Now here's something impressive. PhysXInfo seems to have solved one of the tougher problems in computer graphics: realistic fluid dynamics. In other words, making water look like actual water, and not a tub full of triangles. Read More >>
Featured comment by FRISH:
"I think they're just showing it off as I imagine most people are going to want to use it in oceans or other uses where the water is meant to be blue. ..." More »
I know computer game graphics sure have come a long way, but even I was blown away by these incredible pictures. These aren't real photos, they're genuinely screenshots from an in-development game called Project Cars. It makes GT5 and other high-visual racers look positively 16-bit. Incredible. [Kotaku] Read More >>
This is Silk, an soothing web-based graphical toy that allows you to draw using swirly patterns in a two- and four-way symmetrical configurations, as well as totally freeform. Go play with it. It's cool and you're welcome. [Silk] Read More >>
Every year graphics get better; it's the way of the world. Machines get more powerful, well, apart from consoles, and developers figure out how to use that raw power in more and more detailed and ingenious ways. Here's the evolution of video-game graphics in one, really long video. [YouTube via Kotaku] Read More >>
Nvidia is no stranger to trying to make your video games look good, but this is a different take. Nvidia's doing software now, and its GeForce Experience wants to optimise your graphics settings. Read More >>
Featured comment by LiamT:
"optimal max is fairly fluffy phrase.
16xAA 8xAF medium shadows
8xAA 16xAF high shadows
what about detail level? what about foliage? etc etc.
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Almost everything in Apple's line-up got a refresh this year, everything apart from the much-loved but seemingly rejected Mac Pro that is. But it seems like the cards might be changing for the once-king of the video editors' pile, as new graphics card support in the beta of OS X 10.8.3 hints strongly that this might be the Mac Pro's time, at last. Read More >>
Featured comment by theran24:
"So does VFX not count as editing? I can understand not cutting at 4k, but if that's all someone's going to do to their footage it's likely not good en..." More »
Graphing calculator screens have always been behind the times. Even years ago, before smartphones, graphing calculator screens weren't nearly has good as their portable gaming counterparts. Now it seems an old favorite, the TI-84, is finally, finallygetting an upgrade to colour. Why? Why not. Read More >>
Featured comment by warriorscot:
"graphing calculators are pretty much totally useless now. They can't be used in exam conditions so no good for students and if you are working then yo..." More »
"There is a global cult around Unknown Pleasures and very much around this image," says graphic artist and designer of New Order's Blue Monday record sleeve, Peter Saville. And he's right. The iconic image has since had a life of its own, having appeared on everything from book covers to the soles of designer shoes, not to mention several peoples' skin. Read More >>
Right now, ARM graphics aren't exactly bad. The Samsung's Galaxy SIII with its quad-core Mali 400 GPU leads the pack in mobile prettiness, but the upcoming ARM GPUs, scalable to eight-cores, could blow it out of the water. Read More >>
The best way to ensure that professionals are using your software is to get users hooked when they're young. That's why most software packages have an educational discount, and why Adobe has just introduced a plugin that turns learning Photoshop into a game. Read More >>
Well this is fantastic news for anyone who's ever wanted a device with a high-res display, but can't afford fancy hardware like the iPhone or iPad. Floraine Berthouzoz and Raanan Fattal, a couple of graphics researchers, have found a way to make crappy low-res displays show high-res imagery. Read More >>
Featured comment by Kushan:
"Sounds good, but I'm willing to bet that the vibration will be a bigger killer of battery life than the screen is." More »
Besides all of the obvious visual effects like flying aircraft carriers and giant green rage monsters, there's a lot of post-production work in a blockbuster movie like The Avengers that you might not notice. Even though it's splashed across computer screens and heads-up displays throughout the film. Read More >>
I just love these old school visualisations: here are all the ships lost by the British Navy during World War II. Many of these were hunted down by Nazi U-Boats. It's a staggering amount but it could have been a lot worse. Read More >>
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