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3D Virtualization Edges Toward the Mainstream

Posted by timothy on from the oh-yes-it's-nearly-virtual dept.

Roland Piquepaille writes "With recent improvements in graphic cards and in powerful Linux-based PC clusters, virtual 3D prototypes are rapidly replacing actual physical prototypes in a wide range of industries, including early adopters such as aerospace or car companies. But now, software designers are also incorporating sound and tactile feedbacks to their Virtual Reality (VR) systems for real product development. In this long article, Desktop Engineering gives several examples of these new VR developments. But even if PC clusters and off-the-shelf graphic cards are cheap, a state-of-the-art VR facility such as an immersive CAVE can still cost more than one million dollars, because you need to build the viewing facility and buy expensive projection systems. However, costs are still decreasing and virtual prototyping is reaching the mainstream stage. This overview contains selected excepts and comments."

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  1. ROLAND PIQUEPAILLE by TrumpetPower! · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Please, people, let's not feed him. We've got enough whores 'round here already.

    Cheers,

    b&

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    1. Re:ROLAND PIQUEPAILLE by Fjornir · · Score: 2, Insightful
      Well, I sincerely thank you for the reply and the reasonable tone you took in giving it. In all honesty I'd expected a bunch of flames an no one actually adressing the point.

      But... I just can't bring myself to care. I mean if there's some fellow who's making a buck submitting interesting and topical stories to slashdot... more power to him. Granted, instead of a slashdot user acount his name is linked to his website so I cannot readily tell if his previous submissions were worthwhile, but... This one at least was an interesting article, and except for the "I hate Roland" posts spawned an average lazy Sunday slashdot discussion.

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    2. Re:ROLAND PIQUEPAILLE by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Insightful

      I love how in so many of his recent submissions, he puts in a dig about how long and difficult to read the original articles are, just trying to get people to click on his "summary with pictures". Man, what an ass. Oh, thank you Roland, I would have had to actually read something if it weren't for whoring spamming you. Oh Roland, thank you for saving me from that long and painful original article. Oh Roland, can you please go out and read more things for me and spam them to slashdot?

  2. The people have spoken. Roland must die by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Just look at the first 10 or so comments on this story. Slashdot readers clearly want him gone. Editors, LISTEN.

  3. Wow... by dhakbar · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Only 1 of the first 8 posts didn't have something negative to say about Piquepaille.

    Why is that? Slashdot editors, take notice.

  4. Re:The people have spoken. Roland must die by drsquare · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Don't speak for us please. I am what would be called the 'silent majority', and after reading up on him, I hate this 'Roland' person too.

    Also, slashdot and other 'blog'-type sites say they want to be taken as serious journalists like newspapers. In which case, newspapers have 'advertisement' above adverts, especially ones which are of the same format as normal articles, so slashdot should do the same for stories like this. If you want to be considered the same as the professionals then act accordingly. Yes, this also goes for the picture-adverts above the comments.