NVIDIA PhysX Press Release
NVIDIA is doing a bit of work publicizing titles using its PhysX technology, including Darkest of Days. A press release sent out today contains some info about the game, a few new screen shots, and of course plenty about PhysX. You can read it here.
PhysX is part of an interesting trend toward moving more non-graphics computation onto the GPU. 8monkey is currently conducting some research into adding some GPU simulated particles and fluids to Darkest of Days with PhysX. Expect more developments in this area soon.
Press Release: NVIDIA PhysX Technology Brightens Darkest of Days
Marmoset’s Fluids
Fluid Dynamics on the GPU from andres reinot on Vimeo
Mostly for kicks, Andres has been working on a fluid dynamics demo. This video is of PhysX fluid particles being simulated on the GPU and rendered in the Marmoset Engine (in a Toolbag module actually). A fountain of 20,000 particles is being simulated by one GeForce 8800 GTS and being drawn by another GeForce 8800 GTS runs at 50 fps on a good day, though no actual optimization work has been done. This demo does serve a purpose: it is preparation for our super-cool, super-secret tech plans this summer.