vRoom
vRoom is designed to simulate the interiors of buildings and the glass panes through which these interiors are seen. Previous to vRoom a Lightwave artist had three choices when it came to the windows on a building:
- Have completely reflective windows that you cannot see into.
- Have nothing inside their building.
- Laboriously hand craft each room and using regular mapping techniques.
Option 1 is sometimes suitable, but not always and even if it is one must handle the subtle glass distortion effects needed for a convincing render. Option 2 can result in faster turnaround times but it has obvious drawbacks, particularly in the case of the high rise example building shown below. The building looks incomplete and lifeless. Option 3 will partially get the results desired, but only after a substantial investment of an artists time. However, if changes are then desired, all rooms must then be re-edited. vRoom was made to solve this issue by creating a shader that will automate this laborious task and give artists options that were previously unavailable.
