NVIDIA Grass Tech Demo (2000) – GeForce 256 Real-Time Graphics Showcase 🌱
82Step back to the year 2000 with NVIDIA’s Grass tech demo — a mesmerizing showcase originally released for the GeForce 256. Featuring up to 10,000 blades of procedurally generated grass, real-time weather effects, anisotropic lighting, and endless terrain, this demo was a glimpse into the future of 3D graphics at the turn of the millennium.
In this video, I explore the infinite grassy landscapes, manipulate the weather, and soak in the nostalgic atmosphere of early DirectX-era PC graphics. We’ll also look at how some of these concepts evolved into modern visual effects we see today.
Whether you’re a retro PC gamer, graphics tech enthusiast, or just love that classic NVIDIA demo aesthetic, join me for a deep dive into one of the most iconic showcases of early 2000s real-time rendering.
🖥 ️ Links & extras below 👇
Learn more about the GeForce 256 & DirectX7:
🔗 https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/first-gpu-gaming-ai/.
🔗 https://dosdays.co.uk/topics/retro_review_nvidia_geforce256_pt1.php.
🔗 https://cgg.mff.cuni.cz/~semancik/research/resources/papers/nvidia/Microsoft_DirectX_7.pdf.
🦖 Check out the NVIDIA Chameleon Demo:
• GPU Nostalgia: Revisiting NVIDIA’s Chamele...
NVIDIA demos here:
🔗 https://www.nvidia.com/en-gb/geforce/community/demos/
📖 History of DirectX:
🔗 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DirectX
📖 History of NVIDIA:
🔗 https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/about-nvidia/corporate-timeline/
📖 More advanced grass rendering:
🔗 https://developer.nvidia.com/gpugems/gpugems/part-i-natural-effects/chapter-7-rendering-countless-blades-waving-grass
📖 NVIDIA Turf Effects (Gameworks DX11):
🔗 https://developer.nvidia.com/turfeffects
❓ What is bump mapping?
🔗 https://www.reallusion.com/iclone/Help/iClone3STD/15_Multiple_Channel_Texture_Mapping/Types_of_maps.htm.
🔗 https://studylib.net/doc/5718914/emboss-bump-mapping.
🔗 https://help.autodesk.com/view/ARNOL/ENU/?guid=arnold_user_guide_ac_legacy_standard_ac_bump_mapping_html.
❓ What is Flat shadinghttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shading#Flat_shading..
❓ What is Gouraud shadinhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouraud_shading...
❓ What is Phong shadihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phong_shadings...
❓ What other types of shading are thhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_common_shading_algorithmsof...
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