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Recent Examples of photo-realism
Video game graphics have been defined by technical limitations ever since the invention of the art form, with photorealism only becoming possible within the last decade.
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Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2026
Many of these images were highly persuasive, complete with fully legible text, shading, and other visual props that increased their photorealism.
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Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
Aside from the out-there storylines, these movies look nothing like Studio Ghibli or the photorealism of a Disney/Pixar film.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
Then the animators could take over and finish the rest with their skillful photorealism.
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Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
18 Apr. 2025
In the same way that VR gaming has been detrimentally entwined with the pursuit of photorealism, VR gaming has been co-opted by these hardcore values that ultimately limit the medium.
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Marcus Carter,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Sep. 2024
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
7 May 2026
Many of these images were highly persuasive, complete with fully legible text, shading, and other visual props that increased their photorealism.
—
Lila Shroff,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
Aside from the out-there storylines, these movies look nothing like Studio Ghibli or the photorealism of a Disney/Pixar film.
—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Jan. 2026
Then the animators could take over and finish the rest with their skillful photorealism.
—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
18 Apr. 2025
In the same way that VR gaming has been detrimentally entwined with the pursuit of photorealism, VR gaming has been co-opted by these hardcore values that ultimately limit the medium.
—
Marcus Carter,
IEEE Spectrum,
10 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for photo-realism
Noun
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Taking inspiration regarding size – but not tone – from the large-scale epic works of the battle from the 19th century, Eric von Schmidt in 1976 painted the Seventh Cavalry’s defeat with brutal realism.
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Somehow, in just six years, Philly street rap has gone from the frenzied realism of $loan and Skiano to the minimalist choir-drill of Ot7Quanny and Skrilla to the muffled transmissions from the void of Tovi and HappyDranker.
Noun
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Tarr mixes professional and amateur performers, yet demands the same unrehearsed naturalism from each.
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Da Costa realizes that journey with unforced naturalism, as if the camera just happened to be there to capture it.
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Whatever your druthers—irony or verisimilitude—there’s probably a poster for you among the 240+ for sale.
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The rubber missiles aren't just there for verisimilitude.
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“Photo-realism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/photo-realism. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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