Today NVIDIA announces "Cg", a new high level, C-like programming language that makes programming very high-quality, cinematic type effects easier. Now, more than just a few gurus can implement the most advanced graphics effects into their games, CAD models and other content.
In addition to announcing a new high-level graphics language NVIDIA also announced today that this technology has been heartily embraced by the people it is intended to serve -- the developers. NVIDIA today also announced a set of tools for graphics developers to use with this new "Cg" language. Called the NVIDIA Cg Toolkit and featuring an advanced compiler, these tools and reference materials are free and downloadable from www.nvidia.com starting today.
For more info on this head over to NVNews - they are covering this story pretty well.
In addition to announcing a new high-level graphics language NVIDIA also announced today that this technology has been heartily embraced by the people it is intended to serve -- the developers. NVIDIA today also announced a set of tools for graphics developers to use with this new "Cg" language. Called the NVIDIA Cg Toolkit and featuring an advanced compiler, these tools and reference materials are free and downloadable from www.nvidia.com starting today.
For more info on this head over to NVNews - they are covering this story pretty well.