MikeB on 04 April 2009
Some relevant Insomniac quotes:
"Isn't it harder to program for the SPUs?
No."
"But isn't programming for the SPUs different?
The SPU is not a magical beast only tamed by wizards.
It's just a CPU
Get your feet wet. Code something.
No."
"But isn't programming for the SPUs different?
The SPU is not a magical beast only tamed by wizards.
It's just a CPU
Get your feet wet. Code something.
Conclusions
* It's not that complicated.
* Good data and good design works well on the SPUs (and will work well anywhere)
-Sometimes you can get away with bad design and bad data on other platforms
-...for now. Bad design will not survive this generation.
*Lots of opportunities for optimization.
* It's not that complicated.
* Good data and good design works well on the SPUs (and will work well anywhere)
-Sometimes you can get away with bad design and bad data on other platforms
-...for now. Bad design will not survive this generation.
*Lots of opportunities for optimization.
http://www.insomniacgames.com/tech/articles/0208/files/insomniac_spu_programming_gdc08.ppt
