Middleware: Code You Can Build OnUse Autodesk middleware technologies to create innovative, new gaming experiences. Production-proven, reliable, flexible, and backed by solid support, Autodesk middleware helps free developers to focus their skills on what makes their games fun and unique. Autodesk KynapseAutodesk® Kynapse® middleware is a leading artificial intelligence (AI) solution for game development and real-time simulations. Bring your games to life with characters that can find their way through complex 3D environments, and even coordinate with teams. Used by more than 80 AAA titles, Kynapse is a proven solution for putting the brain in your game. | Image courtesy of Mythic Entertainment, an EA Studio. |
| Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning
"The huge and complex world of Warhammer: Age of Reckoning meant we needed a very robust pathfinding solution. Autodesk Kynapse gave us an algorithmic solution, enabling fuller exploration of our world."
—Matt Shaw, Chief Technology Officer, Mythic Entertainment |
Autodesk HumanIKAutodesk® HumanIK® animation middleware is a runtime solution for creating believable, interactive 3D character animation for games. HumanIK helps enhance animation systems by enabling characters to interact with and procedurally adapt to game environments. With fewer game play constraints, HumanIK brings games to life with more immersive 3D character animation experiences. | See HumanIK in Action
This introductory video illustrates how the use of HumanIK middleware can help game animation teams achieve more realistic run-time character animation and more efficient use of animation data. |
| Image courtesy of Ubisoft. |
| Ubisoft Assassin’s Creed
"With Autodesk HumanIK, I was able to push the boundaries of next-generation gameplay on the Assassin's Creed franchise by procedurally adapting characters to their dynamic environment at runtime."
—Eric Bibeau, Animation Programmer, Ubisoft |
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