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Alex Evans at Umbra Ignite 2015: Learning From Failure

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Alex Evans at Umbra Ignite 2015: Learning From Failure

Media Molecule's Alex Evans recounts the journey, including the failures, of finding the Dreams engine, based on his Siggraph 2015 talk. It covers the signed-distance-field and splat-based rendering approach and the artistic goals behind it.

HN calls it an inspirational must-see on SDF rendering and a favorite tech talk for graphics programmers.

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