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Emergent Chooses xaitment as AI Partner

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Well not really news but as some of you may know the next Akella/Seaward pirate title will be using the Gamebryo engine.  For those of you who are intrested Gamebryo have found a partner to implement AI into their engine.

 xaitment GmbH, one of the leading developers and service providers of artificial intelligence for the games and simulation industries, and Emergent Game Technologies, leading source for state-of-the-art software technology and services needed to develop a game, announced today that they have teamed up to incorporate the German AI solution into Emergent?s recently announced Gamebryo LightSpeed.

Gamebryo LightSpeed provides game developers with all the tools they need to make games that break new ground in every field: graphics, content, player experience, genre and technology. The core technology from xaitment?the xaitEngine?is the leading technology for artificial intelligence. The integration of the German AI solution into Emergent?s game development system supports the needs of all game designers, artists and programmers, and is an easy way to integrate state-of-the-art AI into other tools and applications in today?s game development pipelines.

?Game studios around the world have chosen the Gamebryo engine for its ability to enhance the creation of games at the highest standard?, explains Dr. Andreas Gerber, Group CEO of xaitment. ?We are excited to become part of that success story. Together with Emergent we are extending the benefits of Gamebryo LightSpeed by enabling an easy integration of high quality AI for behavior modeling. The embedding of our xaitEngine into LightSpeed marks another important and expansive step for our customer and our company.?

?Developers don?t want to take a risk on core technology ? they want to invest their resources in creating great gameplay and compelling content, but Emergent, along with our partners like xaitment, provide that ? said John Austin, VP of partner programs at Emergent Game Technologies. ?The integration of Gamebryo Lightspeed and xaitment will enable our customers to easily add AI to their game. ?

The core technology from xaitment?the xaitEngine?is the leading technology for artificial intelligence, especially in the areas of advanced AI, decision-making and behaviors. For those seeking high level AI, the xaitEngine offers highly complex simulated behaviors that exceed comparatively simple, reactive methods. However, the AI modules also include features for the control of game as well as application logic and animation that provide lower level AI options.

The entire xaitEngine is available for purchase or customers may choose individual stand-alone modules. xaitment supports large and small development teams with cost-effective modules that can easily and efficiently be integrated into an overall AI solution for demo or full product and application projects. In addition, each module comes with an intuitive, graphical interface to ease the learning curve and get teams up-and-running faster with more advanced AI. ​
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Sounds like the next Akella game could be worth keeping an eye on. :yes Maybe if they start farming out more of the work, they'll be able to better concentrate on making a fun, enjoyable game with great quests in it. Not to say that CoAS isn't good, but that was, by and large, a Seaward project, not something done by Akella.
 
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