Gaming

DirectX 12 Ultimate

Microsoft, never known to be modest, says their game stack exists to bring developers the tools they need to create bold, immersive game experiences, and DX12 Ultimate is the ideal tool to amplify gaming graphics. Pretty big statement. The company says they can back it up because DX12 Ultimate is the result of continued investment in the DirectX 12 platform … Read more

R&D project demos multi-player VR via phone

Multi-player VR Park in the Philippines. (Source: Nvidia)   Purdue University researchers have created a new approach to VR that will allow multiple players to interact with the same VR app on smartphones and provide new opportunities for education, health care, and entertainment. Researchers at Purdue University have created what they say is a new approach to VR that allows … Read more

Twinmotion sees new milestones

Shiny happy people: Twinmotion now has the ability to import characters. It also features a variety of vegetation options. (Source: Epic)   Visualization is an important tool for architects, so important that it has traditionally been sent off to specialists, which can be an inconvenience for fast changes and quick updates. Twinmotion, by Epic, is being developed as an easy-to-use content … Read more

Ray tracing in next gen Xbox AND PS5

Reports from sites and bloggers, reliable and otherwise,  have been swirling since October that Sony’s next-gen PS5 will support ray tracing using an AMD custom VPU. That small, basic bit of information was also confirmed at a press briefing at the end of January by AMD project manager Mithun Chandrashekhar, who said, “RDNA 2, the next-gen, will support raytracing. Both … Read more

PTC says look for growth in 2020

PTC issued an optimistic release for the fiscal first quarter of 2020. The company came through a rough 2019 with problems in its channel and problems converting customers to subscription at the expected rate. The company said it knew about the problem and that they’ve pulled the right levers to fix it.  They seem to be right. The company had … Read more

GeForce Now, is now

Nvidia has officially launched its play anywhere game service with the familiar-sounding name, GeForce Now. The “new” service has been evolving since 2013 when the company introduced Nvidia Grid in 2013 and developed its Shield remote gaming approach. All that technology has been collapsed into GeForce Now, with cloud services provided by Nvidia and partners. GeForce Now represents an alternative approach to other cloud … Read more

Find Maya’s kilers in Simulacra 2

Maya, an upcoming influencer has been found dead, and an obsessed detective suspects foul play. Her phone appears to be intentionally wiped, and her cause of death seems… unnatural. You are given her phone to conduct an unsanctioned police investigation, and piece together the mystery surrounding her death. Solve the case before whatever happened to Maya… happens again. And so … Read more