JPR’s annual press breifing on the gaming market @ GDC, March 16th
http://jonpeddie.com/events/details/jprs-gaming-market-press-conference-gdc-2016
Real or virtual—is it legal?
Another side of photorealism and VR—can AI save the day? As focused as I have been over the decades on the realism and suspension of disbelief in computer graphics, and as naïve as it sounds, I never considered the potential dark side of accomplishing what we all sought—CG images indistinguishable from real for questionable purposes. The dark side was brought … Read more
Is Xbox becoming a PC?
http://jonpeddie.com/blogs/comments/is-xbox-becoming-a-pc
Workstations continue to outperform PCs in Q4’15: Jon Peddie Research
TIBURON, Calif— March 03, 2016:The workstation proved once again it is not slave to the same market forces dragging down the broader PC markets. Where industry reports indicate double-digit percentage decline in PC shipments in 2015, research firm and market watcher Jon Peddie Research reports that the workstation market fell only 0.8% in the fourth quarter of 2015 (year over … Read more
High-end add-in boards shipments increased in 2015, while all else declined
Great games drove the market
For the 4th quarter of 2015, GPU shipments increased 2.4% from last quarter
AMD increased 5.2%, Nvidia increased 8.4%, and Intel increased 1%
The world tilted, Sir Hossein Yassaie steps down
Creator of the GPU IP industry, Sir Hossein Yassaie passes the baton Sir Dr. Hossein Yassaie has stepped down as Chief Executive of Imagination Technologies, and Andrew Heath, one of the non-executive directors, has been appointed Interim Chief Executive. Imagination is also announcing details on restructuring initiatives. These include the sale of Pure, its consumer electronics business, and the expectation … Read more
Dr. Peddie is writing a series of columns for IEEE, read his column on gaming in the browser
http://www.computer.org/portal/web/chasing-pixels-finding-gems/content?g=54397843&type=article&urlTitle=play-serious-games-in-your-browser
Why Sony will win first in VR
http://jonpeddie.com/blogs/comments/why-sony-will-win-first-in-vr
Why Sony will win first in VR
Ease of use, price, and one-stop shopping Now that Oculus has revealed its consumer version of the Rift HMD, consumers can start planning how they might engage with VR, and they have a choice—a DIY rig with a PC and Rift, or a turn-key system with Sony. Sony’s HMD will be about 30% less expensive than the Oculus HDM. And … Read more
The moment of truth gets closer –
Too early to call it DOA, but definitely among the walking wounded The good news and bad about being a first mover is everyone looks to you as a bellwether—the leading sheep of a flock. As reported elsewhere in this issue, Facebook’s CEO and founder—and Luckey Palmer’s patron saint—Mark Zuckerberg, was asked during Facebook Q4 2015 earnings call whether he … Read more
Image Engine makes the alien credible
http://gfxspeak.com/2016/01/25/engine-alien-credible/