[ISUGameDev-annc] Fwd: Talk on Thursday: From Pong to Half-Life 2: A History of 3D

[Evan R. <en...@ia...>]

> 	Dear Sirs and Ladies,
> 
> I'd like to invite you to a talk I'm giving as part of a GameDev club
> meeting titled 
> 
> >From Pong to Half-Life 2: A History of 3D Graphics in Computer Games
> 
> >From very early on developers have tried to make their games as
> realistic as they could. Three-dimensional display techniques are an
> important part of that. But due to the limited capabilities of early
> hardware, it took a while and several intermediate technical steps to
> get to the near-film quality of todays games. This talk will give an
> overview of the different stages of 3D graphics quality in computer
> games, from the early pseudo-3D Coin-Op games to the most recent
> developments. Many of the mentioned games will be demonstrated live on
> stage to give the audience a chance to relive their childhood, or to
> marvel at what used to be state of the art before they were born.
> 
> Date and Time: Thursday, Jan 22nd at 8 pm
> Location: Howe Hall Auditorium
> 
> Hope to see you there
> 
> 	Dirk Reiners
> 
> -- 
> -- Dirk Reiners       Assistant Professor      Iowa State University
> -- Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Science
> -- Snail mail:  2274 Howe Hall Room 1620F; Ames, IA 50011-2274
> -- Email: dre...@ia..., di...@op...
> -- The OpenSG Open Source Scenegraph:          http://www.opensg.org