YouTube has cool video showing Windows games using DirectX running inside VMware Fusion for Mac OS X. This is demonstrating full DirectX 8.1 support inside Windows XP virtual machines.
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Disclaimer: I work at VMware.I am not one of the fusion devs but am very familiar with the product.
The 3D feature has been in VMware workstation since version 5.5 It has been labeled experimental and can only be enabled by manually editing a vmx file in 5.5. In version 6 and fusion this will be a check box in an advanced option.
Alot of work is being done on 3D now. Implementing it was not an easy task. 3D is something that was added in mainly to address the concerns of CAD and other 3D modeling programs of the type. For about a year now, the focus has shifted to making 3D work on all things 3D rather than a focused niche.
We were hoping to release the beta2 and high lighting the 3d feature along with some other "surprises" (that is all I will say).
The timing of this video kind of shadows the IPO announcement which is great for us and our customers as that will mean we can expand at a larger pace and dedicate more resources to creating products our customers want.
DX work is currently progressing rapidly. Some DX9.0 games WILL play in Fusion and workstation...however it is not %100 yet. Hence experimental. I hope this answers some questions.
Since the 3D feature is similar to the one in workstation feel free to try out games on the Linux version of Workstation and post to http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?messageID=482829벚...
It is a Psdueo HCL for games. I can make the devs aware of the forum and with some community support maybe the 3D can be improved and developed quicker.
So yes one reason 3D is there to have people test it BUT it is not there only for that. There are legitimate customers who use that feature in production environments as is.
Edited 2007-02-08 23:21
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While on the subject, any idea if/when DX support will make its way into Linux?
AFAIR, neither VMWare Server 1.01 nor workstation 5.5 support OGL/D3D under Linux host.
EDIT: Ignore me.
After I re-read you post I got the answer - VMW 6.0.
Thanks,
- Gilboa
Edited 2007-02-10 14:16
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That would be a good reason. But if it is highly unstable, why wrap it into the product and advertise it? And answering "because they need people to test it to make it better" isn't fair.