AMD collaborates with Autodesk

Now game developers and 3D artists will have access to new creative workflow capabilities in Maya to help create interactive cloth simulations on a greater range of workstations and PCs, including those based on AMD FirePro professional graphics cards and AMD CPUs. “We are committed to providing the CG developer community with high-performance solutions to help unleash their creativity on the screen,” said Rob Hoffmann, senior product marketing manager, Autodesk Media & Entertainment. “The Bullet Physics plug-in will open up the Maya 2012 software to more graphics hardware options and introduce OpenCL programming interfaces, helping to reduce CG development time and enable a more visual experience for the end-user.” “We are proponents of industry standards like OpenCL and Bullet Physics because they can simplify programming as well as removing barriers caused by proprietary technologies that can restrict developers’ creativity,” said Sandeep Gupte, general manager, AMD Professional Graphics. “With the new Bullet Physics plug-in for Maya 2012, CG content developers will be able to focus their time and energy on the creation of realistic visuals and amazing special effects for innovative games and movies.”