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NVIDIA Announces PhysX 5.0 Will be Available in 2020
In terms of computer programs, PhysX certainly has a very long history. Originating back to 2004, the physics engine was acquired by Nvidia in 2008. Since then, it has been a regular staple for many developers in their game programming. In fact, for many AAA-releases, you’d be hard pushed to…
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NVIDIA’s Proprietary PhysX Engine Is Now Open Source
Physics Simualtion for Everyone NVIDIA is announcing via their blog that the PhysX physics simulation engine is finally going open source. According to the company, they are doing this because “physics simulation — long key to immersive games and entertainment — turns out to be more important than (NVIDIA) ever…
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AxonVR HaptX to Bring Full-body Haptic Feedback to Virtual Reality Setting
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality can only get so immersive without some tactile feedback so AxonVR has made it their mission to bring haptics into these environments with their HaptX platform. While virtual and augmented reality are sight-based simulations, haptic feedback interfaces with the user’s skin providing tactile, vibrating, thermally…
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Microsoft Buys Havok Physics From Intel
Microsoft today is announcing their acquisition of Havok Physics from long time owner Intel. Used in a large number of AAA games as middleware and psysics engine, Havok is known for enabling complex 3D physics based solely on CPU compute power. While some may worry that Microsoft will no longer…
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AMD Says Nvidia Sabotaged Witcher 3 Performance
There was an internet war earlier this week as gaming fans decided that, once again, Nvidia’s GameWorks technology was messing with the performance of its games on AMD hardware. At first it was the racing game, Project Cars that attracted the attention of the vast Reddit community, with people stating…
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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt GeForce GTX Bundle Now Available
NVIDIA has previously indicated that they will be shipping a copy of the most anticipated RPG game of the year, The Wither 3: Wild Hunt, along with select graphics solutions. For those who are not familiar with the game, The Witcher titles are excellent storytelling RPGs, with a lot of…
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NVIDIA Just Made Its PhysX Source Code Free
‘Free’ looks like the word everyone is using recently when it comes to technology. After we saw Epic make its Unreal Engine 4 available for free, it now looks like NVIDIA is taking the same approach with its PhysX technology by giving away its source code for free. While some…
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NVIDIA Makes PhysX 3.3.3 Free to Unreal Engine 4 Developers
Following the free release of Unreal Engine 4, Epic has announced that, in partnership with NVIDIA, developers using Unreal will have access to NVIDIA’s PhysX 3.3.3 physics engine, plus its source code. A statement from Epic Games reads: “Today we’re excited to announce an expansion of that partnership with NVIDIA providing all…
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Nvidia Shows Off GameWorks PhysX FleX
Nvidia has just released a new video which showcases their latest GameWorks PhysX Flex features. The software is a great demonstration of their powerful development tools and shows how easy it is becoming to create simulation based real-time visual effects. The demonstration highlights advancements in rigid body stacking, particle piles,…
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Nvidia PhysX Adds Massive Visual Improvements to Metro Redux
Metro Redux is rapidly approaching its release date and it is shaped up to be far more than your average re-release. Redux will see Metro: 2033 and Metro: Last Light get a massive overhaul and Nvidia are on board to help the developers at 4A Games make it even better.…
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PhysX and APEX Confirmed Features on PlayStation 4
In the world of games development PhysX and APEX are big business and while the PlayStation 4 may sport AMD hardware, many games developers rely on Nvidias API to create their titles. Nvidia has announced that they will officially support the Sony PlayStation 4 and that it will be bringing…
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