Tag Archive: PhysX

The GC Game Developers Conference, being held this week in Leipzig, Germany, has brought on a flurry of pledges from European game develoeprs embracing the Agiea PhysX physics processor. The Physx processor—announced back in March and a hit at this year’s E3 Expo—enables new levels of real-time simulations of physical objects in games, including everything from realistic character motion to weather and (a delight to many player) completely destructible environments. Gamers who thought the idea of a dedicated processor in their PC devoted solely to game physics was just one step away from making their rig a glorified console system had better get used to the idea of developers—and their top titles—relying on PhysX capabilities. Dell, Alienware and Falcon Northwest now offer PhysX-equipped systems, and add-on boards are available from from ASUS and BFG Technologies.  Read more...