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A Supercomputing Cluster For FPS Gaming

Posted by timothy on from the imagining-is-now-useless dept.

Paul E writes: " An atlanta company seems to have developed (modified?) a linux clustering platform that is very conducive to FPS games. These guys apparently have built a cluster that will be pushing 2 TerraFlops, which would easily put it between Blue Pacific and Blue Mountain . Interesting that the same time the .mil starts making FPS's, FPS platforms are outperforming some of the top defense labs."

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  1. Imagine... by ColGraff · · Score: 2, Interesting

    ...a beowulf cluster of -

    Ah crap, it really is useless now. I've lost my purpose in life! *sobs*

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  2. Old School by Kizzle · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I think they should run somthing on it like Doom1. They could have half of the world playing at once.

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  3. Re:Console Warrior by ComaVN · · Score: 2, Interesting

    Better yet, let all soldiers compete in some huge MMORPG. The only problem is, how do you convince the losing country to hand over all it's land and women.

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  4. I see a major problem.They are trying to patent it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I see that their "new, innovative" design is patent pending. It appears that they are using a design that is already being used by many universities throughout the world.

    Its called:

    Beowulf Clusters and Grid Computing(globus, sge, etc).

    Does anyone think that once they have this patent, that they will try to get royalties from companies/people already using the exact "new innovative" design that has been in use for 4-5 years now?

    Just wondering what other people think.

  5. .mil game info by jcsehak · · Score: 5, Interesting

    The military's new FPS is called America's Army, and was showcased just recently at e3. What's really interesting is that apparently it's free! Here's the blurb where I got my info from:

    4. Americas Army

    Seriously, who better to make a military squad based shooter than the fucking military? This game not only looked good but it had the features to back it up. Finally a game gives you the opportunity to use silent hand commands to communicate with your team. Realistic objectives, weapons, movement, and locations, everything in this game is as real as you can get. Each weapon operates just as it would in real life. Stand to close to a flash back and say good buy to your hearing for while. Shoot to many of your teammates and end up in jail. Try and use a sniper rifle without going prone and watch as your view bobs up and down with your breathing. You also get twenty some odd maps with expansive real world environments and kick ass objectives. Oh and then there's the fact that it's FREE!

    from Penny Arcade (original article)

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  6. Re:Boewulf cluster of PS2s? by line-bundle · · Score: 3, Interesting
    Now, I don't know if it ws their government doing it or not... but I found it interesting. The US doesn't allow high-end computers to be shipped over there, but the PS2's weren't restricted by the US export regulations.

    The PS2 is also made in Japan. As far as I know, the US does not have much say in what Japan can and can't export, despite some people's fantasies.