11/8

Fog is an extremely good looking phenomenon, especially when combined with darkness and clear, dark blue skies. As we drove home from my father's parents last night, there was a lot of all the above about, and it all looked great. Some realistic, drifting fog would really be something to use a lot more in games. Walking on a dark plain in knee-deep fog knowing there could be things hiding in it should be a very cool feeling. Not to mention a heavily fogged area with occasional high points, allowing you too look above the fog. Unfortunately, slow is a word which springs up in my mind when associating fog to computers. 19th century London in the smog, spookily lit by gas fueled street lights, is something for the next generation of 3d cards ...

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