- HydroEngine
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developer =Blade Interactive
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website = [http://www.bladeinteractive.com/hydroengine.html HydroEngine]The HydroEngine is a video game engine created by
Blade Interactive for their upcoming video game "Hydrophobia" for thePlayStation 3 andXbox 360 ; it will also be the first to use the gaming engine. Developed over 3 years, it has a unique capability which allows modelling of flowing water and other liquids for the first time. [ [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13487 Blade Interactive Announces Next-Gen Fluid Dynamics] ] It is entirely dynamic, which means the effect is not repeated and thus allowing different effects each time. The engine can also interface with solid body physics engines such as Havok,which allows objects and debris to be carried with the flow. [ [http://www.developmag.com/news/26514/Blade-sharpens-HydroEngine Blade Sharpens HydroEngine] ] Another new development platform, called the InfiniteWorldsGCS interfaces directly with the HydroEngine. According to the developers it is "an underlying architecture, which can interface with bespoke editors tailored to individual game projects". [ [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=13910 Blade Announces Middleware Gaming Dev Solution] ]Games
This is a list of video games which will use the HydroEngine:
*"Hydrophobia" (
PlayStation 3 ,Xbox 360 )References
External links
* [http://www.bladeinteractive.com/hydroengine.php Official developer site]
* [http://www.bladeinteractive.com/hydro.php Official "Hydrophobia" site]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4XXds6aFDA Blade Interactive Studios presents the revolutionary HydroEngine]
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