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NVIDIA To Enable PhysX For Full Line of GPUs

Posted by Soulskill on from the new-toys dept.

MojoKid brings news from HotHardware that NVIDIA will be enabling PhysX for some of its newest graphics cards in an upcoming driver release. Support for the full GeForce 8/9 line will be added gradually. NVIDIA acquired PhysX creator AGEIA earlier this year.

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  1. Re:Linux Support by jandrese · · Score: 4, Funny

    And hopefully some Linux game/app will come out that can use it.

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  2. Hentai by jaguth · · Score: 5, Funny

    Maybe we'll finally see some realistic physics with fantasy tentacle rape hentai games. Is it just me, or do the current tentacle rape game physics seem way off?

    1. Re:Hentai by FeepingCreature · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's a problem with the underlying ragdoll representation.
      They're having difficulties realistically modelling penetration. Close contact like that tends to lead to numerical instabilities in physics engines. There's not much Physx can do to help, though.

    2. Re:Hentai by Darlo888 · · Score: 3, Funny

      lol?

    3. Re:Hentai by Minwee · · Score: 5, Funny

      That's why there are teams of researchers working night and day to improve the state of tentacle modeling.

      If you have what it takes to advance the state of the art there could be a big government grant and a PhD in it for you.

    4. Re:Hentai by somersault · · Score: 3, Funny

      Not as disturbing as the Chronicles of Goatse.cx Part IV: Rick Astley's Revenge

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    5. Re:Hentai by hairyfeet · · Score: 3, Funny

      Which is why the need to use motion capture! Of course,getting both the girl and the octopus to hold still while you stick all those little white balls in places that little white balls weren't meant to go won't be easy,but I'll be happy to take the girl if someone else wants to get the octopus.

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    6. Re:Hentai by AHuxley · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ask DARPA to fund computer modeling a tight cavity IED searching arm?

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    7. Re:Hentai by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      physx can't, but physex can

  3. Re:Linux Support by gujo-odori · · Score: 4, Funny

    And hopefully when it does I'll get first post in the /. article about it.

  4. Re:I didn't RTFA by somersault · · Score: 4, Funny

    Mmmmm.. hardware accelerated litter..

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  5. Re:Linux Support by Gewalt · · Score: 5, Funny

    iduno, I'm inclined to believe his post was more useful than yours... or mine...

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  6. Re:I called it by ruiner13 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Awesome! Would you like a medal or a monument? What stocks should I buy next week? Who will become the next president, oh wise prophet?

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  7. Re:Does anyone else remember... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Duke Nukem Forever.

  8. Re:Linux Support by erikina · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yeah, but last time he did that he got modded off topic http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=556184&cid=23446146

  9. Re:I called it by neveragain4181 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hi

    We need an address for your 'Sarcastic Achievement - Level 3' certificate - you'll have to pay postage, but I'm sure you won't mind that, right?

    Ned Again
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  10. Re:Does anyone else remember... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    So just Unreal Tournament 2007?

  11. Re:I didn't RTFA by bmo · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Having bullet casings, leaves, newspapers and the like drop and swirl around in response to player actions is actually pretty nifty from an immersion standpoint"

    That's it. I'm done with immersion games. I'm going outside to stand in the rain. Back later.

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  12. Re:Linux Support by carlmenezes · · Score: 4, Funny

    And hopefully the /. article won't be a dupe.

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  13. Re:Linux Support by Arethan · · Score: 4, Funny

    And hopefully the comments in the article won't all be attempts at +5, Funny.

  14. Re:Linux Support by 3vi1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    And hopefully the story wont be posted 4/1/2009.

    -J

  15. Re:I didn't RTFA by amRadioHed · · Score: 4, Funny

    particularly for a game that's essentially set in something that resembles the real, modern world Because leaves didn't drop and swirl before modern times?
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  16. Interesting Moderation by JeremyBanks · · Score: 1, Funny

    I love that this was modded insightful.