Improvements in processing power, and the cost reductions due to mass consumption, have resulted in a virtuous circle feeding software developments that exploit the improvements in processors and then demanding more.
Christina Perla, co-founder and CEO of Makelab, explains how the company has pivoted to 3D print PPE for essential workers fighting COVID-19 and what others can do to help.
Jon Peddie shares how PCs, consoles, and mobile devices will all employ ray tracing in the near future, and which top companies are leading the charge.
Check out a roundup of some of the biggest stories out of SIGGRAPH 2019.
April is National Stress Awareness Month and SIGGRAPH is shining a spotlight on the importance of de-stressing… and how technology can help!
Photo of Stefen Fangmeier (left) and Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams (right) introducing “Jurassic Park” by Jim Hagarty © 2018 ACM SIGGRAPH As we get ready for SIGGRAPH 2019, it’s hard not to think back on what made last summer so special. … Continued
Real-time ray-tracing promises to bring new levels of realism to in-game graphics. Image source: Underwriter Labs. Ray tracing, as experts know, is a simple algorithm that can totally consume a processor. But how much a given processor is consumed is … Continued
The original use and development for the GPU was to accelerate 3D games and rendering.
Ever since it came into being during 1970s, the computer graphics (CG) industry has been a mixed bag of technologies, users, and applications, and has had for the most part a consistent (and lumpy) growth record.
photo by Andreas Psaltis © 2018 ACM SIGGRAPH With each SIGGRAPH conference, attendees get to see new technology and sometimes even new programs or focus areas … and SIGGRAPH 2019 is no different! Meet the newest focus area to … Continued