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interactive lighting in an AR scene

By mickbanks on Thu, 08/30/2012 - 11:22

I wonder if it's possible to move lights around in real time to effectively create a simlar lighting experience as in the real world.

for example : Add a box collider to a light.. then a finger gesture to drag the light around.

I'm guessing Unity bakes all the lighting out in advance... ?

I guess I could cheat it by creating different lit textures in advance within Maya & then in Unity assign buttons with several lighting scenarios..

outdoor / indoor, single overhead light, three point lighting, spot light, camp fire & the most popular ... PITCH BLACK ;)

not perfect but may create more realism.

Mmm HDR ... imagine using the camera to grab a still shot of the immediate environment and then use that as a HDR image to texture the object...