Photorealistic UE5-Based 3D Scene Made for a VR Experience

In case you missed it, last week, we reported on an incredible path-traced 3D forest made by JSFILMZ, a renowned YouTuber, Digital Artist, and master of photorealism, in Unreal Engine 5.3. In response to our report, the author teased a then-upcoming lifelike environment, implying that the new render would be even prettier and would most certainly blow our minds. Needless to say, it sure did.

Just a couple of days after the announcement, the creator presented the final version of a new 3D environment, powered by UE5 and constructed using marketplace assets and path tracing, a technique renowned for its ability to authentically simulate lighting across the entire scene, thus giving it a more realistic appearance.

The extended demo shared by JSFILMZ captures an intense close-quarters battle that closely resembles a real-life airsoft engagement. The creator noted that it took a total of 26 hours to render the final result on an RTX 4090 GPU.

What's more, the showcased scene is set to be converted into a VR experience in the near future, allowing those with PCVR to explore the environment. We highly encourage you to follow JSFILMZ on YouTube and Twitter so as not to miss any future updates.

Previously, the artist also made a Star Wars-inspired short film using NVIDIA Omniverse and iClone and experimented with MetaHuman Animator, a neat toolset that enables its user to turn facial motion capture data into high-quality facial animations in a quick and easy way. If would like to learn a thing or two about digital photorealism, you can check out JSFILMZ's tutorials on YouTube.

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