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Episode: Less is More: Modern Approaches to Low-Fi Visuals (godotfest2025)
Description: Many indie developers choose to use retro or low-fi graphics in their games for style, ease of development and nostalgia. Join me in this talk to learn how I have combined low-resolution dithered 3D graphics with modern rendering techniques to come up with colorful, crispy visuals for *Reconfigure*, an upcoming sci-fi FPS-puzzle-adventure.
I will cover how I iteratively developed a unique visual style that combines modern possibilities with retro restrictions. How I deal with problems and limitations - and how I squeeze every drop of juice out of those limitations. And how I use tools that are precision machined to...