"Vulkan" Could be glNext' Name

"Vulkan" Could exist glNext' Name – GDC Reveal Side by side Week

Khronos Group might have revealed the proper noun of their new API, via a trademark registration. Both DirectX 12 and glNext, are going to exist revealed adjacent calendar week, during the GDC event. Khronos trademark registration reads as follows:

"Computer software, namely application programming interfaces for the purpose of creating, rendering, and displaying 2D and 3D computer graphics; computer software, namely application programming interfaces for the purpose of accessing parallel computing resources; downloadable specifications for the aforementioned appurtenances."

"Vulkan" could be the name of OpenGL's successor

Seeing as Khronos is indeed responsible for the new API, and the description of the trademark implies exactly that, "rendering, and displaying 2D and 3D computer graphics;figurer software" it's safe to assume that Vulkan could exist the glNext' name.

The Game Developer's Conference takes place during March 2 – 6, and will feature over 400 lectures, panels, tutorials and round-table discussions, with speakers from all over the gaming space.
Microsoft will host "The Hereafter of Gaming Across the Microsoft Ecosystem" and it's a no brainer that the HoloLens volition make an appearance."Developing Games for Windows 10″ is Microsoft'due south 2nd panel in which they could probably evidence us what games we can expect later this year and probably talk about DirectX 12 implementation.

AMD will be present equally well to discuss TressFX implementation in the Dawn, engine, Eidos', new engine powering the new Deus Ex championship. AMD will also exist part of a session, aslope Valve and others, during which glNext will exist discussed.

Next week will definitely be quite exciting, with so many different subjects to exist discussed, then many devices and software applications to exist demonstrated, it volition surely exist a very important fourth dimension for anyone involved with the industry. From DirectX 12 and Vulkan(glNext), to VR devices such as Oculus Rift, Sony's Project Morpheus, and a potential VR device from Valve. To new engines, new game IP announcements and demonstrations, GDC has never been this thrilling.

"Vulkan" and DirectX 12 will not be the only exciting things at GDC

Nvidia, will exist hosting their own event at the same fourth dimension, on March tertiary, entitled, "Fabricated To Game", during which they volition potentially reveal a new gaming device, that will "redefine the future of gaming". Nvidia claims that it has been five years in the making. This new device could maybe be a new gaming portable system, that could use either Android or a new API (similar glNext) and will most definitely be powered by the Tegra X1 SoC. The X1, is reported to take 1 teraflop of computing ability, which brings it very close to the Xbox One hardware.

Another very likely possibility is that it will be a VR headset that could potentially characteristic the Tegra X1 on lath, thusly not requiring any external devices, like a high-cease PC. Of course it wouldn't exist true to Nvidia's strategy if a very powerful Geforce GPU wasn't required to run the VR device, so it could also just be a VR headset like to the Oculus.

Regardless, all of these exciting aspects of the industry, will be demonstrated at GDC, then hold on tight every bit nosotros will be in for quite a ride, We will bring you coverage of the GDC event as well every bit any new data on Vulkan(or however it may exist chosen), DirectX 12, games, engines, AMD and Nvidia every bit soon as the prove stars.