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Nvidia Maxwell tech re-creates moon landing video

A new behind-the-scenes video issued by Nvidia shows how the company's new Maxwell GPU and VXGI tech was able to re-create the 1969 lunar landing.

Ozzie Mejia

September 19, 2014 11:35 AM

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At the end of last night's Nvidia GAME24 keynote, company co-founder and CEO Jen-Hsun Huang revealed perhaps the new Maxwell GPU's most impressive feat. Taking images from the 1969 moon landing, Maxwell and its voxel global illumination (VXGI) feature was able to capably re-create the full video in real-time.

Nvidia was able to closely simulate lighting based on lunar surfaces, sun and star positions, and other light sources using this technology. Of course, it was a painstaking process and Nvidia is now explaning it with a new behind-the-scenes video.

The idea of using their GeForce GTX tech to debunk lunar conspiracy theories should give an indicator of how powerful the new processors are and should also offer an idea of what the gaming applications could potentially be. For more, be sure to check out the full video below. Also, check out our interview with senior product manager Justin Walker, direct from the GAME24 event.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?