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Computer graphics is not the application of the laws of physics but the search for ever better approximations of them, because the exact laws are totally intractable.

Drawn from what Tim Sweeney said

Subjectphysics
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physics Fundamental physics: unification, relativity and quantum mechanics, and whether string theory is still the candidate.

Mental modelThe map is not the territory

What Tim Sweeney actually said

  1. Tim Sweeney Founder and CEO of Epic Games
    You can't calculate every photon in the scene. You need really detailed approximations, and that's the field of computer graphics. It's about increasingly effective approximations of the laws of physics, which are just totally intractable.

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    ↗Tim Sweeney: Fortnite, Unreal Engine, and the Future of Gaming | Lex Fridman Podcast #467youtube.com

    30 Apr 2025 · video · 4h 25m · spoken · official transcript

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