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Truform
ATI TruForm was a brand by ATI (now AMD) for a SIP block capable of doing a graphics procedure called tessellation in computer hardware. ATI TruForm was included into Radeon 8500 (available from August 2001 on) and newer products. The successor of the SIP block branded "ATI TruForm" was included into Radeon HD 2000 series (available from June 2007 on) and newer products: hardware tessellation with TeraScale. Support for hardware tessellation only became mandatory in Direct3D 11 and OpenGL 4. Tessellation as defined in those APIs is only supported by newer TeraScale 2 (VLIW5) products introduced in September 2009 and GCN-based products (available from January 2012 on). The GCN SIP block carrying out the tessellation is the "Geometric processor". Overview Before the adoption of pixel shader-enhanced bump mapping methods such as normal and parallax mapping that simulate higher mesh detail, curved 3D shapes in games were created with large numbers of triangles. The more tri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radeon 8500
The R200 is the second generation of GPUs used in Radeon graphics cards and developed by ATI Technologies. This GPU features 3D acceleration based upon Microsoft Direct3D 8.1 and OpenGL 1.3, a major improvement in features and performance compared to the preceding Radeon R100 design (Radeon 7000/7200/7500). The GPU also includes 2D GUI acceleration, video acceleration, and multiple display outputs. "R200" refers to the development codename of the initially released GPU of the generation, which was released as the Radeon 8500 and Radeon 8500LE/9100. It is the basis for a variety of other succeeding products, including the higher-performance refresh R250 (Radeon 8500XT) that was ending up cancelled, and the lower-cost derivatives RV250 (Radeon 9000) and RV280 (Radeon 9200/9250). ATI had re-branded its products in 2001, intending the 7xxx series to indicate DirectX 7.0 capabilities, 8xxx for DirectX 8.1, and so on. However, in naming the Radeon 9000/9100/9200/9250, which o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TeraScale (microarchitecture)
TeraScale is the codename for a family of graphics processing unit microarchitectures developed by ATI Technologies/AMD and their second microarchitecture implementing the unified shader model following '' Xenos''. TeraScale replaced the old fixed-pipeline microarchitectures and competed directly with Nvidia's first unified shader microarchitecture named Tesla. TeraScale was used in Radeon HD 2000 manufactured in 80 nm and 65 nm, Radeon HD 3000 manufactured in 65 nm and 55 nm, Radeon HD 4000 manufactured in 55 nm and 40 nm, Radeon HD 5000 and Radeon HD 6000 manufactured in 40 nm. TeraScale was also used in the AMD Accelerated Processing Units code-named "Brazos", "Llano", "Trinity" and "Richland". TeraScale is even found in some of the succeeding graphics cards brands. TeraScale is a VLIW SIMD architecture, while Tesla is a RISC SIMD architecture, similar to TeraScale's successor Graphics Core Next. TeraScale implements HyperZ. An LL ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bugdom
''Bugdom'' is a 1999 platform video game developed and published by Pangea Software for Mac OS 9. It was included with the iMac DV 2000 and later iBook models. ''Bugdom'' was ported to Microsoft Windows by Hoplite Research and released in 2000 by On Deck Interactive, a division of Gathering of Developers. Following the acquisition of Gathering by Take-Two Interactive in 2002, the game was ported again by Ideas From the Deep. However, Take-Two Interactive apparently continued publishing illegal copies of ''Bugdom'', prompting Ideas From the Deep to contact the FBI's crime division. Despite this, Take-Two Interactive continued to publish copies following the debate. ''Bugdom'' was generally well received by critics, being praised for its graphics, gameplay and soundtrack but criticized for certain technical glitches as well as gameplay repetition, and sold fairly well. A sequel, ''Bugdom 2'', was released on December 30, 2002. Gameplay ''Bugdom'' is a third-person 3D platfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ATI Technologies
ATI Technologies Inc. was a Canadian semiconductor industry, semiconductor technology corporation based in Markham, Ontario, that specialized in the development of graphics processing units and chipsets. Founded in 1985, the company listed publicly in 1993 and was acquired by AMD in 2006. As a major fabless semiconductor company, ATI conducted research and development in-house and outsourcing, outsourced the manufacturing and assembly of its products. With the decline and eventual bankruptcy of 3dfx in 2000, ATI and its chief rival Nvidia emerged as the two dominant players in the graphics processors industry, eventually forcing other manufacturers into niche roles. The acquisition of ATI in 2006 was important to AMD's strategic development of its AMD Accelerated Processing Unit, Fusion series of computer processors, which integrated general processing abilities with graphics processing functions within a single chip, which would become a popular option on computers in the foll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quake (video Game)
''Quake'' is a 1996 first-person shooter game developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive. The first game in the ''Quake'' series, it was originally released for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows, followed by Mac OS, Linux and Sega Saturn in 1997 and Nintendo 64 in 1998. The game's plot is centered around teleportation experiments, dubbed slipgates, which have resulted in an unforeseen invasion of Earth by a hostile force codenamed Quake, which commands a vast army of monsters. The player takes the role of a soldier (later dubbed Ranger), whose mission is to travel through the slipgates in order to find and destroy the source of the invasion. The game is split between futuristic military bases and medieval, gothic environments, featuring both science fiction and fantasy weaponry and enemies as the player battles possessed soldiers and demonic beasts such as ogres or armor-clad knights. ''Quake'' heavily takes inspiration from gothic fiction and in particular the wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renegade
