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Lightmapping is still the preferred method of lighting in most games, namely because it is fast regardless of how many lights are in the scene, if you've ever shot at a lightbulb that didn't break or it broke but the light around it remained then you have seen lightmaps in action. They are not suitable for dynamic lighting, though slight variations to the light mapping theme can be applied to produce fake dynamic lights such as either on/off or flickering lights (normally by using multiple lightmaps.) ... |
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