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Microsoft demo comp

by Andy Hawkins · in General Discussion · 04/03/2007 (4:35 pm) · 2 replies

Can someone explain how I can enter a game using these seemingly confining conditions...

Quote:1. Best Threaded Game -- for the demo that best shows off the computational power of a multi-core processor, and 2. Best Game on the Go -- for the demo that best shows advances in laptop gaming. Think fun. Think fast. Think features.

I can't think of any an indie could do, to make a demo conform to this. Please explain...
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Torque Owner Joel Davis
#1
04/03/2007 (5:03 pm)
1. Write a game with streaming. That's a great application of multi-core to games. Or write a game that has a separate physics thread. Or something else computationally expensive.

2. Write a game that uses Wi-fi and automatically detects if other players are nearby. Imagine a LAN-game, except that people are constantly pluging and unplugging their computers from the netork. :)

Torque Owner Edward Smith
Silencersoft
#2
04/03/2007 (7:23 pm)
A separate AI thread maybe a good way to go for the multi-core one.