Physically based rendering (PBR) is becoming more prevalent on mobile class GPUs. In this blog post I will give a quick overview of what PBR is, what the advantages and disadvantages of using it are, and some tips on how to use PBR and deferred rendering when running
To further promote our PowerVR Graphics SDK v4.0 launch, we’ve assembled a collection of videos to help new and existing PowerVR developers familiarize themselves with our tools and utilities. PowerVR SDK The video provides an overview of the PowerVR SDK. The SDK includes a cross-platform OS and API
If you are like me, you probably keep track of the latest reviews for upcoming smartphones and tablets, wondering which device to buy next. Part of the review process for many new devices includes a section called benchmarks. This usually is the part that turns the comments box
Intel® Atom™ processor Z3460/Z3480 supports OpenGL ES 3.0 and OpenCL 1.2 out of the box Alexandru Voica contributes to ‘My week with’, a column covering consumer products that use IP technologies from Imagination. When Intel first announced the new Atom Z3460/Z3480 (Merrifield) processors back in February, I was
The first PowerVR SDK of 2014 (PowerVR Graphics SDK v3.3) is here, and brings with it a variety of improvements for our utilities. Key features include support for OpenGL® ES 3.1 in PVRVFrame emulation libraries, PVRTrace recording for Android 4.4 KitKat, the implementation of a new Monitor window
Fur effects have traditionally presented a significant challenge in real time graphics. The latest desktop techniques employ Direct3D 11 tessellation to dynamically create hundreds of thousands of geometric hair follicles or fur strands on the fly. On mobile platforms, developers must make do with a far more restrained
Fur effects have traditionally presented a significant challenge in real time graphics. The latest desktop techniques employ Direct3D 11 tessellation to dynamically create hundreds of thousands of geometric hair follicles or fur strands on the fly. On mobile platforms, developers must make do with a far more restrained
PowerVR Rogue GPUs already running demos of the latest mobile API at GDC 2014 Almost two years after revealing their last major revision to the mobile-oriented OpenGL® ES graphics API, the Khronos Group is ready to unveil a brand new upgrade to the specification aimed at bringing a
PowerVR Rogue GPUs already running demos of the latest mobile API at GDC 2014 Almost two years after revealing their last major revision to the mobile-oriented OpenGL® ES graphics API, the Khronos Group is ready to unveil a brand new upgrade to the specification aimed at bringing a
GDC 2014 marks perhaps one of the most important chapters in the history of mobile graphics. This year we will be organizing a series of sessions which will focus on ray tracing, a technology that is well known in the professional animation market, but because of cost and
Once, when you were looking to develop a mobile application with complex graphics, in most cases you immediately thought of OpenGL ES. In this blog post we’ll be discussing the benefits of Vulkan and why you really ought to consider using this
If you were watching the World Cup earlier this year and for some reason weren’t gripped by what you were seeing you may have noticed the brand ‘Vivo’ on the advertising hoardings running down the sides of the pitches. I’d
On August 23rd-25th 2018, the first Smart China Expo was held in Chongqing, China and attracted more than 400 attendees from all over the country. The event was jointly organized by a variety of organisations; the Chongqing Municipal People’s Government;
“They’re dials! Just simple dials! How could they mess them up so badly?” Believe it or not, but it’s something we’ve cried out many times here at Imagination. If you’re wondering what on earth I’m going on about, which is
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