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Inside 007 First Light - A Deep Dive Into The Evolved Glacier Engine

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Inside 007 First Light - A Deep Dive Into The Evolved Glacier Engine is a free YouTube video on the Digital Foundry channel.

Digital Foundry sponsored interview with IO Interactive’s tech team on Glacier Engine work for 007 First Light, hosted by Alex Battaglia. Covers the 60 fps target, GI and shadows, AI crowds, BRICKs editing, streaming worlds, CPU/GPU optimization, shader compilation, and path tracing. Aimed at engine and graphics practitioners interested in AAA engine evolution.

It is aimed at intermediate graphics programmers and matches the audience implied by Digital Foundry's other work.

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