Crytek Adds Stereoscopic 3D Support Tools
Crytek rides the 3D wave of the future!
Published: September 6, 2010
What is the future of gaming? Intriguing question isn't it? It's such a simple question to ask, but the answers are incredible. The folks over at Crytek seem to have an idea regarding that. On September 1, 2010 the German based company, responsible for the CryEngine 3 gaming engine, announced that their most recent upgrade will include stereoscopic 3D support and tools.
So what does this mean to us gamers? Here's the breakdown: Crytek, as a company, is known for it's cutting edge development in gaming engines (the software used to MAKE our video games). Crytek's first gaming engine was called CryEngine. Released in 2002, the big publishers were very impressed by what the gaming engine could do in terms of visuals, audio, AI, physics and so on. And from CryEngine came games such as FarCry and the MMO Aion. Crytek continued it's innovations, pushing the envelope for what could be done next. In 2007 they showed a very eager industry their new baby: CryEngine 2. The new version of their gaming engine was quickly scooped up by many game developers. Currently released games using CryEngine 2 include Crysis and MMO virtual universe Entropia Universe. There are even several games still in development using this version of the engine, including a simulation for United States Military training! Then in 2009 Crytek announced CryEngine 3. Developers have just begun sinking their teeth into this new engine whose graphics and environments are simply incredible. This means games so realistic you could reach out and touch them!
And funny we mention that, because that brings us back to the announcement that Crytek made: stereoscopic 3D support and tools. So now only will the video game developers we love have access to this amazing game engine, but now they'll have tools to develop in 3D! Crytek has gone as far as to tell developers, "This solution renders in S-3D with minimal performance loss and zero quality impact." So not only is the software available to them, but it's easier to use.
So while we don't know exactly what the future of gaming is yet, we can rest assured that our favorite developers have the tools necessary to create that future. And while news like this may be just a drop in the bucket right now, we should watch to see the size of the waves that drop may go on to create!
So what does this mean to us gamers? Here's the breakdown: Crytek, as a company, is known for it's cutting edge development in gaming engines (the software used to MAKE our video games). Crytek's first gaming engine was called CryEngine. Released in 2002, the big publishers were very impressed by what the gaming engine could do in terms of visuals, audio, AI, physics and so on. And from CryEngine came games such as FarCry and the MMO Aion. Crytek continued it's innovations, pushing the envelope for what could be done next. In 2007 they showed a very eager industry their new baby: CryEngine 2. The new version of their gaming engine was quickly scooped up by many game developers. Currently released games using CryEngine 2 include Crysis and MMO virtual universe Entropia Universe. There are even several games still in development using this version of the engine, including a simulation for United States Military training! Then in 2009 Crytek announced CryEngine 3. Developers have just begun sinking their teeth into this new engine whose graphics and environments are simply incredible. This means games so realistic you could reach out and touch them!
And funny we mention that, because that brings us back to the announcement that Crytek made: stereoscopic 3D support and tools. So now only will the video game developers we love have access to this amazing game engine, but now they'll have tools to develop in 3D! Crytek has gone as far as to tell developers, "This solution renders in S-3D with minimal performance loss and zero quality impact." So not only is the software available to them, but it's easier to use.
So while we don't know exactly what the future of gaming is yet, we can rest assured that our favorite developers have the tools necessary to create that future. And while news like this may be just a drop in the bucket right now, we should watch to see the size of the waves that drop may go on to create!
