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Graphics technology company, Nvidia, has announced acquisition of Ageia Technologies, the company behind PhysX software, in order to bring GeForce-accelerated PhysX to gamers around the world.
For those not in the know, PhysX is a chip that Ageia makes that makes killing and blowing up stuff with say a PlayStation controller all the more lifelike -- especially to the satisfaction of an entire generation of video gamers who probably know what it feels like when you hit a fuel truck with an RPG.
Ageia acknowledges the fact that the processing power required to simulate events like explosions and smoke and fog is so huge -- that it took them a standalone chip to be able to drive that experience home, somewhat.
In the words of Ageia, its PhysX processor forms part of the "gaming power triangle", comprising the CPU, the GPU (either Nvidia or AMD's ATI), and the PhysX 'Physics processing unit". The company's Web site says that the third leg of this power triangle 'moves and interacts' to take gaming to the next level with pervasive dynamic motion and interaction.
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