Con il comunicato stampa di seguito allegato, NVIDIA Corporation ha reso noto di aver raggiunto un accordo con Sony Computer Entertainment Inc (SCEI) in base al quale gli sviluppatori dei game per la console Playstation 3 di Sony hanno la possibilità di accedere al download del pacchetto SDK (Software Development Kit) relativamente alla tecnologia NVIDIA PhysX al fine di utilizzare quest'ultima nell'ambito della creazione dei giochi per PS3.
In accordo a Tony Tamasi, un Senior VP di NVIDIA, "i game per Playstation 3 che sono sviluppati facendo ricorso al motore fisico PhysX e alle sue API offrono una notevole sensazione di realismo nella fase di interazione tra i personaggi dei giochi e l'ambiente circostante".
SANTA CLARA, CA - MARCH 17, 2009 - NVIDIA Corporation today announced that it has signed a tools and middleware license agreement for PLAYSTATION3 (PS3) with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc (SCEI). As a result, the binary version of the NVIDIA PhysX technology software development kit (SDK) is now available to registered PS3 developers for free download and use on the SCEI Developer Network.
The NVIDIA PhysX technology software development kit SDK consists of a full-featured API and robust physics engine, designed to give developers, animators, level designers, and artists unprecedented creative control over character and object physical interactions by allowing them to author and preview physics effects in real time. The continued adoption of NVIDIA PhysX technology by the world’s leading content developers is resulting in games that not only look as realistic as possible, but also provides gaming experiences where the world’s literally come to life: environments become highly interactive with effects such as persistent debris, including shattered glass and weapons ammunition, trees that bend in the wind, and water that flows with body and force.
"NVIDIA is proud to support PLAYSTATION 3 as an approved middleware provider", said Tony Tamasi, senior vice president of content and technology at NVIDIA. "Games developed for the PLAYSTATION 3 using PhysX technology offer a more realistic and lifelike interaction between the games characters and other objects within the game. We look forward to the new games that will redefine reality for a new generation of gamers."
The PhysX technology source code SDK for PS3 and all major gaming platforms are available for license directly from NVIDIA. For more information on licensing PhysX SDKs or NVIDIA PhysX technology, please visit: http://www.nvidia.com/physx.
Source: NVIDIA Press Release
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