Ray tracing in Chinese GPU
Crypto mining manufacturer Innosilicon is located on the island of Hengqin in Zhuhai, a special economic zone very close to the three islands that make up Macau. In December 2021 the mining machine builder announced ...
The future of AAA games and NFTs
Capcom created 1,000 Street Fighter NFT card packs and sold them on WAX. Many of the cards can be found on secondary NFT marketplaces. (Source: Capcom) Gamers hate NFTs. Consumers on any Twitter chain, ...
If it works, don’t mess with it
“Bad Travelling” is a dark film—both visually and in story. (Source: Netflix) “I love any story where the entire cast dies. We’re going to get to feed them all to a giant crab.” With ...
Foundry’s OpenAssetIO is the newest ASWF hosted project
It might be a fledgling project, but Foundry’s OpenAssetIO project holds great promise. Obviously, the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF) believes so, too, accepting it as a hosted project—the first to enter the Foundation in ...
AMD’s Q2’22 results
Unlike some of its competitors, AMD drove sales up in Q2 (above guidance and helped by Xilinx), although its expenses went up more, and margins and profit dropped. “We delivered our eighth-straight quarter of ...
Foundry makes a presence at SIGGRAPH 2022
When it comes to developing new technology or bettering mainstays, Foundry is always working to improve solutions for the industry. At SIGGRAPH 2022, the company will host a series of events focusing on the use ...
Motion matters when finessing the creative look of a project
Titanic will be remastered using Pixelworks’ TrueCut Motion platform. (Source: Lightstorm Entertainment, Paramount Pictures, and 20th Century Fox) In December 2021, Pixelworks, known for its motion grading tools, launched the TrueCut Motion imaging solution, ...
Will AXG survive Gelsinger’s axe?
Intel’s financial report revealed two hard-to-ignore situations. In a quarter where the company reported a loss combined with dropping margins and sales, Pat Gelsinger also jettisoned several non-essential business units that contributed to the ...
Weak demand for LCD monitors gets weaker
(Source: Coasterpedia) A number of industries have been on a roller-coaster ride of late with all the ups, downs, and loop-the-loops. The latest to ride: LCD monitors. For the first half of 2022, global ...
Intel Q2 2022 financial results
Q2’22 was a rocky quarter for Intel. Network and Edge Group and Mobileye achieved record quarterly revenue. Meanwhile, Client Computing Group and Datacenter and AI Group were impacted by adverse market conditions. The company revised ...
Reimagining the esports experience
Esports is legit and growing in popularity. Schools have formed esports teams. Colleges are offering courses, and at least one even a degree, in esports. And why not? Competing is fun, and it is big ...
Testing Google Stadia unscientifically on a spotty 5G mobile connection
As part of my research duties, I try to keep at least one iteration of each video game platform category active in my office environment. Google Stadia is the current test bed for the cloud ...