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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion gameplay
Game middleware
In the broader sense of the term, game engines themselves can be
described as middleware. In the context of video games, however, the term
"middleware" is often used to refer to subsystems of functionality
within a game engine. Some game middleware does only one thing but does it more
convincingly or more efficiently than general purpose middleware. For example, SpeedTree
was used to render the realistic trees and vegetation in the role-playing video game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
and Fork Particle
was used to simulate and render real time Particle
Systems visual effects or particle effects in Sid Meier's Civilization V.
The four most widely used middleware packages that provide subsystems of functionality include RAD Game Tools Bink, Firelight FMOD, Havok, and Scaleform GFx. RAD Game Tools develops Bink for basic video rendering, along with Miles audio, and Granny 3D rendering. Firelight FMOD is a low cost robust audio library and toolset. Havok provides a robust physics simulation system, along with a suite of animation and behavior solutions. Scaleform provides GFx for high performance Flash UI, along with a high quality video playback solution, and an Input Method Editor (IME) add-on for in-game Asian chat support.
Some middleware contains full source code, others just provide an API reference for a compiled binary library. Some middleware programs can be licensed either way, usually for a higher fee for full source code.
The four most widely used middleware packages that provide subsystems of functionality include RAD Game Tools Bink, Firelight FMOD, Havok, and Scaleform GFx. RAD Game Tools develops Bink for basic video rendering, along with Miles audio, and Granny 3D rendering. Firelight FMOD is a low cost robust audio library and toolset. Havok provides a robust physics simulation system, along with a suite of animation and behavior solutions. Scaleform provides GFx for high performance Flash UI, along with a high quality video playback solution, and an Input Method Editor (IME) add-on for in-game Asian chat support.
Some middleware contains full source code, others just provide an API reference for a compiled binary library. Some middleware programs can be licensed either way, usually for a higher fee for full source code.
Blender engine
Free and open source 3D game engines
·
3D Rad
· Ardor3D
· Axiom Engine
· Blender
· PolyCode
· Cafu Engine
· Crystal Space
· Cube
· Cube 2
· Env3D
· GameKit (OgreKit)
· gameplay
· Grit
· Horde3D
HPl 1 engine ·
·
3D Rad
· Ardor3D
· Axiom Engine
· Blender
· PolyCode
· Cafu Engine
· Crystal Space
· Cube
· Cube 2
· Env3D
· GameKit (OgreKit)
· gameplay
· Grit
· Horde3D
HPl 1 engine ·
Created game review
id Tech 2
· id Tech 3
· id Tech 4
· ioquake3
· Irrlicht Engine
· Jake2
· jMonkeyEngine
· K-Grunt
· Linderdaum Engine
· LWJGL
· Maratis
· nxPascal
· OpenSimulator
· Panda3D
· PixelLight
· PLIB
· Pyrogenesis
· Quake engine
· Retribution Engine
Spring ·
Storymoto
· Torque3D
· URGE
· Wire3D
· WorldForge
· id Tech 3
· id Tech 4
· ioquake3
· Irrlicht Engine
· Jake2
· jMonkeyEngine
· K-Grunt
· Linderdaum Engine
· LWJGL
· Maratis
· nxPascal
· OpenSimulator
· Panda3D
· PixelLight
· PLIB
· Pyrogenesis
· Quake engine
· Retribution Engine
Spring ·
Storymoto
· Torque3D
· URGE
· Wire3D
· WorldForge