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Developer Newsletter: Issue #32
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NVIDIA at GDC 2006
 The Game Developers Conference is just a couple of weeks away!
NVIDIA will present techniques and development tools that will propel your applications to the next level. Additionally, attendees of our Sponsored Sessions on March 23rd will have a chance to win GeForce 7900 graphics cards.
Highights:
• Advanced Visual Effects with OpenGL
• Direct3D Day
• Graphics Rendering With OpenGL ES
• NVIDIA Mobile Performance Tools and GPU Performance Tuning (Sponsored)
• GPU Performance Tuning with NVIDIA Performance Tools (Sponsored)
• Cross-Platform Shader Development with FX Composer 2 (Sponsored)
• GPU Physics (Sponsored)
Visit the NVIDIA at GDC 2006 page to get full descriptions, schedules, and links to the official GDC web site.
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NVIDIA Developer Toolkit DVDs Available at the NVIDIA Booth
GDC 2006 is the perfect place to get the most recent NVIDIA Developer Toolkit DVD. This latest release features major updates of our performance tools: NVPerfKit 2.0, NVPerfHUD 4.0 (shown below), and the brand-new GLExpert 1.0, along with almost 4 GB of other useful tools and documents:
• NVShaderPerf
• FX Composer 1.8
• NVIDIA SDK 9.5
• GPU Programming Guide
• Conference Presentations
• Videos
• And much more...
In addition, the NVIDIA booth (#1008) will feature FX Composer 2, NVPerfHUD ES, gDEBugger, and more. Be sure to stop by to check out our tools, pick up a free DVD, and fill out a one minute survey to win a high-end graphics card.
NVIDIA Tools & SDKs page
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gDEBugger 2.3 OpenGL Function Calls Stats
gDEBugger has a new counter that shows how many times each OpenGL function call was executed in the previous frame and how expensive it was compared to the sum of all function calls. Look at the version 2.3 change log for a list of new features.
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NVIDIA GoForce 5500 
At the recent 3GSM World Congress 2006, NVIDIA's Embedded DevRel team proudly showcased the newest member of the GoForce family of handheld GPUs, the NVIDIA GoForce 5500. Also, Motorola's RAZR V3x with the GoForce 4800 handheld GPU won the coveted “Best 3GSM Handset 2006” award.
We look forward to visiting with you the Game Developers Conference in San Jose, CA, March 20-24th and CTIA in Las Vegas, April 4-7th. Stop by our booth or sessions to see the latest technologies, SDKs, and content. If you're new to this great opportunity, contact us at handset-dev@nvidia.com to discuss how you can partner with NVIDIA.
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NVIDIA Gelato® 2.0 Now Available
Gelato 2.0 with Sorbetto re-lighting technology is now available for sale. Gelato is NVIDIA's hardware-accelerated, final-frame renderer for film, television, and design. Among the new features in 2.0:
• Sorbetto™ interactive relighting technology
• Volume shadow maps
• Dynamic shadows
• Fast stereo rendering
• Improved Maya plug-in and image viewer tools
You can download an evaluation copy of Gelato from the Gelato Download Page. Also, come see Gelato demonstrated at GDC 2006, at the NVIDIA booth # 1008.
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February Windows Vista Drivers
ForceWare drivers for Windows Vista February Customer Technology Preview (CTP) are now available to Registered Developers. If you are not a registered developer and wish to receive access to developer forums, prerelease tools and drivers, and bug reporting tools, please contact your NVIDIA developer relations account manager or submit an application.
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