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[-] noride@lemm.ee 178 points 4 months ago

They also emit real photons. 🤯

[-] YoFrodo@lemmy.world 44 points 4 months ago

Yep, virtual lights work the same as real lights

[-] flames5123@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago

If they’re not looked at, they don’t consume as much electricity. So there’s that difference.

[-] IonAddis@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

If you have your back to them, they don't emit light either!

Edit: Well, reflections, for you with the FANCY GPUs...

[-] flames5123@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Exactly what I thought while I was commenting that. The reflections are what made me rewrite it 😅

[-] JcbAzPx@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

That depends on how the game does reflections. In some games they have a mirrored room with an identical but different light for the reflection.

[-] Jolteon@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 months ago

The problem with those virtual lamps is that when you look away, the light turns off but the heat doesn't.

[-] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

Virtual lights are real lights...

[-] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 31 points 4 months ago

Nah, fuck that. Buys e-ink monitor

[-] Chrobin@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 4 months ago

They would still emit real photons, just reflected ones.

[-] cholesterol@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

Strictly speaking, reflected light isn't 'emitted'. A mirror isn't an emitter of light either.

[-] Chrobin@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Photons get absorbed and then re-emitted. I'd argue that counts as emission as it's one part of the reflection process.

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