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Friday, May 18, 2007
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Ageia and their PhysX technology have taken some serious flack since they first introduced the idea of a dedicated PPU (Physics Processing Unit). Despite this however, they have struggled on, getting their hardware supported in many a popular game. Recently, Cell Factor also came into play, a game that practically runs like a PhysX benchmark. Just over a year on from our original PhysX review how have things changed and is there any difference between the two currently offered choices for a physics junkie; the BFG and the Asus? We hope to answer these questions in this review.
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Thursday, May 4, 2006
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The acceleration of game physics, and I use the terms acceleration and physics broadly, is a hot topic for gamers and developers alike. Hardware acceleration of various physics APIs has been demonstrated or promised, Microsoft is undoubtedly pondering a DirectPhysics implementation, and the basic concept of having hardware -- be that CPU, GPU or even a new kind of dedicated physics processing unit (PPU) -- accelerate physics calculations is back at the forefront of discussion. So here comes Ageia with its Physics PPU...
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