IO Interactive has sponsored a new Digital Foundry video interview to outline the evolution of its proprietary Glacier engine in 007 First Light, which launches next week. The interview was conducted with the following members of the engine and tech team: IO says Glacier was modernized across the board for 007 First Light, with fully real-time global illumination replacing HITMAN’s simpler bounce-lighting setup, new volumetric systems like the in-house Smolder tech, clustered lighting, more advanced shadow management, and a much stronger crowd/AI presentation. The studio also says it upgraded the animation stack with motion-matching, improved facial animation, more full-body interactions, and motion […]
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