Epic Games showcases an amazing Unreal Engine 4 ray tracing tech demo, called “Troll”


At GDC 2019, Epic Games showcased an amazing Unreal Engine 4 ray tracing tech demo, called “Troll”. According to the team, this demo was running on a single NVIDIA GeForce RTX2080Ti and showcased what developers can currently achieve with real-time ray tracing.

As Epic Games noted, the following tech demo will give you a glimpse of what developers and creators can do with ray tracing.

Running on Unreal Engine 4.22, the demo is said to mark an unprecedented level of cinematic-quality lighting, with complex soft shadows and reflections.

Nick Penwarden, director of engineering for Unreal Engine at Epic Games, said:

“Ray tracing is more than just reflections — it’s about all the subtle lighting interactions needed to create a natural, beautiful image. Ray tracing adds these subtle lighting effects throughout the scene, making everything look more real and natural and making it easier to create beautiful shots.”

Enjoy!

“Troll’ from Goodbye Kansas and Deep Forest Films | GDC 2019 | Unreal Engine