Abstract
The Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) offers the computational power of a parallel processor at low cost, which makes it a great starter unit for development in parallel programming. To explore the capabilities of the unit, we took a simple ray tracing program and extended it to render triangulated height field data across the PS3's 6 synergistic processing units (SPUs). We also implemented the heat averaging equation as a precursor to CFD analysis on the PS3. In our studies, we found the Cell engine in the PS3 to be a powerful machine, however great care must be taken while developing because its unique platform calls for many levels of optimization to ensure efficiency.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 125-132 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Visual Geosciences |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2008 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Acknowledgments We acknowledge discussions with Prof. Paul Woodward and help from Spring Liu. This research was supported by the Middleware grant of IF program of National Science Foundation.
Copyright:
Copyright 2008 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
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