Migrating Mesh SkinningDeformation Functionality fromRSX to SPUs on thePlayStation ® 3

Migrating Mesh SkinningDeformation Functionality fromRSX to SPUs on thePlayStation ® 3

In game development, performance is everything and the Playstation 3 provides a unique platform for utilizing parallelization of code to achieve extremely high performance. In this master’s thesis the issue of animation with smooth skinning is migrated from being a GPU process to becoming a parallel...

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Main Author: Rånes, Anders
Format: Others
Language:Swedish
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap 2011
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Computer Sciences
Datavetenskap (datalogi)
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Datavetenskap (datalogi)
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Datavetenskap (datalogi)
Rånes, Anders
Migrating Mesh SkinningDeformation Functionality fromRSX to SPUs on thePlayStation ® 3
description In game development, performance is everything and the Playstation 3 provides a unique platform for utilizing parallelization of code to achieve extremely high performance. In this master’s thesis the issue of animation with smooth skinning is migrated from being a GPU process to becoming a parallelized and 358% faster process. This method is incorporated in an existing commercial game engine and integrated in a currently in development title for the Playstation 3. An in-depth study covers parallel processors, the CELL processor, used in the Playstation 3, and how contemporary industry leading game developers are utilizing the same unique architecture to increase their own games’ performance.
author Rånes, Anders
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title Migrating Mesh SkinningDeformation Functionality fromRSX to SPUs on thePlayStation ® 3
title_short Migrating Mesh SkinningDeformation Functionality fromRSX to SPUs on thePlayStation ® 3
title_full Migrating Mesh SkinningDeformation Functionality fromRSX to SPUs on thePlayStation ® 3
title_fullStr Migrating Mesh SkinningDeformation Functionality fromRSX to SPUs on thePlayStation ® 3
title_full_unstemmed Migrating Mesh SkinningDeformation Functionality fromRSX to SPUs on thePlayStation ® 3
title_sort migrating mesh skinningdeformation functionality fromrsx to spus on theplaystation ® 3
publisher Umeå universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap
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