Intel launches game to showcase new processor technology

By Erwin Oliva INQUIRER.net BANGKOK, Thailand--Chipmaker Intel is launching a game that hopes to showcase the power of its vPro processor technology. The game, dubbed Silicon Commander, is set in a sci-fi world called the Domain, where players can command an army of intelligent robots, the game's website said. Given the power and privileges in the Domain, players can command minions of robots, called Clients, to gather Silicon as they do battle, it added. The enemy, the Agents of Chaos, will try to destroy the player's army with viruses, hackers and spyware. "You are an IT manager in this game," said Adesh Gupta, regional platform architecture manager of the Server Platform Group of Intel in Asia Pacific, in a briefing here. In the game, players will need to use their IT skills to manage clients and budget their resources, while making sure they increase the productivity of their army to help gather more Silicon. Intel said players who are IT savvy will have an advantage over other players. The game will go live this month, Gupta said, adding that more details on the game will soon be revealed. The Intel vPro processor technology includes the Intel Core 2 Duo processor that uses the Intel Q35 Express chipset. It also comes with security and management capabilities fit for desktop PCs. This latest processor technology, codenamed Weybridge, has built-in capability to protect PC users from software-based attacks and other similar threats. The Intel vPRO is now being sold by different desktop PC vendors, Intel said.