Title : 
The computer graphics wars heat up
         
        
            Author : 
Macedonia, Michael
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
US Army Simulation, Training, & Instrum. Command, Orlando, FL, USA
         
        
        
        
        
            fDate : 
10/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
The author describes the present status of computer graphics hardware. While console games flourished, PC game sales have plummeted. The plans of Nvidia and ATI, the 3D graphics world´s two dominant players are described.
         
        
            Keywords : 
computer graphic equipment; rendering (computer graphics); 3D graphics cards; ATI Radeon 9700 Pro; GameCubes; Nvidia NV30; PC game sales; Siggraph; Xbox; computer graphics hardware; console games; Computer displays; Computer graphics; Computer industry; Engines; Games; Kirk field collapse effect; Marketing and sales; Military computing; Rendering (computer graphics); World Wide Web;
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/MC.2002.1039523