Helping Valve to Power Up Steam Devices
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- Valve unveiled three new gaming devices: Steam Frame (VR headset), Steam Machine (gaming console), and Steam Controller.
- Steam Frame runs on an ARM-based CPU, using FEX to translate x86 machine code for compatibility with existing games.
- Igalia contributed to the development of Mesa3D Turnip, a Vulkan driver for Qualcomm Adreno GPUs, ensuring high performance and correctness.
- The team faced challenges in debugging and optimization, requiring extensive manual testing for game compatibility.
- Valve's commitment to open-source software like Mesa3D Turnip and FEX benefits the wider gaming and developer community.
- Igalia's work extends beyond Valve, improving Linux gaming ecosystem with contributions to Vulkan CTS and kernel schedulers like LAVD.
- Future efforts include enhancing SteamOS for better performance and energy efficiency, particularly for VR and gaming consoles.