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3D Graphics in The Sims 2
Anomaly of Shadows
There is one anomaly of this bedroom scene that we can't explain. Why didn't the lighting effects cast a shadow of the table on the wall?
Indeed, going through all the screen shots that Maxis has released for
The Sims 2 , it looks like nearly all the shadows on the walls come only from a single light source located high and slightly behind the viewer.Perhaps Maxis did this on purpose to save some CPU time -- ray-tracing is a real CPU hog -- because the viewer is not likely to notice. Rooms tend to be very large in the
The Sims and walls are generally just a backdrop for the real action.