"Unlimited Detail" Graphics Engine

[zakdoc89]

A Graphics Engine being devloped by Austrailian company Euclideon, claims to have found a way of rendering graphics with "Unlimited Detail"

[video=youtube_share;00gAbgBu8R4]http://youtu.be/00gAbgBu8R4[/video]​

Viable now? I don't think so, It needs at least 3-4 years to become viable, also the hardware requirements will be tremendous.
Another Question, do developers want to spend so much more time detailing graphics? I mean it would either a) take them longer to develop the game or b) Require more game/graphics designers, hence pushing up production costs

 

[mass09]

http://mybroadband.co.za/vb/showthread.php/355206-Detailed-Rendering-of-CG-has-adjusted-infinitely.-The-technology-of-polygon-is-dead

 

[zakdoc89]

Sorry... tried the search function found 0 results for Euclideon... so thought it hadn't been posted....

 

[mass09]

No problem

Just thought to share what Notch had to say about it...

 

[EnchanterG]

If the hardware requirements are going to be so big, is it not then limited by hardware?

 

[MaximusZA]

If the hardware requirements are going to be so big, is it not then limited by hardware?

i watched an interview with these guys developing this and they recon they were able to do that demo without using the graphics card and the requirements are minimal. but who really knows?

 

[Gory51]

However, there is thousands of objects that have been repeated, so surely that makes a different?

 

[RoosTa]

Here are some words of people who know what they're talking about, regarding this tech:

Its a scam

 

[MeisterLone]

http://kotaku.com/5827192/euclideon-creator-swears-infinite-detail-is-not-a-hoax

Just to be fair.