Well I put together a little deformable radiance transfer sample and I'm quite depressed with the results. Extremely slow frame rates have plagued this implementation. I'm beginning to think that rendering animated models with spherical harmonic lighting, or any other ambient occlusion methods, may be a bit much for my FX5200. Oh well. I'm sick of this stuff anyway.

What good are techniques if you aren't making something interesting with them?

I'm thinking of putting together a little real time cinematic experience so I can play director for a while. It'll give me a chance to create some storyboards, animate models, and do some voice acting besides. Also it will be better for my creative side to write a little story and get away from these rotating arcball demos. Yuck!

My kid has a school musical tonight. Should be fun!