Kynapse
Kynapseis theartificial intelligencemiddleware product, developed byKynogon,which was bought byAutodeskin 2008 and calledAutodesk Kynapse.In 2011, it has been re-engineered and rebrandedAutodesk Navigation.[3]
Since the discontinuation ofAutodesk Gameware,the product is obsolete.
Features
[edit]- A complete 3Dpathfinding
- An automatic AI data generation tool
- Optimizations formulticore/multiprocessing/Cellarchitectures
- Spatial reasoning
- Streaming mechanisms to handle very large terrains
- The management of dynamic and destructible terrains
Usage
[edit]Kynapse has been used in the development of more than 80 game titles includingMafia II,Crackdown,[4]Alone in the Dark 5,[5]Fable II,Medal of Honor: Airborne,Sacred 2: Fallen Angel,Watchmen: The End Is Nigh,Sonic the Hedgehog (2006),The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar[6]and theUnreal Engine.Kynapse is also being used by companies such asEADS,[7]BAE SystemsorÉlectricité de Franceto develop military or industrial simulation.
References
[edit]- ^Kynapse adds Wii support - News - www.developmag.com
- ^Barnett, Patrick (March 7, 2012)."Autodesk Enters License Agreement with Nintendo".Nintendo World Report.
- ^"Autodesk Unveils New Gameware Navigation Artificial Intelligence Middleware".
- ^Gamasutra – Real Time Worlds Grabs Kynapse AI For Crackdown
- ^Kynapse Gets Alone In The Dark news from 1UP.com
- ^Gamasutra – Turbine Chooses Kynapse For Major MMO Licenses
- ^"EADS NetCOS Utilizes Kynapse To Develop Next Generation Simulation Systems".modsim.org.Archived fromthe originalon 20 December 2010.Retrieved25 January2018.