Gaming & Entertainment — Posts

33 posts on "Gaming & Entertainment" by Shlomo Strauss — bilingual writing on technology, science, and business.

An AI-native game engine is taking aim at Epic and Unity's duopoly — Immense, a new game engine built by a former Epic director, uses parallel AI agents to handle physics, lighting, and audio — and could disrupt the…
How NASA's 1989 VIEW Project Laid the Foundation for Modern VR — Although NASA's 1989 VIEW project failed its space goals, its optical and tracking innovations laid the groundwork for Nintendo, Oculus, and modern VR.
Google's AI game demo wiped billions off gaming stocks — but is the — Google's Project Genie demo triggered a sharp sell-off in major gaming stocks, but the real AI threat to the industry likely comes from code-generation…
Why Nvidia skipped new GPU launches and what DLSS 4.5 signals instead — VRAM shortages driven by AI server demand blocked new GPU launches, so Nvidia responded with a Transformer-based DLSS 4.5 upgrade that generates graphics…
Why a 2002 PS2 game suddenly sells for $400 — and nobody plays it — A leak of PlayStation 5 boot keys revealed that exploiting a critical vulnerability requires a rare physical copy of Star Wars Racer Revenge, sending its…
The technology powering the Sphere's massive LED exterior — A look at how 1,500 Nvidia A6000 GPUs, 1.2 million LED tiles, and custom sync software bring the Sphere's exterior screen to life.
GTA 6's staggering budget and what it reveals about the games — With an estimated $2 billion development budget and forecasts of $7 billion in profit within two months of launch, GTA 6 is a case study in betting…
How a $10,000 card-shuffling machine became the tool of a global — Federal charges against 31 suspects across 11 countries detail how the DeckMate 2 shuffler was compromised via its USB and network ports to signal winning
Why moderate gaming is not a waste of time — A busy tech consultant makes the case that gaming's demand for total focus delivers cognitive benefits and mental detachment that few other activities can
The video switcher that assembles a live TV broadcast in real time — A look at the video switcher in a broadcast control room — the device that merges cameras, remote feeds, and graphics into the final picture viewers see…
ASUS's gold-plated GPU pushes luxury PC hardware to a new extreme — ASUS's ROG Astral Dhahab line, sold exclusively in the Middle East, is set to get a 5 kg solid 24K gold variant worth over half a million dollars, paired…
Donate to California wildfire relief and you could appear as a South — Comedy Central has partnered with a California wildfire relief fund, giving donors a chance to win a spot as an animated character in the next season of…
Owning vs. licensing: how the digital age redefined what you actually — From a Nintendo Switch button to HDMI cables, the licensing model Bill Gates pioneered has quietly eroded what consumers actually own when they pay for a…
The 1958 physics experiment that launched a $220 billion industry — A 1958 analog tennis game built on a repurposed oscilloscope is recognized as the first real-time video game, and the unlikely ancestor of today's gaming,
Jensen Huang sees billions of robots filling the labor gap within 20 — In a Bloomberg interview, Nvidia's CEO outlined a future shaped by robot labor, physics-based AI training environments, and fully AI-managed data centers.
Behind the scenes at Channel 10: a technology advisor's perspective — Seven months advising Channel 10 from its planning stages offered a close look at how talent, management, and technology converge to launch a broadcaster.
Google's Genie 2 generates playable game worlds from a single image — Google's Genie 2 turns a single image into a navigable game environment, and may soon help studios cut the years and millions required to ship a AAA title.
Academic bars in China blend beer with university lectures — A growing trend in China brings real academics into bars to lecture curious drinkers — a concept Israel's Weizmann Institute pioneered locally back in…
Disney built a stunt robot to bring Spider-Man's aerial moves to life — Disney's stunt robot is filmed in real time as it flies through the air, achieving human-like motion that current animation software struggles to…
Elon Musk claims a Diablo 4 world record — and the gaming world is — Musk posted a run that would place him first globally in Diablo 4's level 150, but the gaming community is debating whether the achievement is legitimate.
A candle timer as a mechanical if statement — A candle-and-ring switch shows how code constructs like loops and conditionals map directly onto physical mechanisms, making abstract programming logic…
The LAPD's patrol robot looks like it came straight from a video game — The LAPD's new autonomous patrol robot bears a striking resemblance to drones from Ghost Recon: Breakpoint, raising familiar questions about government…
Neuralink's brain implant for the blind gets FDA approval for human — Neuralink's Blindsight device pairs cameras with a brain implant targeting the visual cortex, potentially giving sight even to those blind from birth.
The IPTV piracy scheme that unraveled because of a YouTube flex — A man who ran an illegal IPTV restreaming operation earning $34 million was caught after flaunting his wealth on YouTube, and sentenced to five and a half
Video games are heading to the Olympics — and the stigma deserves a — Beyond the familiar criticisms, video games offer real cognitive and social benefits — provided consumption stays balanced rather than compulsive.
Mono, stereo, binaural and Atmos: a quick guide to audio formats — A concise breakdown of the main audio formats, from mono to object-based sound, and how each one attempts to recreate spatial hearing.
Why green screens are green: the optics and sensor science behind — Camera sensors dedicate half their pixels to green, and the color contrasts well with human skin tones — two reasons that made green the default for video
The quiet engineering inside a professional XLR cable — An XLR cable uses three internal wires and phase inversion to cancel electromagnetic interference — a clever design that keeps professional audio clean.
Cloud gaming vs. local hardware: does Nvidia GeForce Now make sense — Nvidia GeForce Now promises 4K/120fps gaming at a fraction of local hardware costs, but Israeli users face real limitations due to distance from European…
RGB vs. aRGB: the real difference behind PC lighting — A clear breakdown of how standard RGB and addressable aRGB lighting work, and why mixing components from different manufacturers can make PC builds…
Your PC is furniture — it's time to treat it like one — A custom-built PC can reflect your personality and complement your workspace just as much as any other design element in the room.
Roblox is bringing ads to its virtual world, with an age restriction — Roblox plans to place in-world billboard ads restricted to users 13 and older, opening a new revenue stream for brands targeting the next generation of…
CPU vs GPU: why core count matters more than speed — A clear breakdown of how CPUs and GPUs differ in architecture, and why massively parallel but simple cores give GPUs the edge in gaming, crypto, and AI.