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"PS2 Physics"

Did any one see Games Lab on Tuesday on .TV? It was all about physics in computers. It was discussing the PS2 a little. The bloke said that the PS2 is very powerful, which we know and is capable of using advanced physics for games. What this means is that the game will actually behave like they do in real life. Driving games will have the same physics that real driving has. Before games did have physics but basically they had to be simplfied down to actually run them. The bloke was impressed with the PS2 as he said that its like havinga supercomputer on top of your TV. He said within the next year the games we play will have physics that havent been seen before.

F1 2001 is so much more realistic than any PS1 F1 game. GT3 uses some advanced Physics but not as much as is possiable. Thats why games like Redfaction can use the Geomod as the PS2 can handle the Physics, pretty easily.

Not as such but I have read a little of it and understand it. What I meant was it may be a little advanced e.t.c but doing A-Level computing and being interested in the PS2 and computing I understand whats going on. I have read information before about the PS2 and how it works e.t.c. It is advanced, but to me I would find it easier to understand as I have been taught about Buses, Acumaltors e.t.c then say a person who just plays games and hasnt been taught this sort of stuff.

Adrian, you wouldn't learn much of that type of thing in a Computing class at School, I've got Higher Computing and you do a little about buses, mips and flops etc., but that article is much more advanced.

Jive wrote:
It's a bit
> heavy going but stay with it and all will become clear!

I do A-Level Computing so I know quite alot. Last computing exam tommorow.

Nah, Sony running scared should win it today.

Goatboy wrote:
> Yes there is a way of shortening that.

"Please give me a
> gameaday win"

Bonus wrote:
> Jive, is there any way of writing that shorter, I don't want to be like MS and cut corners now do i??

LOL!!

Yeah sorry mate, I was only jesting with you :)

Yes there is a way of shortening that.

"Please give me a gameaday win"

Jive, is there any way of writing that shorter, I don't want to be like MS and cut corners now do i??

Bonus! man "war and peace" was shorter than that! :-)

Yeah it is a great website for explaining the workings of the PS2 and I can't wait to see the developments in the future, you've only gotta look at the 1st Ridge Race for the PSx and then to FF9 to see how graphics have advanced!

My PS2 sits ontop of my video with my PSx sat ontop of that!

nope, on top of my stereo, so i could wire it up easily.

Who has their PS2 on top of their telly?