Ambient Character Shadows

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Inspired by many AAA titles, this screenspace technique is used for generating very efficient low frequency shadows and ambient occlusion, which are usually missing in places with no direct lighting and shadowing. This greatly helps making characters feel more grounded and allows them to have area light shadows and most importantly it's seamless to implement with the existing light probes system, as the shadows direction is sampled per character from the light probes.