Game Development Reference
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Color Temperature of Light - Effects on Scene
12 pm
9 am
3 pm
10,000K
Midday Clear Sky
5,500K
5,500K
Color Te mperature
measured in
degrees Kelvin (K)
6 am
6 pm
Color Temperature changes in
the arc of a day and affects
the appearance of other
colors in the scene
2000-3000K
Sunrise
2000-3000K
Sunset
Candle light
1500K
Candle light
1500K
Recreation of “Barry Lyndon” scene - shooting
in “candle light.” Shot on location at Academie
Royale des Sciences, Languedoc Coeur, Second Life
Recreation of “Eyes Wide Shut” scene showing
large range of color temperature. Shot on location
in Bay City - Moloch, Second Life
FIGURE 8.1 (See color insert)
Chart showing how the color temperature of virtual light effects the look of a virtual
environment. These frame grabs from Second Life show how the color temperature of virtual light changes throughout
the day cycle. These observations can be compared to the physical world color temperature scale in the middle. In the
lower section, two scenes from Stanley Kubrick's ilms “Barry Lyndon” and “Eyes Wide Shut” have been re-created to
display how color temperature in a virtual scene can be manipulated for machinima just as it was for these ilms.
