flashlight, awkwardly centered and emanating from nowhere in particular. "

Could simply be that the nighttime lighting effects are more demanding when it comes to being realistic.....

Good chance that if the station was shown (day or night) with rainy conditions then the reality would likely suffer a bit.

Just my thoughts on the matter.

 

[Pee wee]

Thank you ever so much for your comment & clarification, @Ralston18 . I hope that not everything in future video games will be based on visual quality. I hope it turns out well.

I wish you a happy day!

 

[hotaru.hino]

I think the biggest issue with the night scene is it feels like it's rendered in standard dynamic range rather than HDR. Or at the least, the dynamic range feels compressed. Especially if you want to consider the virtual camera behaving like a normal camera.

For instance, I would expect the light fixtures to be overexposed and with bloom, and maybe when the light from the flash light is on something close. Also the reflections on the platform look off. For example at 1:19 in the video, the platform looks too dull. There should be a streak of light down the platform from the light fixture reflections. For a comparison, here's a video of someone walking down the streets at night while it's raining in Japan:

 

[Pee wee]

Thank you for your clarification, I really appreciate it @hotaru.hino

Regards.

 

[Viking2121]

The Matrix demo, I gave it try and holy crap it looks good, some angles almost looks real. Matrix Awakens PC | Unreal Engine 5 - City Sample | RX 6800 Gameplay - YouTube