AGEIA physX PPU (novadex/ODE)

[zparticle]

http://personal.inet.fi/atk/kjh2348fs/ageia_physx.html

Some really neat videos.

[jfelrod1960]

Didn't see anything about novadex/ODE

Would be nice in a Java application.  Don't you think?

[Falken]

That PPU chip is amazing!!
I can't wait to see it embedded in Java-powered devices.  I've been looking at the <a href="http://www.physicstools.org/">Open Dynamics Framework</a> initiative where Ageia are trying to get everyone to agree on a standardised API interface for all physics engines.  This will undoubtedly lead to Java bindings.  If you're aware of the <a href="http://www.khronos.org/">Khronos Group</a> consortium then you will know there is a lot of ongoing activity towards creating Java bindings for embedded hardware such as <a href="http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=239">OpenGL-ES</a>, <a href="http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=234">OpenSL-ES</a> and <a href="http://www.jcp.org/en/jsr/detail?id=226">OpenVG</a>.  Ageia is a member of that group and it's not difficult to see why - they want their chip to be embedded in future Java-powered devices, such as smart phones and set-top boxes.  So surely it's only a matter of time before us Java game developers get to play with OpenGL-ES and a physics PPU on Java-enabled devices.