14 DAY TRIAL // Intel has recently tried to demonstrate the advantages of multi core processors design to gamers, attracting attention towards its new processor lineup. The company sponsored Cyberathlete Professional League (CPL) World Tour Grand Finals in New York, where it provided computers with multi-core chips and also revealed names of game titles that use the multi-threaded execution.
"In Black & White 2, multi-core technology enabled our development team to move the entire physics engine - the component that makes game objects behave like real-life objects - to a separate thread. As a result, we have managed to run many more objects in the physics simulation so complex scenes appear much more realistic. We also utilized multi-core capabilities in our title The Movies and are excited about the future of multi-core processing", said Tim Rance, Chief Technology Officer of Lionhead studios.
The ability to run different threads, or components of the game in parallel can't make games run faster but can make it more engaging. The majority of the games today don't use the multi-core advantages, but several games do.
Intel has showed gamers what they can do with its multi-core technology, but we will have to wait and see if they are to adopt these alternatives. Maybe if the company gives them away for free.