We also investigated high quality anti-aliasing, realtime raytracing and more accurate reflections in realtime. The effect is called “Screen Space Directional Occlusion” (SSDO). But the effect is almost as good as the “real” effect – and much faster.

This meant that these effects were calculated on a rough approximation of the actual 3D scene, namely pixels with depth. This problem was solved by processing ambient occlusion (for soft shadows) and local colored reflections as a post-processing effect in screen space. They are simply too advanced and therefore too slow to calculate and display. On concrete result of the investigation is the Screen Space Directional Occlusion implemented in Lego Digital Designer.īoth ambient-occlusion and color bleeding are difficult to achieve in interactive products such as LEGO Digital Designer. Thanks for taking a look, and follow me for more Lego and other creative projects.We researched and implemented a range of advanced rendering effects in collaboration with LEGO. To anyone who has served on a Guided Missile Destroyer, first of all, thank you for your service. I have not purchased my model only because the cost is enormous, plus I have nowhere to store a nearly eight-foot-long Lego model. I got a little too elaborate with the marble tile floor and grand staircase, I'll admit. I have dozens of photos of the process, but I will skip ahead to the main control room. Since I have not been on a Destroyer, I was left to my imagination to create the interior spaces.

I did not 'copy and paste' large hull sections together. In case you are wondering, I drag and drop every single piece into place. This was the first major challenge - attempting to create a sleek ship's prow from rectangular Lego bricks. I will share some of my greatest designs in a series, starting with my Guided-Missile Destroyer. Yet you can purchase your model if you like it enough. What is so great is that you can build anything you desire and it costs you nothing. I have been 'playing' with Lego Digital Designer for years now.

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