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Whoa, Computer Graphics Can Make Water Look Real Now

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 >>

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Someday Soon, Video Games Will Look Like This Unreal Engine 4 Graphics Demo

So this is gorgeous. The video up top is a leaked demo of the Unreal Engine 4. It's been shown at GDC, and Kotaku isn't sure if it's a new, next gen game or just a tech demo. But either way, it's stunning for in-game visuals. Read More >>

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These Incredibly Realistic Human Face Computer Graphics Will Obviously Be Used for Porn

We've seen how impressive Nvidia's new Titan GPU can be, but this is kind of nuts. Face rendering that is pretty darn close to briding the uncanny valley. It's remarkable. And also? This is obviously going to be used for porn. Read More >>

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You Won’t Believe Me When I Tell You These Are Just Incredible Screenshots From a Game

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 >>

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This Cool Internet Toy Will Consume Most of Your Evening

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 >>

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Gaming Graphics Have Come a Long Way Since the Year 2000

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 >>

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Nvidia’s GeForce Experience Fixes Your Graphics Settings for You

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 >>

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Is Apple Finally Going to Bust Out New Mac Pros?

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 >>

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The TI-84 Is Finally Going to Join Us In the Future With A Color Screen

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, finally getting an upgrade to colour. Why? Why not. Read More >>

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Joy Division’s Famous Unknown Pleasures Squiggles are Actually Astronomically-Linked

"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 >>

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Eight-Core ARM GPUs Could Bring Console-Class Graphics to Your Smartphone

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 >>

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Adobe Gamifies Photoshop To Make Mastering Pixel Pushing Fun

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 >>

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Low-Res Screens Can Transform into Better-Looking Hi-Res Displays With Simple Vibration

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 >>

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A Look at All Those Over-the-Top Interfaces in The Avengers

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 >>

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Detailed Graphic Shows Every British Navy Ships Lost In World War II

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 >>