DIY Photography

Your one stop shop for everything photo-video

  • News
  • Inspiration
  • Reviews
  • Tutorials
  • DIY
  • Gear
Search

Submit A Story

Last Of Us 2 shows us the right way to pack a cable post shooting (or when looking for zombies)

Jun 25, 2020 by John Aldred Add Comment

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Cables seem to be popping up more and more in our lives lately, whether it’s power cables, USB cables or whatever. And as many of us have shifted our attention towards video, there are even more, with HDMI and microphone cables. But cables require care, especially the expensive ones. There are ways to wrap them up properly and definitely ways you don’t want to wrap them.

But what does this have to do with video games? Well, The Last of Us Part 2, it seems, has taken this mindset to heart, to provide more realism. It shows pretty much perfect techniques for wrapping cables and ropes that never tangle and come loose when thrown.

#ラスアス2 ロープ関連の挙動やばいな。ロープのどこでも持てて、持った場所に応じていい感じにたぐりよせて巻いてくれる。地形にからませてもしっかり絡む。https://t.co/OrGVJ6rXNf pic.twitter.com/U7FvAWdYqh

— ニカイドウレンジ (@R_Nikaido) June 20, 2020

Ok, yes, it’s a video game, and they can fudge it so that they never tangle, even if they are – which is what they’ve done for years – but now it’s actually based on the real world, with realistic technique and some pretty crazy physics and CG advancement. The developer of this particular animation also posted to Twitter, talking about the “insane” amount of code required to make it happen.

Yeiii. People finally noticed my subtle rope-carry things ^^. (Don’t try it at home, amount of code support it needs is insane) https://t.co/6yuC2TxrWY

— Maksym Zhuravlov (@MaksZhuravlov) June 20, 2020

This attention to detail and realism isn’t just confined to ropes and cables, either. Other clips of the game posted to Twitter show some amazing cloth interactions, too.

There's a scene in The Last of Us 2 where a character just…takes a shirt off, over their head, without any clipping, and it's probably the most technically impressive thing I've ever seen in a game?? Like have you ever seen a character do this in a game before? pic.twitter.com/v4AvYe0JGz

— Dan Hindes (@dhindes) June 19, 2020

So, why, as photographers, do we care? Well, aside from reminding you to learn how to wrap cables properly (it’s for your own good!) this is all being generated on the Playstation 4 in realtime. The recently announced Playstation 5 is reported to completely blow it away when it comes to performance.

Again, why do we care? With the paranoia around product photographers losing work to CG, and even human photography potentially becoming obsolete as computers become faster and software gets more capable and realistic and we’re learning more and more just how essential we’re not, we’re all being forced to step up our game to remain competitive.

I still think we’re a few years off being replaced just yet, but the future might not be as far away as some of us think – especially for certain genres of photography and even filmmaking.

[via Polygon]

FIND THIS INTERESTING? SHARE IT WITH YOUR FRIENDS!

  • Share
  • Tweet
  • Flipboard
  • WhatsApp

Related posts:

Default ThumbnailNasty In Vegas (A Post-PMA Post) Jeff Cable opens up about shooting the Canon EOS R3 – Is it really any good? Seven tips for shooting a pro-looking product video on a tight budget From Shooting To Post Production: How To Balance Flash With Ambient Light

Filed Under: news Tagged With: CG, cgi, Photography, Playstation, video games

John Aldred: from diyphotography.net

About John Aldred

John Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

« Canon 85mm f/1.2 RF vs. EF: Which one is the winner?
Here are 40 hints and tips to help you get the most out of Lightroom »

Submit A Story

Get our FREE Lighting Book

DIYP lighting book cover

* download requires newsletter signup
DIYPhotography

Recent Comments

Free Resources

Advanced lighting book

Recent Posts

  • Here’s a bullet time video booth you can build yourself
  • Ricoh has discontinued the HD PENTAX-DA 21mm F3.2AL Limited silver lens
  • This “stellar flower” unravels the twilight’s evolution in 360 degrees
  • Strobes vs Continuous LEDs – Which is right for you?
  • Wave goodbye to Apple’s My Photo Stream next month

Udi Tirosh: from diyphotography.netUdi Tirosh is an entrepreneur, photography inventor, journalist, educator, and writer based in Israel. With over 25 years of experience in the photo-video industry, Udi has built and sold several photography-related brands. Udi has a double degree in mass media communications and computer science.

Alex Baker: from diyphotography.netAlex Baker is a portrait and lifestyle driven photographer based in Valencia, Spain. She works on a range of projects from commercial to fine art and has had work featured in publications such as The Daily Mail, Conde Nast Traveller and El Mundo, and has exhibited work across Europe

David Williams: from diyphotography.netDave Williams is an accomplished travel photographer, writer, and best-selling author from the UK. He is also a photography educator and published Aurora expert. Dave has traveled extensively in recent years, capturing stunning images from around the world in a modified van. His work has been featured in various publications and he has worked with notable brands such as Skoda, EE, Boeing, Huawei, Microsoft, BMW, Conde Nast, Electronic Arts, Discovery, BBC, The Guardian, ESPN, NBC, and many others.

John Aldred: from diyphotography.netJohn Aldred is a photographer with over 20 years of experience in the portrait and commercial worlds. He is based in Scotland and has been an early adopter - and occasional beta tester - of almost every digital imaging technology in that time. As well as his creative visual work, John uses 3D printing, electronics and programming to create his own photography and filmmaking tools and consults for a number of brands across the industry.

Dunja Djudjic: from diyphotography.netDunja Djudjic is a multi-talented artist based in Novi Sad, Serbia. With 15 years of experience as a photographer, she specializes in capturing the beauty of nature, travel, and fine art. In addition to her photography, Dunja also expresses her creativity through writing, embroidery, and jewelry making.

Copyright © DIYPhotography 2006 - 2023 | About | Contact | Advertise | Write for DIYP | Full Disclosure | Privacy Policy