You might be as surprised as I was to learn that Assassin's Creed Mirage is one of the few games to use AI neural texture compression—the only one, I think

You don't get something for nothing in the world of graphics, though, and when it comes to neural texture compression, all ...

After getting Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora on PC Game Pass, unlocking its 'Unobtanium' max graphics mode, and then upgrading those stunning visuals even …

Here is a video that I recorded showing Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora running in Unobtanium mode and with a custom mod reshade ...
Dot Physics on MSN

Creating animated graphs using VPython Glowscript for visualizations

Explore the power of interactive physics visualizations with animated graphs using VPython and GlowScript for dynamic simulations! This guide demonstrates how to create real-time animated graphs that ...
Hackaday

QUOD Is A Quake-Like In Only 64kB

The demoscene is still alive and well, and the proof is in this truly awe-inspiring game demo by [daivuk] : a Quake-like “boomer shooter” squeezed into a Windows executable of only 64 ...
SlashGear

5 Video Game Graphics Settings You Can Turn Off Without Hurting Visuals

Gamers face a delicate balancing act when optimizing their games. Luxurious graphics come at the cost of performance, forcing players to choose between frame rate and visuals. I've been a PC gamer for ...
Forbes

Maxon Pairs Its 3D Graphics With New Digital Twin App

Maxon Computer, the German-based company whose motion-graphics and other 3D software is used across Hollywood, has announced Digital Twin, a software tool that creates photorealistic digital ...
PC Magazine

I Played Switch Games in 3D on XReal's New Smart Glasses, and It's Wild (and Weird)

XReal's new Real 3D mode adds depth to games that were never designed for it—and the results are equal parts impressive and uncomfortable. I’m PCMag’s home theater and AR/VR expert, and your go-to ...
Geeky Gadgets

Convert Any Image or Photo into Editable 3D Models for Makers & Creators : SAM 3D

What if you could turn a simple photo into a fully realized 3D model, all without spending a dime? Below, Matthew Berman takes you through how SAM 3D, an open source platform from Meta, is ...
Road to VR

Valve: Steam Frame Doesn’t Support Stereoscopic Rendering of Flat Games but the Feature is “on our list”

Valve says that Steam Frame won’t be able to display traditional (‘flat’) games in stereoscopic 3D at launch, but they are looking into the feature for future development. The announcement of Steam ...
Wired

An AI Dark Horse Is Rewriting the Rules of Game Design

The video game Valorant, a fast-paced team-based shooter, has recently become a testing ground for a promising new direction in artificial intelligence research. The game’s developers at Riot Games (a ...
news.ucsb.edu

New haptic display technology creates 3D graphics you can see and feel

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have invented a display technology for on-screen graphics that are both visible and haptic, meaning that they can be felt via touch. The screens are patterned with tiny ...
Polygon

Analogue 3D is the best, coolest way to play your N64 library

After Analogue’s Nt, Super Nt, and Pocket, one may logically ask oneself if they really need another high-end Nintendo clone. Nintendo already offers a convenient, if impermanent, way to play many of ...