Supercharged Wireless 3D Gaming Through Hardware Acceleration

Speakers: David Ligon

Track: Mobile: 3D & Programming

Format: Tutorial

Experience Level: Advanced

Description: There is no questioning the significant increase in performance hardware acceleration brings to a system. As displays become larger and user expectations increase, putting an increased demand on the limited power supply of wireless terminals, hardware support for compelling gaming content will be essential. In addition, the ability to free up valuable CPU resources is of the utmost importance to system and content designers. The advantage of utilizing hardware acceleration is clearly evident in the use of 3D acceleration in mobile handsets' performing three-dimensional rendering within hardware. This presentation highlights the advantages of hardware acceleration within mobile handsets, the limitations of software acceleration, and how hardware-accelerated 3D graphics rendering will propel the wireless 3D gaming market.

Idea Takeaway: The goal of this presentation is to deliver a general overview of what is possible by using hardware acceleration in mobile handsets, and specifically, how the use of hardware acceleration can dramatically increase the wireless 3D gaming experience.

Intended Audience: This lecture is intended for an audience with an understanding of wireless system design and who are interested in learning the advanced capabilities hardware acceleration brings to 3G mobile phones.