By Elina Shatkin, September 25, 2003
Discreet, a division of Autodesk, Inc. announced a strategic partnership with Criterion Software, makers of RenderWare middleware technology, to develop, deliver and promote solutions specifically designed to improve the current and future game development pipeline between Discreet's 3ds max modeling, animation and rendering solution, and Criterion's RenderWare software.
Under the terms of the partnership, both companies will collaborate on integrating the 3D content creation process with 'on-target viewing' capabilities-allowing game developers to preview content on multiple game console platforms
. This joint initiative is being delivered as a response to game developers' and publishers' increased need for to deliver console and PC titles to market faster. In addition, it will help enable them to repurpose existing game assets to maximize the opportunities presented by the emerging mobile gaming market platforms, like Nokia's N-Gage.
The Discreet and Criterion partnership has evolved from a growing alliance between the two companies, with both benefiting from an increase in the adoption by game developers of 3ds max and RenderWare as a combination of 3D content creation tool and middleware. Mutual customers include industry leading game developers Ubi Soft Entertainment and Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo Inc.
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