Physics. A Huge Step Toward Realism with the Ageia Physix Processor
Remember the first time you saw a game running on 3-D hardware? You were thinking, “Wow, this is so realistic.”
It’s time to relive those feelings. Say hello to Physix. Ageia has released the first Hardware physics processor and it rocks.
I was skeptical at first but after seeing some of the gameplay footage I hope every game maker starts programming their games for Ageia Physix . Here are a few videos. The first is my video demo of the product and the rest are in game demonstrations. I’m now going to let the footage speak for itself:
Cellfactor
GRAW 2 (Ageia Island Level)
Why is this just now getting attention? This card has been around for about 3 and half years. I have one of the first gens one from 2004. Yes it has gotten better with developer communication and participation, but it isn’t anything new.
It’s all about support. The tech was so new that everyone didn’t know what to do with it. Now there are games coming out for it and there are over 100 in development.