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Autodesk Kynapse
Original author	Kynogon
Developer	Autodesk
Platform	PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Wii,^[1] Wii U^[2]
Type	Middleware
License	Proprietary commercial software
Website	gameware.autodesk.com/kynapse

Kynapse is the artificial intelligence (AI) middleware product, developed by Kynogon, which was bought by Autodesk in 2008 and called Autodesk Kynapse. In 2011, it was re-engineered and rebranded as Autodesk Navigation.^[3]

Since the discontinuation of Autodesk Gameware, the product is obsolete.

Features

A complete 3D pathfinding
An automatic AI data generation tool
Optimizations for multicore/multiprocessing/Cell architectures
Spatial reasoning
Streaming mechanisms to handle very large terrains
The management of dynamic and destructible terrains

Usage

Kynapse was used in the development of more than 80 game titles, including Mafia 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 the Unreal Engine. Kynapse was also used by companies such as EADS,^[7] BAE Systems or Électricité de France to develop military or industrial simulation systems.

References

↑ 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". Archived from the original on 21 August 2018.
↑ Gamasutra – Real Time Worlds Grabs Kynapse AI For Crackdown
↑ Kynapse Gets Alone In The Dark news from 1UP.com^{[link removed]}
↑ Gamasutra – Turbine Chooses Kynapse For Major MMO Licenses
↑ "EADS NetCOS Utilizes Kynapse To Develop Next Generation Simulation Systems". modsim.org. Archived from the original on 20 December 2010. Retrieved 25 January 2018.

External links

Official website