The document discusses a presentation given by Seth Schneider from Intel and Russ Glaeser from Cascade Game Foundry. It introduces Intel's Graphics Performance Analyzers (GPA) tool and demonstrates how it was used to optimize the game Infinite Scuba developed by Cascade Game Foundry. The presentation covered an overview of GPA, details about Infinite Scuba, and a live demo of using GPA to analyze and improve performance of the game.

1. Seth Schneider – Intel® GPA
Russ Glaeser – Cascade Game Foundry

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Agenda
• Introduction to GPA
• Meet Cascade Game Foundry and Infinite Scuba
• Live workflow and optimization demo
• Questions

3. PC Windows* Mobile (Windows, Android*)

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Intel® GPA - Optimize Your Graphics Applications!
High–End
GPU
Mainstream
Graphics
10fps
5fps
60+
fps
5fps
30 fps
30+
fps
Intel® Graphics
Performance
Analyzers

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Host/Target Architecture
Host System Target System

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Host OS
 Win 7, Win 8.1, Win 10
(64-bit)
DirectX
 DX 9, 9EX, 10.x, 11.0,
11.1, 12
Target Hardware
 Intel, NVidia* & AMD*
GPUs
 Windows x86 Tablets
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Optimize Windows*, Android*, and Ubuntu* games!
Windows
Gaming
Android
Gaming
Host OS
 Windows, Ubuntu, Mac*
OSX
OpenGL ES
 1.x, 2.x, 3.x
Target Hardware
 Intel® Atom™, ARM
Android OS
 4.x, 5.x, 6.x
Ubuntu
Gaming
Host OS
 Ubuntu 14.04, 15.04
OpenGL
 3.2, 3.3, 4.0, 4.1 (Core
Profile)
Target Hardware
 Intel® HD Graphics 4k-6k
Target OS
 Ubuntu 14.04, 15.04

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What’s inside Intel® GPA?
System Analyzer / HUD
Graphics Frame
Analyzer
Platform Analyzer
In-game analysis
Single frame analysis
Timeline analysis
Graphics Monitor
Launch & config tool

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How to use GPA?
HUD / System Analyzer:
Frame Analyzer:
Platform Analyzer:
CPU Limited
GPU Limited
Capture Frame
Capture Trace
?Run with
Intel® GPA
In-Game Analysis Offline Analysis

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How to get started?
Download for FREE at https://software.intel.com/gpa/
• No Code Changes Needed
• No Root Required*
• No Mobile App Installation
• ADB interface
* For platform analysis or debug enabled application
• No Code Changes Needed
• No Environment Changes
• No IDE Necessary
• Dual or Single System Analysis

10. Russ Glaeser – Development Director at CGF

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Cascade Game Foundry
• We specialize in simulation
experiences
 Reality-Based
 Serious Games
 Gamification
• PC/Mac Desktop & Virtual
Reality
• 5 or so people

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Infinite Scuba
• SCUBA diving simulator
• Real-World locations
• Highly Detailed 5’
Experience
• 150-200’ Visibility
• Underwater

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Infinite Scuba - Room for Improvement
• Multiple layers of effects
 water surface
 lighting
 caustics
 detritus
 godrays
 fog
 breath/bubbles
 physiological
• We have no graphics
programmer
• Unity hides the details

14. Infinite Scuba + Intel GPA

15. FREE GPA download at: https://software.intel.com/gpa
Inflate Scuba: https://www.infinitescuba.com/news
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Intel® GPA Release Notes
https://software.intel.com/en-us/articles/intel-gpa-release-notes

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