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Asus offers Intel-based GPU workstation

Has a Gen 12 CPU and Arc A380 discrete graphics

Apexx Everest—how much higher can Boxx get?

At Siggraph, in the Blender booth, Boxx introduced its Everest model of the Apexx brand workstations. Powered by the 64-core AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 WX Series processor, the company demonstrated the Blender rendering engine in Blender’s booth.

Whose metaverse is it anyway?

It depends on the foundational standards.

VIEW Conference spotlights metaverse and virtual production, adds more speakers

The global event on computer graphics is shaping up nicely with yet another impressive lineup that is expected to expand

Will AXG survive Gelsinger’s axe?

Five years of no results in the midst of dumping businesses

Reimagining the esports experience

Riot Games teams up with AWS on a new playbook to make the studio a major contender in the electronic sports arena. The studio also opens remote broadcast center.

Testing Google Stadia unscientifically on a spotty 5G mobile connection

Despite a little stutter and pixelation, the gameplay experience was enjoyable. And, the entire “platform” is portable, making it a good substitute but not a primary platform due to hotspot data costs.

Weak demand for LCD monitors gets weaker

First-half ’22 shipments keep pace with the number from the first half of the previous year, thanks to commercial sales. But commercial buyers cannot bridge the gap left by consumers in the second half of ’22.

Omid Rahmat joins Jon Peddie Research as EVP

An ardent leader in the fields of computer graphics, digital media, mobile tools, and services

Analysts speak, conference-goers listen

China’s semiconductor investment is entering a third stage with a focus on technological innovation and expanded production.

V-Ray 6 arrives for 3ds Max

Version 6, a major new upgrade to Chaos’ V-Ray for 3ds Max, gives artists a host of new tools, including one for quickly distributing 3D objects in a scene, one for generating detailed 3D surfaces, another for creating custom skies, and more.

Academy Software Foundation adopts new succession plan

Inclusive representation is front and center