https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyjyWUrHsFc
This was really, really good.
A brief history of video game graphics
Re: A brief history of video game graphics
Here's some neat things that have happened since then:
Good animation and high res textures in consoles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwI6-jKlsO0
Wicked good animation and even higher res textures on PCs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X2kIfS6fb8
Real-time ray tracing for lighting (more realistic lighting). This will look great when this will run at 4K on consumer GPUs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x19sIltR0qU
Good animation and high res textures in consoles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwI6-jKlsO0
Wicked good animation and even higher res textures on PCs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X2kIfS6fb8
Real-time ray tracing for lighting (more realistic lighting). This will look great when this will run at 4K on consumer GPUs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x19sIltR0qU