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sphericalvoxel  ·  4321 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: John Carmack on Raytracing

More than anything, this is probably key:

    Contrary to some popular beliefs, most of the rendering work is not done to be “realistic”, but to be artistic or stylish.

...But maybe raytracing will eventually have its day.