Stylized Rendering in Battlefield Heroes

SIGGRAPH 2010

Battlefield Heroes

Henrik Halen

Electronic Arts

Heroes

• Web Based• Team Shooter• Sandbox gameplay• Free to play• Targeted at casual gamers

Battlefield

Battlefield

Web Based Games

Web Based Games

Battlefield

Heroes

• More accessible• Less threatening. • Funny and comedic violence rather than cool• Good Performance• Play on your grandmothers pc

Performance

• Wide range of pc hardware. casual players generally have weaker systems. 

• Something that is not too hard on performance, but still look good and scales well

Heroes Concept

BF 1942 (2002)

BF 1942 (2002)

Heroes

Heroes

Heroes

• Saturated• Blue skies• Green vegetation• Painted textures

Performance

Performance

•  Pic of houses with simple textures

Battlefield

Battlefield

Battlefield

Battlefield

Performance

• Simple geometry, shaders• Painted textures• Scalable

Battlefield

Battlefield

Battlefield

Performance

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Performance

Scalability, grass, trees etc 

Performance

Scalability, grass, trees etc 

Performance

Scalability, grass, trees etc 

Performance

• Comparison with WOW   

Performance

Scalability, grass, trees etc 

Performance

Scalability, grass, trees etc 

Performance

Scalability, grass, trees etc 

Performance

Scalability, grass, trees etc 

Characters

• Caricatures• Comical• Fun animations• 3P view

Characters

Characters

Characters

Characters

Characters

Characters

Characters

Characters

Characters

Characters

Questions