New Graphics Technology "100,000 Times Better"

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Euclideon, an Australian company based in Brisbane has made the remarkable claim that they've developed a new graphics rendering technology for video games that is "100,000 times better" than existing systems.

After their first announcement around a year ago, they dropped off the radar, and have recently resurfaced with a new statement as part of a video showcasing their new technology, built with nearly $2 million dollars of assistance from the Australian Government

While it is a bit light on the technical details, it is intriguing:

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There is a better way to do computer graphics, which is used in medicine and the sciences. The better way to do computer graphics is to make everything out of tiny little atoms instead of flat panels. The problem is that this particular system uses up a lot of processing power. The more objects you have on the screen, the slower your computer will run. Having four or five detailed objects will run just fine, but you certainly can't do a level of a game.

We got a lot of attention because we made the claim that we could run unlimited "little 3D atoms" in real time.

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The video below showcases a test island they've created, apparently comprising of over 21 trillion polygons and running at 20 FPS.

They're apparently a few months away from having an SDK available for game developers to start tinkering with the new technology, so we'll have to wait a bit and see. In the meantime, as AusGamers is also predominantly Brisbane-based, we've contacted them to see if we arrange a chat to discuss more about their new technology.

We're firm believers in the mantra of Carl Sagan - "extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence" - so we look forward to seeing more from Euclidean about their new technology soon!

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source: http://www.ausgamers.com/news/read/3093969

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00gAbgBu8R4

I knew the tech existed for quite some time before but never understood the feasibility. Maybe it's a new day for games! We'll just wait and see.

Looks cool.

what a waste for games :P
i hope that technology will also find a place in important areas

I just read THIS from no other than Notch.

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New Graphics Technology "100,000 Times Better"

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the question is where will this '100,000 times' better improvement reflect itself regarding the system requirements: ~100,000 times better/more cpu/gpu, RAM, HD space needed, not to mention a few other things like motion/interaction/lighting/variety of objects

seems the OP missed adding the source:

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Originally Posted by desodorante's link

They’re hyping this as something new and revolutionary because they want funding

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who doesn't (do the hype thing and/or want funding), regardless of what they really have to offer?

in this case: if it sounds too good to be true...it probably is

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Originally Posted by Sazzy

This. And not just this case. This in general.

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i wouldn't generalize it for every case, it applies only to that which is relatively known/familiar/experienced/explored and dependent on the actual validity of what 'we know' or 'think we know' - everything else (and there's a lot of that around) stands outside of this generalization

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Originally Posted by desodorante

I just read THIS from no other than Notch.

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Notch isn't exactly the best reference for a decent programmer. Though he is right.

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Originally Posted by slikrapid

in this case: if it sounds too good to be true...it probably is

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This. And not just this case. This in general.

Here's the followup on notch's post if you're interested: "But Notch, it's NOT a scam!" : The Word of Notch .
As for the tech, like I said before, I'm still a skeptic, but there is some possibility it can be done and work quite well.
Not like how they describe it, but definitely an improvement over current poly based model.
Maybe it will fail horribly or maybe it will rise to the top, we'll just wait and see! Until than I'm just looking forward to seeing the new Mission Impossible movie :wgrin:

Any progress is a good thing

With this technology, we could all be god :D

Unlimited atoms to play with....

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Originally Posted by Instab

what a waste for games :P
i hope that technology will also find a place in important areas

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All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. And all play and no work makes Jack a mere toy, too.

The Internet we're using right now was designed as a military-use network, so it's certainly not impossible for this to find a more "serious" use.

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Originally Posted by anon

All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. And all play and no work makes Jack a mere toy, too.

The Internet we're using right now was designed as a military-use network, so it's certainly not impossible for this to find a more "serious" use.

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hehe sure, i just wonder sometimes when i see the vast amounts of money put into mobile phone games for example ...
putting that into something else or maybe just parts of it might improve medicine or space exploration