Texture pop-in may be about to pop-out of existence thanks to even faster asset streaming ushered in by new Zstandard support in DirectStorage

According to Microsoft's own benchmarks, GDeflate is still the way to go for developers wanting to let the GPU handle asset loading, but Zstd is better for CPU-intensive projects. Zstd does also offer ...
IEEE

Ray-Tracing and Physical Optics Modeling of Leaky Wave Antennas Combined With Lenses

Abstract: We present an efficient and accurate modeling of arbitrary-shaped locally modulated leaky wave antennas (LWAs) combined with dielectric lenses by means of a combined ray-tracing (RT) and ...
IEEE

ACSim: A Novel Acoustic Camera Simulator With Recursive Ray Tracing, Artifact Modeling, and Ground Truthing

Abstract: We present a novel acoustic camera simulator that generates realistic sonar images by incorporating recursive ray tracing and sonar artifact modeling and provides various ground truth labels ...
Polygon

I tried and failed (and failed) to escape an invincible alien in Don’t Nod’s latest sci-fi game

Over the past decade, Don’t Nod has explored the soul-sucking worlds of 17th-century America, post-WWI London, dystopian Paris, and a high school in the Pacific Northwest. But for its next trick, the ...
Game Rant

Resident Evil Remake Path Tracing Mod Improves Graphics

Emir is a UK-based writer and editor, with a strong foundation in language earned through his university studies. Now focusing on gaming journalism, Emir blends his love for video games with his ...