Robert Dow

Maybe My cynical been-there done-that, you-can’t-impress-me attitude may be breaking down. Leonard Cohen sings, “There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets in.” He’s right.  The ability to enter into immersive experiences is changing everything. So, maybe that’s not exactly what Cohen is singing about, but something is cracking wide open.  We can trace the evolution of … Read more

Another side of photorealism and VR—can AI save the day? As focused as I have been over the decades on the realism and suspension of disbelief in computer graphics, and as naïve as it sounds, I never considered the potential dark side of accomplishing what we all sought—CG images indistinguishable from real for questionable purposes.  The dark side was brought … Read more

Creator of the GPU IP industry, Sir Hossein Yassaie passes the baton Sir Dr. Hossein Yassaie has stepped down as Chief Executive of Imagination Technologies, and Andrew Heath, one of the non-executive directors, has been appointed Interim Chief Executive.  Imagination is also announcing details on restructuring initiatives. These include the sale of Pure, its consumer electronics business, and the expectation … Read more