RE: [Algorithms] XGDC conference

[Graham S. R. <gr...@se...>]

Wow,

Lots of attendees here! I appreciate the feedback folks. Starting to get
excited. I'm planning to propose a talk on predicting and managing numerical
error for stable physics simulation for games. The XGDC topic list on
xgames3d.com has me listed with a title of "Advanced Physics Programming,"
but really the idea is to introduce formal techniques for analyzing the
errors introduced by numerical techniques, the way that the errors
propogate(sometimes leading to instability and blow-ups), and how to control
the errors by designing or selecting the right solution scheme. Sounds a bit
boring, but just about everything I've seen related to game physics
simulation has skipped over this, and it is essential to achieving the most
robust physics simulations.

I'm also going to submit at least one proposal to GDC on a related matter.
By the time GDC rolls around hopefully I'll have some more interesting
examples, such as tricky collision detection examples.

Graham Rhodes