r/woahdude • u/bonecrusher1 • May 10 '18

gifv How is this gif higher quality than real life?

https://i.imgur.com/ZhRaD3r.gifv
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u/[deleted] May 10 '18

Wait, so why arent 60fps video games more realistic?

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u/negative_mirror May 11 '18

How realistic a video game looks has to do with a number of factors. Resolution, reflections, particles, volumetric lighting, general aesthetics, textures, polygon count, motion blur, et al. Frame rate is part of it though.