The new AMD Catalyst - Linux x86 and x86_64

AMD has released a new graphics proprietary driver for Linux.

The new feature of Catalyst 13.4 for Linux supports all Radeon HD 5000/6000/7000 videocards.

You can download Catalyst 13.4 for Linux from here.

The new Catalyst 13.4 for Linux is an OpenGL 4.2 - GL_VERSION: 4.0.12217 Core Profile Context 12.104 driver.

Using SpiderGL to test shaders .

SpiderGL is a JavaScript 3D Graphics library which relies on WebGL for realtime rendering.

You can test it online using your browser using this website.

The website allow you to write shaders and also rendering the output.

Read more about shaders tutorial here.

Dungeon Hunter 4 free on Android OS.

Gameloft come on Android OS with Dungeon Hunter 4.

The game is free with in-app purchase.

The size of the game is 1 Gb.

See how to play from touchgameplay youtube channel.

NORDIC GAME – 2013 conference – Sweden

The Nordic Game 2013 conference will celebrate its tenth edition on 22-24 May.

Early bird discounts on passes are only available till 10 April.
This is first ever Unite Nordic conference in southern Sweden.
Read more here.

News - Corona SDK Starter

I like this engine but also is limited. Anyway this come today with some features:

We're excited to share today's big news: this morning we launched Corona SDK Starter, a completely free version of your favorite development platform. With the debut of Corona SDK Starter, we're eliminating any and all barriers in mobile development, and encouraging more developers to join the mobile revolution.

Corona Enterprise adds the ability to call any native Objective-C and Java library , you can read more about this here.

About teapot ...

Many people used the opengl and know the teapot object.

Today I will show one webpage...

Also you can test some opengl feature here.

... the history of the teapot video.

Asus launching Transformer AiO hybrid in April .

Graphics is not just software but also means hardware.

I got this news from internet about Asus Transformer AiO .

First, the Transformer AiO has two processors.

Using Intel Core i3 processor and Nvidia GeForce GT 730M graphics will run Windows 8 and Android.

The size of screen is 18.4-inch, 1080p multi-touch display.

The price is huge and will starts at $1299 and ASUS will launching in April.

I saw this device on youtube and it's beautiful device.

AMD show us the new TressFX.

AMD has announced a partnership with Square Enix studio Crystal Dynamics and that will bring gamers unprecedented realism.

The first step is : TressFX Hair engine.

Seam the TressFX is not exclusive to AMD and it works on any DirectX11 card, like: Order-Independent Transparency (OIT) or High Definition Ambient Occlusion (HDAO).

Also the TressFX will really be able to benefit from high DirectCompute performance.

Read more and see sample shots posted to AMD blog.

The new Blender 2.66 - released .

You can download the new Blender 3D from here.

The release log can be found here.

The Blender 3D - version 2.66 come with Dynamic Topology sculpt, Cycles Hair render, Rigid Body Dynamics, HiDPI screen support, and fix some bugs.

You can see one best feature about how to render hair with cycles here.

The best Blender works made in 2012

The five of the best Blender works made in 2012 and selected by vote by the viewers of the BlenderNews.org.

NeoAxis Game Engine 1.32 Released

NeoAxis Game Engine 1.32 contains small improvements and fixes for the recently released version 1.31.
Changes from the last version:
Sound System: Doppler effect has been added.
Bug fix: Resource Editor: Material Editor: Preview models are not visible when DiffuseVertexColor = True.
Bug fix: Resource Editor: Particle System Editor: Crash on editing list of emitters.
Bug fix: Resource Editor: Error on import skeleton animation.
Model Import: Assimp library has been updated to 3.0.
Read more here.

Nvidia and PhysX technology

NVIDIA has released a new video using PhysX effects that add destruction particles, extra, and realistic weapon effects.

The video is make with the game Hawken (winner of 10 E3 awards).

Also, HAWKEN is a Free-to-Play Mech FPS developed by Adhesive Games.

System requirements

• CPU: 2Ghz Dual Core
• Memory: 3GB RAM
• Graphics Card: 512MB Graphics card supporting DirectX 9.0c and Shader Model 3.0 ( nVidia 9800 GTX/ AMD HD 5670 )
• Operating System: Windows XP/Windows Vista/Windows 7 32bit or 64bit
• Hard Drive: 5 GB of space
• Internet Connection: Broadband connection

If you want to play this game go to the HAWKEN website.

0 A.D. Joins Software in the Public Interest

Do you remember about the game 0 A.D.

Wildfire Games has successfully applied to make 0 A.D. an associated project at an organization called Software in the Public Interest, Inc. (SPI).

SPI is a non-profit organization which was founded to help organizations develop and distribute open hardware and software. We encourage programmers to use the GNU General Public License or other licenses that allow free redistribution and use of software, and hardware developers to distribute documentation that will allow device drivers to be written for their product.

Another news is about the current 0 A.D. website address is here.