Vision (game engine) explained

Havok Vision Game Engine
Logo Size:165
Author:Trinigy
Developer:Havok
Discontinued:yes
Latest Release Version:v2014.1.1 (Anarchy)
Genre:Game engine (middleware)
License:Proprietary commercial software

Havok Vision Game Engine is a discontinued, cross-platform, 3D game engine originally authored by Trinigy and later acquired by Havok. It was first released in 2003, and saw its final release in 2014. As of its eighth version, available target platforms were Microsoft Windows (DX9, DX10, DX11), Xbox 360,[1] PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii and Wii U, iOS, Android, Sony's PlayStation Vita, and most major browsers (IE6 and up, Firefox 2.0 and up, Google Chrome, Opera 9 and up).

Trinigy and its Vision Engine were acquired by Havok in 2011.[2] Vision Engine has since been discontinued with no support being provided.[3]

Games using Vision Engine

Title Year Developer
Gotcha! Extreme Paintball 2004 Sixteen Tons Entertainment
Back to Gaya 2005 Ambient Entertainment
Psychotoxic NuclearVision
2006 Spellbound Entertainment
Planet 51 Online 2009 Zed Group
iFluid Exkee
2010 Blue Byte
Spellbound
Stronghold 3 2011 Firefly Studios
Orcs Must Die! Robot Entertainment
7554 Emobi Games
Bus & Cable Car Simulator TML Studios
Street Cleaning Simulator
World of Subways 3
Baobab Planet Freedom Factory Studios
Bus Simulator 2012 2012 TML Studios
Orcs Must Die! 2 Robot Entertainment
Dogfight 1942 City Interactive
Black Forest Games
City Bus Simulator: Munich TML Studios
Plushy Knight 2013 Student Game
Dark Realmforge Studios
Pressure Chasing Carrots
GuJian 2 Aurogon
Noumena Studios
Freedom Factory Studios
Stronghold Crusader 2 2014 Firefly Studios
Novus AEterno Taitale Studios
Kick-Ass 2: The Game Freedom Factory Studios
Bot Colony North Side Inc.
BloodBath Freedom Factory Studios
Raven's Cry 2015 Octane Games
Reality Pump Studios
World of Subways 4 TML Studios
SoulWorker 2016 Lion Games Studios
Gangstar New Orleans2017Gameloft
Modern Combat Versus 2017 Gameloft
Gujian 3 2018 Aurogon
Swords of Legends Online (Legend of the Ancient Sword Online) 2018 Aurogon
Justice Online (Treacherous Waters) 2018 NetEase
Stronghold: Warlords 2021 Firefly Studios
Line of Defense 3000AD Inc.
Arena Morte Frontline Studios
Unnamed MMORPG game TimeGate Studios
Dungeon Hero Firefly Studios
Ember of Caerus Forsaken Studios
Nexus 2 Most Wanted Entertainment
R.O.H.A.N. II Playwith Inc.

Licensing

Havok licensed the Vision engine on a royalty-free, per-title/per-platform basis. All licenses included full support and regular technology updates. WebVision was free for any studio licensing Vision Engine 8.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Frame Studios announces Trinigy as Technology Partner. https://web.archive.org/web/20090816004626/http://www.framestudios.com:80/Press/Pressrelease_Trinigy.pdf. framestudios.com. August 16, 2009. July 3, 2009. October 27, 2022.
  2. Web site: Vision Engine 8.2 Brings 3D Technologies Cross-Platform. Havok. 10 October 2011. 9 September 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121116234611/http://havok.com/news-and-press/releases/vision-engine-82-brings-3d-technologies-cross-platform. 16 November 2012. dead.
  3. Web site: So, its new game or what? :: Pressure Overdrive General Discussions. 24 July 2017. 26 July 2017.