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[–] [email protected] 72 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

This is the same vibe as electric bulbs in videogames using real electricity

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 weeks ago

Wait. What. Whoa

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago

Wait, so videogame lights are also physical real world lights...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Only if you've got an OLED display, for LCDs you're using roughly the same energy as long as your display's backlight is on.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They’re not talking the amount of use, but just the sheer fact that if you see an electric light in a video game, it’s being powered by real world electricity, just like a normal light is.

[–] naught101 1 points 2 weeks ago

Even the shadows are, just like a normal shadow

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The bits to make the light be shown by the cpu/gpu use the magic zip zap tho