Short video, covering PhysX Technology overview from Jen-Hsun Huang GTC 09 keynote, is available now on Nvidia YouTube channel (in 720p and 1080p versions).

Clip demonstrates realtime demos of SPH Fluid and multigrid Eulerian Smoke simulations.

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User dolesistheboss uploaded nice HD video, showcasing PhysX Destruction demo from Jen-Hsun Huang GTC keynote. Description says:

The goal was to try and construct a wall similar to how it may be constructed on a movie set and break it apart in a realistic manor in real-time. In this scenario we chose to throw ragdolls at it to fracture and splinter bits and pieces off.

The demo uses PhysX 2.8.3 and a beta release of APEX Destruction.

During opening Keynote with Jen-Hsun Huang at GPU Technology Conference, several PhysX applications were used to demonstrate computing capabilities of new Fermi architecture. We are now able provide a little more details.

SPH-fluid simulation with Navier-Stokes solvers demo was built using 128 000 particles to create realistic realtime water behavior.

Update:

PhysX Wall Destruction demo is using APEX Destruction Module to simulate wall being destroyed by the impact of flying ragdolls. Over 10 000 rigid bodies represents debris and wall chunks – all being processed and fully self-shadowed by the GPU.

Update #2:

Video for PhysX fluid demo available

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