Intrinsic Alchemy is a high-level game development platform that rises above the differences between hardware platforms and graphics APIs. By providing a uniform high-level, high-performance development and runtime environment, Intrinsic Alchemy allows developers to avoid the time-consuming work of providing platform portability, allowing them to concentrate on the creation of compelling game content.
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Whats the zinger? NVidia has agreed to use the same API! Yeah thats great, but is it fast? Other press releases for you guys: Real.com has partnered up with Monolith to work on the /games/ section using LithTech technology. Here's the PR, and to round things out, AMD has announced the release of Win2K and Linux PCnet ethernet drivers