LogInStuart Lippincott shared his test of Unreal Engine 5.5's experimental feature.
This relatively simple setup, seemingly using a RectLight and a media texture with MegaLights enabled, was created by Stuart Lippincott, also known as stuz0r. It looks like MegaLights, Unreal Engine 5.5's brand-new feature that allows one to add hundreds of dynamic, shadow-casting lights to scenes without performance limitations, is going to be a game-changer for cyberpunk environments, especially when it comes to screens, ads, and billboards.
Check out more of Stuart Lippincott's recent Unreal Engine 5 works and visit his YouTube channel for guides on workflows behind some of these pieces:
Earlier, we shared some behind-the-scenes content from the Epic Games artists who worked on the MegaLights demo, who discussed their experience with the environment and this new technology:
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