Computer scientist Michael McGuigan told New Scientist magazine he believed a “Matrix”-style virtual world, in which one cannot always distinguish between what’s real and what’s not, could be up and running in just a few years. His optimism derived in part from the impressive ramp-up in processing speed he obtained with the lab’s BlueGene/L supercomputer while running a conventional ray-tracing software program that mimics the effect of natural light.
The result? An eye-fooling virtual beam.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Are We Closer to a 'Matrix'-Style Virtual World?
Perhaps it has all been a digital dream...
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