First-use stutter, shader compilation and caching
A new visual effect may need GPU code prepared before it can be drawn. That delay differs from consistently slow rendering.
Porting basics
Understand the program, game data and runtime behind different ways of bringing games to new devices.
A bigger window is only part of a sharper picture
Internal rendering, scaling and source assets set different limits on image clarity before a frame reaches the screen.
Emulation and direct translation: what’s the difference?
Two wordless factory animations illustrate how emulators and static recompilation handle a game’s instructions and runtime.