Renegade or The Renegade may refer to: Aircraft *Lake Renegade, an American amphibious aircraft design * Murphy Renegade, a Canadian ultralight biplane design * Southern Aeronautical Renegade, an American racing aircraft design Games *'' Command & Conquer: Renegade'', a 2002 first-person shooter video game * ''Renegade'' (video game), a 1986 video game *''Renegade Legion'', a 1990 board game series **'' Renegade: The Battle for Jacob's Star'', a video game based on Renegade Legion * Renegade Software, a games publisher of the 1990s *'' Jak II: Renegade'', the second game in the Jak and Daxter series *Renegade points, a type of scoring/level system in the game series ''Mass Effect'' Literature *''Renegade'', a 1989 novel by Cordell Scotten in the '' Isaac Asimov's Robots and Aliens'' series * "The Renegade" (short story), a 1957 short story by Albert Camus * "The Renegade" (poem), a poem by David Diop Music * Renegade (band), an American rock band, also referred to through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enemy Territory
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Enemy Territory may refer to: * '' Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory'', a 2003 sequel to the video game ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' * '' Enemy Territory: Quake Wars'', a 2007 video game, part of the same franchise as above * ''Enemy Territory'' (film), a 1987 action film, starring Gary Frank and Ray Parker Jr. * Enemy Territory, a 2016 thriller movie, starring Adrien Brody * Goodman Stadium Goodman Stadium is Lehigh University's 16,000-seat stadium located on its Goodman Campus in Lower Saucon Township, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1988, replacing Taylor Stadium, which stood in the main academic campus from 1914 until 1987. The for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unreal Tournament 2004
''Unreal Tournament 2004'' is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. Part of the ''Unreal'' franchise, it is the third game in the '' Unreal Tournament'' series and an updated rerelease of '' Unreal Tournament 2003''. Among significant changes to gameplay mechanics and visual presentation, one of the major additions introduced by ''Unreal Tournament 2004'' is the inclusion of vehicles and the Onslaught game type, allowing for large-scale battles. A sequel, ''Unreal Tournament 3'', was released on November 19, 2007. In December 2022, the Epic servers for all games in the series were closed. Currently, no games in the series, including ''UT2004'', are available for purchase on any digital platforms and stores. Epic Games has not yet announced the reason for this decision. Plot The game is set in a universe where humans long before fought a war with the Skaarj, leaving their galactic empire in shambles. To assist in the rebuildin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unreal Tournament 2003
''Unreal Tournament 2003'' is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes, and published by Infogrames under the Atari brand name. The game is part of the ''Unreal'' franchise, and is a sequel to 1999's '' Unreal Tournament''. Like its predecessor, the game is designed mainly for multiplayer gaming. The game saw a record 1.2 million downloads when the demo was released. In addition, the Unreal Engine has been widely licensed for games such as the ''Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six'' series, '' Splinter Cell'', and ''America's Army''. An Xbox port, '' Unreal Championship'' was released on November 12, 2002. ''Unreal Tournament 2003'' would be rereleased as '' Unreal Tournament 2004'', which was released on March 16 of that year. Gameplay The available combat modes are: * Deathmatch: Frag other players as much as possible to gain the highest score. * Team Deathmatch: Two teams go head to head to be the best fragger. * Capture the Flag: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serious Sam
''Serious Sam'' is a video game series created and primarily developed by Croteam. It consists predominantly of first-person shooters. The series follows the advances of Sam "Serious" Stone against Mental, an extraterrestrial overlord who attempts to destroy humanity at various points in time. The first game, ''Serious Sam: The First Encounter'', was released for Microsoft Windows in March 2001. Several Spin-off (media), spin-offs were developed by other developers, such as a Palm OS conversion of ''The First Encounter'' by InterActive Vision, ''Serious Sam: Next Encounter'' (on GameCube and PlayStation 2) by Climax Solent, and ''Serious Sam Advance'' (on Game Boy Advance) by Climax London. All three were published by Global Star Software. Development Croteam created a proprietary engine for use in both ''Serious Sam: The First Encounter'' and ''Serious Sam: The Second Encounter''. At the time Croteam was making ''Serious Sam'', licensing other engines was costly (upwards o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To Castle Wolfenstein
''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' is a 2001 first-person shooter, first-person shooter game developed by Gray Matter Studios and published by Activision. It was initially released for Microsoft Windows and subsequently for the PlayStation 2 (as ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Operation Resurrection''), Xbox (console), Xbox (as ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Tides of War''), Linux, and macOS, Macintosh in the following years. The game serves as a reboot of the ''Wolfenstein'' series. id Software, the developers of ''Wolfenstein 3D'', oversaw the development and were credited as executive producers. Upon release, ''Return to Castle Wolfenstein'' received a generally favorable reception, with critics praising the visual presentation and design of the game's open-ended levels in its single-player campaign and quality of its multiplayer gameplay. However, critics considered the game was not as innovative or impactful as the design of its predecessor, and expressed that its narrative a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
