Dave @ Beyond3D sends word that the Reverend has spent some time quizzing Markus Maki of Remedy entertainment for their interview! Here's a snip.
Having been involved in making "proper" benchmarking applications (the past 3DMark series) as well as games (Max Payne), what are the considerations and differences between a benchmarking application and a game with benchmarking feature?? With benchmarks like 3DMark, you can take some freedoms you don?t have with games. The projects are smaller; the amount of content you need to create isn?t tremendous (compared to games with 10 hours of gameplay), and you don?t have as much pressure to ensure your graphics scales from consoles to high-end graphics cards. In fact, the content shouldn?t scale, only the results should
Markus Mäki, Remedy Entertainment Interview @ Beyond3D
Having been involved in making "proper" benchmarking applications (the past 3DMark series) as well as games (Max Payne), what are the considerations and differences between a benchmarking application and a game with benchmarking feature?? With benchmarks like 3DMark, you can take some freedoms you don?t have with games. The projects are smaller; the amount of content you need to create isn?t tremendous (compared to games with 10 hours of gameplay), and you don?t have as much pressure to ensure your graphics scales from consoles to high-end graphics cards. In fact, the content shouldn?t scale, only the results should
Markus Mäki, Remedy Entertainment Interview @ Beyond3D
