AGEIA Brings First Dedicated Physics Processor To Market; Launches New Age in Interactive Gaming

[Bio-Hazard]

"AGEIA’s PhysX Processor Available Now in Select Dell, Alienware and Falcon Northwest Gaming Systems; Games Coming From More Than 60 Leading Software Developers and Publishers


MOUNTAIN VIEW and SAN JOSE, Calif. – March 22, 2006 – AGEIA™ Technologies, Inc., the pioneer in hardware-accelerated physics for games, today announced the availability of its PhysX™ processor, the first physics processing unit (PPU) designed to power pervasive real-time physics in PC gaming. With immediate availability from the world’s leading gaming system and personal computer manufacturers Alienware, Dell, and Falcon Northwest, the AGEIA PhysX Accelerator brings true physics interaction on a massive scale to serious gamers for the first time.

AGEIA PhysX Accelerator add-in boards from leading board manufacturers ASUS and BFG will be available in wide distribution in May of this year."

http://ageia.vnewscenter.com/press.jsp?id=1143040307847

[Bio-Hazard]

And this goes right along with the post above........... :wink:

"MOUNTAIN VIEW and SAN JOSE, Calif. – March 22, 2006 - AGEIA™ Technologies, Inc., the pioneer in hardware-accelerated physics for games, today announced that Mystic Game Development is integrating AGEIA PhysX technology with its real-time character animation system EMotion FX 3. EMotion FX 3 is a cross platform character animation SDK that helps developers create lifelike, emotionally expressive game characters by using advanced real-time animation features such as inverse kinematics, facial animation, lip-sync technology, and much more.

With AGEIA PhysX technology, EMotion FX 3 enables game developers to incorporate both visual realism and intense physical realism, as characters respond to the environment according to the laws of physics.

“AGEIA PhysX technology is a powerful complement to EMotion FX 3, and our developers are integrating it seamlessly into our developer-friendly environment,” said John van der Burg, Development Director at Mystic Game Development. “There’s never been an easier and more effective way for game developers to create lifelike, expressive characters for their games.”

“Effective character animation is a key element in creating a compelling game experience, and MysticGD’s EMotion FX 3 is a powerful tool for developers who want to enhance the realism of their characters,” said Kathy Schoback, vice president of content acquisition at AGEIA. “With AGEIA PhysX technology integrated into EMotion FX 3, game developers can create characters that not only look real, but act real and feel real to gamers.” "


http://forums.legitreviews.com/viewtopic.php?t=5084

[Bio-Hazard]

And Alienware is already marketing the AGEIA PhysX™ add in card for their systems.

"First-Ever Physics Processing Unit
The two most important components of a gaming system have traditionally been the central processing unit (CPU) and graphics processing unit (GPU). Now, the most revolutionary PC gaming technology since the 3D graphics card has been added to Alienware systems, dramatically improving gameplay realism: AGEIA PhysX™. As the world’s first physics processing unit, the PhysX processor is now available on Alienware’s Area-51 7500, Aurora 7500, and ALX systems, combining with the CPU and GPU to permanently transform how you experience games."


http://www.alienware.com/intro_pages/ageia_physx.aspx?from=Wi%20Wong:AgeiaPhysX

[Gray]

I did not see that lava melting the Car away, I was hoping for a little more personally. :(

On the other hand, I think that this is going to be an amazing boost as it evolves and the games adapt to it. Much more interesting the HDR was.

I am curious as to how it is implimented, so you buy a "co-processor"? Do you simply put it into your PCI slot along side? will they build them into each graphics card?
Will you need one for each GPU?

I can't wait to find out more and see a comparison side by side of using and not using the PhysX.

I am glad that gaming is just going to keep getting better and better as fast as it has been!