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May 17th, 2008
The Archives
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05.17.08AutoDesk Finalizes Purchase of Game AI EngineOn the heels of AutoDesk's announcement of its purchase of RealViz comes the completion of its purchase of Kynogon, a middleware company for the gaming industry that allows advanced AI, 3D pathfinding, and lots of other scripty goodness. Per the company's press release: Kynapse gives characters spatial awareness, enabling them to realistically navigate digital environments. As well, Kynapse is widely used in simulation industries. “The acquisition of Kynogon extends Autodesk’s leadership in game development and simulation technology. We welcome Kynogon’s customers, partners, and employees to Autodesk,” said Marc Petit, Autodesk Media & Entertainment senior vice president. “The future of video games is about ...
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05.17.08The Summer Job, Redefined for the Virtual AgeCutting grass, delivering newspapers, flipping burgers and answering phones. Remember these types of jobs? This is how some of us remember spending our summer hours, earning minimum wage and praying for school to start. But even summer jobs are going virtual, according to the Wall Street Journal. The journal reports on six young workers who are finding quite lucrative work in virtual worlds. Six out of the seven young entrepreneurs the story reports on work in Second Life. One designs characters; another is an architect; others develop land. Another kid works in Entropia Universe as a "hunter and trader." The article points out ...
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05.17.08Education Professional on Virtual World TrendsGlenn Wiebe, who blogs at History Tech and maintains the site Social Studies Central, recently blogged about future trends in the virtual space. Wiebe writes about the ongoing fight between educators and Congress, which is trying to pass the Deleting Online Predators Act to limit the use of Web 2.0 in schools. Wiebe writes that one solution to help Congress not be afraid of Web 2.0 in schools is "to use less threatening virtual worlds than Second Life." Wiebe cites a number of new sites, including MinyanLand geared towards kids in grades 4-8, and ActiveWorlds. He then points his readers to two ...
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