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Bizarre Creations Releases a 3-D Screenshot of Project Gotham Racing 3 for Xbox 360
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game: Project Gotham Racing 3
posted by: Aaron Stanton
developer: Bizarre Creations
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date posted: 12:49 PM Wed Sep 7th, 2005
last revision: 12:49 PM Wed Sep 7th, 2005



Click to read.Bizarre Creations released a 3D, panoramic screenshot of their upcoming Xbox 360 title, Project Gotham Racing 3, on their website, and it\'s really something to take a look at. You can find the image by following this link here. The screenshot allows you to swivel the camera 360 degrees.

The car itself looks fantastic, but a few people asked about the blurring of the buildings in the background. Not to fear; this is not an indication that the environment has been neglected. The out-of-focus appearance of the building in the background is due to the realistic recreation of how an actual camera works, blurring the object in the distance when focused on an object close at hand ? in this case, the car. The look of the building in this screenshot is most likely the result of extra attention to detail, not the other way around. You can see the same effect when the camera passes too close to the tail of the car.

But notice some of the other details visible in the image.

Elements like the blurring of the front and back of the car depending on how close to or far away from the camera they are, the light and shadow effects the car casts as the camera rotates, and the aurora effect around the windshield when you face the car from the front left all make you realize how nice this really looks.

If you have any worries at all about the detail that\'s gone into the buildings and surrounding environment, be sure to check out the screenshots at the bottom of this page; the buildings in Project Gotham Racing 3 have the potential of being nearly photorealistic.

You needn\'t fear.

For more details about how nifty this little screenshot is, check out Bizarre Creations\' update for yourself. You\'ll find more information about exactly what to look for, or at least, what the developers want you to look for.

If you\'ve never taken a look at Bizarre Creations website, you might be interested to know that the developer has a sort of running strip that shows off elements of their upcoming title, Project Gotham Racing 3. The updates are always interesting reads, and talk about elements of design and detail in greater detail than you\'re likely to find on a generalized gaming site that covers multiple games and multiple happenings. Bizarre Creations is mostly about PGR3, which is great if you\'re into the series. Most of us here at GamesFirst are.

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