Neuralangelo, a new AI model from Nvidia Research, uses AI to take two-dimensional video clips and turn them into detailed 3D graphics structures. With this tech, the researchers have been able to ...
What if instead of defining a mesh as a series of vertices and edges in a 3D space, you could describe it as a single function? The easiest function would return the signed distance to the closest ...
The story of the 3dfx Voodoo 3D is a classic case of being the right company with the right tech at the right time. 3dfx launched its revolutionary Voodoo Graphics chipset just as fully polygonal 3D ...
The evolution of the modern graphics processor began with the introduction of the first 3D add-in cards in 1995. This development coincided with the widespread adoption of 32-bit operating systems and ...
This article is part of the Electronics History series: The Graphics Chip Chronicles. Founded in early 1993, Nvidia set out to revolutionize the PC and console gaming market with 3D graphics ...
Today we’re going to discuss how 3D graphics are created and rendered for a 2D screen. From polygon count and meshes, to lighting and texturing, there are a lot of considerations in building the 3D ...
The SEGA Genesis (aka Mega Drive) was launched at the tail end of the 1980s, bringing a new level of performance to the console world. At the time, 2D graphics ruled the roost, outside a few niche ...
Displayed representation of a scene or an object that appears to have three axes of reference: height, width, and depth (x, y, and z). Anti-aliasing is sub pixel interpolation, a technique that ...