Speaking of hl2 theres a mod now for "bloom effect" lighting. If you go directly under a lght source or whatever it blurs realistically like its overbright and affecting your vision.
http://halflife2.filefront.com/file/Hal ... iMod;38224
[img]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gerald.marley/New%20Folder/d1_trainstation_020000.jpg[/img]
[img]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gerald.marley/New%20Folder/d1_trainstation_020007.jpg[/img]
[img]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gerald.marley/New%20Folder/d1_trainstation_020008.jpg[/img]
[img]http://homepage.ntlworld.com/gerald.marley/New%20Folder/d1_trainstation_020009.jpg[/img]
After you install it'll be listed in steam under "third party mods" Halflife2 r8+hrdbloom