More than a 3D physics engine, Havok has become a comprehensive game development platform. Nvidia and Autodesk have a stronger competitor now. Microsoft has acquired game development platform Havok from Intel. The purchase price was not announced; surely it was more than the $110 million Intel paid to acquire Havok in 2007. Havok is best known as a 3D physics engine, which … [Read more...] about Microsoft acquires game engine Havok from Intel
Bullet
Motion picture academy honors software makers
From the Bullet physics library to tools for storing volumetric data, 10 new software breakthroughs win Technical Achievement Awards. Hollywood took time Saturday night to honor the 2015 winners of Scientific and Technical Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences—the Oscars. Among those honored were 26 men and women recognized for 10 software innovations. As … [Read more...] about Motion picture academy honors software makers
Exocortex updates Momentum multi-physics engine for Softimage
A fracture engine tops the list of new features. This update makes heavy use of the popular ICE programming technology in Softimage. We reported a few months ago how leading vendors of digital content tools are falling all over themselves to add Bullet multi-physics technology to their products. (See, “Luxology and Softimage add Bullet to their arsenal.”) Today Exocortex … [Read more...] about Exocortex updates Momentum multi-physics engine for Softimage