{"id":941,"date":"2013-03-25T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/2013\/03\/25\/gdc2013\/"},"modified":"2013-03-25T09:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-03-25T09:00:00","slug":"gdc2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/gdc2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Autodesk Reveals New Gameware Advancements at GDC 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\"GDC2013\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Game Development Solutions Boost UI Design, Artificial
\nIntelligence, Lighting and Animation Tools<\/em><\/p>\n

Autodesk, Inc.<\/a> unveiled new versions of its
\nwidely adopted game development middleware<\/a> from the Autodesk
\nGameware<\/a> product line that
\nallow developers to create more compelling gaming experiences.<\/p>\n

Updates for Autodesk Scaleform<\/a>, Autodesk Navigation<\/a>,
\nAutodesk Beast<\/a> and Autodesk HumanIK<\/a> bring game developers enhanced compatibility for multiple platforms and
\ngame engines, increased functionality and powerful new tools. Autodesk Gameware
\nis optimized for the current generation and certain next generation consoles.   <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are committed to helping
\ndevelopers of all sizes realize their creative visions. Our Gameware products allow
\nartists to work near seamlessly across multiple platforms and engines, while removing
\ntraditional bottlenecks and accelerating production,\u201d said Chris Bradshaw,
\nsenior vice president, Media and Entertainment at Autodesk. \u201cOur 2014 releases deliver
\nadvancements for the development community as they create new titles for both
\nthe current generation and next generation of hardware. We look forward to
\nseeing what they come up with next.\u201d<\/p>\n

Autodesk Scaleform 4.3 <\/strong>Enables Powerful UI Features Across Devices<\/strong><\/p>\n

Autodesk
\nScaleform 4.3 harnesses the power of the Adobe Flash toolset to help developers
\ncreate immersive user interface (UI) environments while streamlining workflows
\nand accelerating the development cycle. Used on projects ranging from blockbuster
\nPC and console titles to social, casual and mobile games, it provides an artistic,
\ndesign driven workflow to create hardware-accelerated 3D game menus, heads-up
\ndisplays, animated textures, in-game videos and mini-games. With a versatile
\nand proven toolset, Autodesk Scaleform is compatible across certain mobile
\nplatforms and is easily integrated with certain third party or in-house game engines.\n<\/p>\n

New
\nfeatures of Scaleform 4.3 are support for additional ActionScript 3 application
\nprogramming interface (API) classes to help increase platform compatibility and
\nnative extensions for Adobe AIR, which enables developers to leverage an array
\nof third party and community-developed extensions directly in Scaleform. The
\nlatest version also allows UI designers to leverage a wider range of color and
\nshape transformations with improved Adobe Flash blending and has files
\ndemonstrating touch and gesture UI interaction. Scaleform 4.3 is compatible with the Unity 4
\nengine and also supports Microsoft Windows 8. Additional improvements are
\nenhancements to mobile device compatibility to help facilitate the deployment of
\npowerful UI features to a wider array of devices.<\/p>\n

Autodesk Gameware Navigation 2014 Helps
\nImprove Artificial Intelligence<\/strong><\/p>\n

With Autodesk Gameware Navigation
\n2014 middleware, developers can leverage full source code access, an accessible
\nAPI and new remote visual debugging tools to create complex, ambitious artificial
\nintelligence (AI) that allows for more gameplay. The successor to Autodesk
\n<\/sup>Kynapse, Navigation has automatic NavMesh generation, pathfinding and
\npath following in complex game environments. Character and obstacle avoidance,
\ndynamic NavMesh, swappable sectors and Unreal
\nEngine 3 are supported
\nout-of-the-box with Gameware Navigation, greatly improving the speed and
\nquality of AI iteration. The Gameware
\nNavigation API is compatible with certain major gaming platforms. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Autodesk Beast 2014 Simulates Near
\nRealistic In-Game Lighting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Autodesk Beast 2014 middleware enables game creators to simulate natural,
\nphysically near accurate lighting effects. Using Beast, artists can design and
\ntest lighting effects in game environments faster and more efficiently \u2013 helping
\nresult in more compelling game experiences. It can be integrated into level
\neditors and allows artists to manipulate level lighting interactively by
\nshowing a highly accurate final render preview in almost real-time. The newest version of Beast adds physics-based rendering
\nfor more natural lighting, has Open Shading Language support to help increase
\nflexibility in creating material properties and enables more near accurate
\npreview renders. The Autodesk Beast API is designed to make integration with many
\ngame engines simple and intuitive. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Autodesk HumanIK 2014 Augments
\nCharacter Animation<\/strong><\/p>\n

Autodesk HumanIK 2014 animation middleware helps reduce the need for
\ndevelopers to produce large libraries of character animations, saving more time
\nfor the creative. With full-body inverse kinematics and real-time retargeting
\ntechnology, the latest version of HumanIK enables characters to interact with
\nand procedurally adapt to game environments at run-time. Optimized to help facilitate
\nthe simultaneous animation of large groups of characters, HumanIK 2014 also adds
\nimproved support for mobile platforms, has easier control for squash and
\nstretch deformations of the neck and spine and enhances quadruped animation
\nsupport. As a C++ library, HumanIK supports
\nmany major gaming platforms and
\nhelps artists bring games to life with more near realistic and immersive
\ncharacter animation experiences. <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\n<\/a><\/p>\n

Game Development Solutions Boost UI Design, Artificial
\nIntelligence, Lighting and Animation Tools<\/em><\/p>\n

Autodesk, Inc.<\/a> unveiled new versions of its
\nwidely adopted game development middleware<\/a> from the Autodesk
\nGameware<\/a> product line that
\nallow developers to create more compelling gaming experiences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":287,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-in-the-fold"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAutodesk Reveals New Gameware Advancements at GDC 2013 - In the Fold<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/gdc2013\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Autodesk\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/gdc2013\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/gdc2013\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Autodesk\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/2fe6071949598957391b579ca67e73a9\"},\"headline\":\"Autodesk Reveals New Gameware Advancements at GDC 2013\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-03-25T09:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/gdc2013\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":702,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/gdc2013\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/inthefold.typepad.com\\\/.a\\\/6a017c3334c51a970b017d4247db23970c-800wi\",\"articleSection\":[\"In the Fold\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/gdc2013\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/gdc2013\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.autodesk.com\\\/inthefold\\\/gdc2013\\\/\",\"name\":\"Autodesk Reveals New Gameware Advancements at GDC 2013 - 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