Various Lighting in Gladius

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I finally got lighting more or less working in Gladius last night. I am curious if it is actually "more" or "less".

I ended with a light definition of:

    var lightDefinition = new cubicvr.LightDefinition({
      intensity: 20,
      distance: 20,
      light_type: cubicvr.LightDefinition.LightTypes.POINT,
      method: cubicvr.LightDefinition.LightingMethods.DYNAMIC
    })

Which produced a decently lit scene:



I wonder if a different light type might produce different / better results. So I switch from POINT to DIRECTIONAL:

    var lightDefinition = new cubicvr.LightDefinition({
      light_type: cubicvr.LightDefinition.LightTypes.DIRECTIONAL,
      method: cubicvr.LightDefinition.LightingMethods.DYNAMIC,
      intensity: 20,
      distance: 30
    })

But end up with:



Not ideal by any imagination. I try several variation of intensity, distance and even direction without any change in this dimly lit scene.

Unfortunately it is better than others. AREA, for instance results in:

Uncaught Error: already completed 

It seems best to stay on the lighting happy path of POINT. At least for now.

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