La Cantina: Ray Tracing for Dummies

Written by: Chris Watson

July 11, 2020

Updated on July 11, 2020

Lead Game DeveloperChris Watson

Chris Watson is a gaming expert and writer. He has loved video games since childhood and has been writing about them for over 15 years. Chris has worked for major gaming magazines where he reviewed new games and wrote strategy guides. He started his own gaming website to share insider tips and in-depth commentary about his favorite games. When he's not gaming or writing, Chris enjoys travel and hiking. His passion is helping other gamers master new games.

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Expertises: Game Development, Unity and Unreal Engine, C# and C++ Programming, Interactive Storytelling, Esports and Streaming

Everything you need to know about the famous ray tracing

Ray Tracing for Dummies

Posted by Meristation Mx on Friday, July 10, 2020

This Friday the Cantina Meristation opened its doors to the PC Master Race to break down everything related to Ray Tracing. Tortilla Squad Chicken, Rolando Vera, Vladimir Arteaga and Alexandre Ziebert as Nvidia’s technician for Latin America discussed the origin, how it works and the future of this technology.

In turn, our guest Youtuber, told us about his odyssey when developing a map with these effects within Minecraft, explaining all its occurrences to be able to make one of the best visual experiences with ray tracing within this game.

In the end everyone shared their expectations for the future of these technologies, complementing the comments of the audience on Facebook, Twitch and YouTube.