Ritual To Present a DX10 Engine at GDC 06

[Farid]

http://www.cmpevents.com/GD06/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=2128

Ritual: Next-Gen Visual Effects on Direct3D 10
Speaker: Douglas Service (Director of Technology Development, Ritual Entertainment), Sam Glassenberg (Program Manager, Microsoft)
Date/Time: TBD
Track: Programming
Format: 60-minute Lecture
Experience Level: Intermediate

Session Description
Ritual Entertainment is targeting Direct3D 10 in their next-generation Windows Vista title, leveraging a revolutionary new graphics hardware and software platform. In this session, discover how Ritual’s engineers are exploiting Direct3D10 Geometry Shaders, Stream Output, Render Target Arrays, Shader Model 4.0, and more, to deliver unprecedented visual effects in their game. Topics covered include an overview of new Direct3D 10 features, followed by a case study of art-content and architecture implications for a game engine that uses Direct3D 10 as its primary rendering path. A variety of visual effects enabled by the new pipeline capabilities are demonstrated in Ritual’s engine, including character and environmental effects.new pipeline capabilities will be demonstrated.

Geometry Shaders!

So, what can we expect? Paper talk? Or something running on some hardware? (R580? G80?)

 

[Geo]

http://www.cmpevents.com/GD06/a.asp?option=C&V=11&SessID=2128



Geometry Shaders!

So, what can we expect? Paper talk? Or something running on some hardware? (R580? G80?)

It does have that magical word "demonstrated", so I suppose we can hope.

 

[pc999]

What is this "Stream Output" ? Somethingh like a "streambuffer"?

I also like the word demostrated here , so maybe we get some video or a preview from g80/R600, cant wait.

 

[JHoxley]

What is this "Stream Output" ?

It's an awesome "sub feature" of the GS unit. It allows you to write the results of the GS to a buffer and then feed it back round to the IA to re-enter the pipeline. Makes for some pretty efficient data flows with minimal interaction from the CPU.

I wrote about it in my D3D10 overview on GDNet.

As for the use of the word demonstrated... I've got a load of demonstration videos... and if you're willing to wait a long time, I can also run them on the REFRAST @ 1hz

It'd be nice to see some D3D10 hardware, but I wouldn't say it's at all guaranteed from than snippet.

Jack

 

[the maddman]

Even demos from the REFRAST are better than nothing. We're all geeks, we need something shiny to look forward to.

Or, could Xenos do a limited version of DX10 in hardware for demos? There has to be something to let the software/hardware interface to be debugged before the hardware can be made.

 

[Geo]

Am I the only one who read the topic subject and expected something like "First, you must sacrafice a virgin. . .then you must throw sea salt in all four directions of the compass. . .followed by a consecration by an assembler programmer who can only speak in hex."

 

[Razor1]

Am I the only one who read the topic subject and expected something like "First, you must sacrafice a virgin. . .then you must throw sea salt in all four directions of the compass. . .followed by a consecration by an assembler programmer who can only speak in hex."

hmm virgin and consecration........... hmmm

 

[kyetech]

Am I the only one who read the topic subject and expected something like "First, you must sacrafice a virgin. . .then you must throw sea salt in all four directions of the compass. . .followed by a consecration by an assembler programmer who can only speak in hex."

I would say with certainty you were !

 

[Megadrive1988]

well GDC is in March...........maybe Nvidia has some early NV50 / G80 cards for them..... If Nvidia's DX10 card is launching 2nd half 06, I would imagine samples will be going around in early 06

the same can be said about ATI's R600.

 

[suryad]

I dont think ATI or Nvidia will have DX 10 parts available by then. Has teh DX 10 specification been finalized already?

 

[Kaotik]

I dont think ATI or Nvidia will have DX 10 parts available by then. Has teh DX 10 specification been finalized already?

Don't know about finalized, but December SDK has DX10 stuff in it, and Vista's latest build (December CTP / 5270) has DirectX 10

 

[Inane_Dork]

It's quite possible to use no more than DX7 level hardware with the DX9 API.

 

[_xxx_]

Even demos from the REFRAST are better than nothing. We're all geeks, we need something shiny to look forward to.

Hey, I'm not a geek!!!

Though looking at my postcount... ok, I am too.

I think it will be Sin Episodes with some DX10 bits here and there.

 

[Matasar]

Nvidia has a DX10 part card running..

 

[Geo]

Nvidia has a DX10 part card running..

Too much or too little. I shall go with too little, and ask for more.

 

[_xxx_]

Nvidia has a DX10 part card running..

How nice! Now I worry no more about the future of gaming!

 

[Matasar]

I know no more then that about it. Useless info =)
But maybe thats they card we will se at the show..

 

[Megadrive1988]

oh I forgot - another possible hardware to be running the new DX10 engine - S3's next gen DX10 SM4.0 GPU, Destination Films.

 

[chavvdarrr]

what? no one had mentioned power vr 6 yet?!

 

[Farid]

I think it will be Sin Episodes with some DX10 bits here and there.

Sin Episodes uses, and that visibly, the Source Engine.
I'd think that any new version of the Engine would be presented by Gabe "Stained shirt" Newell, and not by a licensee.

what? no one had mentioned power vr 6 yet?!

We stopped mentioning PVR cards after Serie 5, each time it makes everyone sad and all.