Kynapse is the artificial intelligence middleware product, developed by Kynogon, which was bought by Autodesk in 2008 and called Autodesk Kynapse. In 2011, it has been re-engineered and rebranded Autodesk Navigation.
Since the discontinuation of Autodesk Gameware, the product is obsolete.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 has been used in the development of more than 80 game titles including Mafia II, Crackdown,Gamasutra – Real Time Worlds Grabs Kynapse AI For Crackdown Alone in the Dark 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 AngmarGamasutra – Turbine Chooses Kynapse For Major MMO Licenses and the Unreal Engine. Kynapse is also being used by companies such as EADS, BAE Systems or Électricité de France to develop military or industrial simulation.
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