Valve, EA, and Unity To Unveil New Graphics API at GDC

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The successor to the OpenGL graphics application programming interface (API) will be revealed at a panel at the Game Developers Conference taking place on March 5 in San Francisco, PC Gamer has reported.
The panel is titled, "glNext: The Future of High Performance Graphics (Presented by Valve)" and will include developers and engineers from Valve, Electronic Arts, Epic Games, and Unity Technologies. It will unveil "upcoming cross-platform graphics API designed for modern programming techniques and processors" which is Khronos Group's successor to OpenGL.
The panel will present a technical breakdown of the new API as well as show off live demos with real-world applications running on glNext drivers and hardware. GameSpot will be present at this year's GDC, so be sure to stay tuned to the site for breaking news as it rolls out.




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