id	summary	reporter	owner	description	type	status	priority	milestone	component	version	resolution	keywords	cc	i_links	o_links
293	Evaluate PhysX support	bknecht	nobody	"== PhysX ==
PhysX is a hardware solution for physics. It is developed by Ageia, which has been bought by NVidia. PhysX is NOT open-source, but free to use. Read more about it on [http://www.golem.de/specials/physx/ golem]. The game [http://www.mirrorsedge.com/ Mirror's Edge] supports PhysX as well. Watch the trailer [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N1TJP1cxmo here]. Release date is in January 2009.

== Task ==
Find out more about PhysX. Points of interest are the following:
 * License: What happens to the Orxonox code when we support PhysX? Will we have to distribute PhysX-support of Orxonox separately in order to not corrupt the open-source-ness of Orxonox?
 * Importance: Find out if physics based hardware is becoming a trend or is PhysX an isolated phenomenon?
 * Linux-support: Check out if Linux supports this hardware. If there are no drivers available or if the support is rather limited, this project will become less important.
Create a Wiki page where you document your findings. Maybe discuss some points in the forum.

Start [http://www.nvidia.com/object/nvidia_physx.html here] to find out more about PhysX. There is also a [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/PhysX Wikipedia page]."	task	closed	minor	Future Engine Features	Physics/ODE		wontfix