Rockin' out with Metal!

Alex Persian will be giving a presentation on Metal (https://developer.apple.com/metal/), an API for GPU-accelerated 3D graphics. If you are interested in making games and/or optimizing your graphics-heavy app, then this talk is for you! Metal is widely used in mobile games, including such titles as Vainglory (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/vainglory/id671464704?mt=8) and Asphalt 8: Airborne (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/asphalt-8-airborne/id610391947?mt=8).

Here are some useful links and resources that you can check out before the talk:

• Metal synopsis:
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/makes-apples-metal-graphics-technology-special/

• Advantages of Metal when applied to games:
http://www.macgamerhq.com/opinion/mac-metal-interview-with-feral/

• General info about dithering:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dither

Pizza and drinks will be provided!

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Kendall (Red Line)
Lechmere (Green Line)