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I ran across an awesome new flash based game engine and MMO web deployment system today, it is very capable and promising from the looks of it now. It is being developed by a full-time Russian staff of 15 Devs, and they seem to be doing fabulous so far!

Check this out... you can experience it in seconds with no signup using your web browser if you like on the Demo links below:

AlternativaPlatform

Alternativa3D — browser 3D-engine based on Adobe Flash

http://alternativaplatform.com/en/

http://alternativaplatform.com/en/alternativa3d/


Licensing:

http://alternativaplatform.com/en/alter ... eInfo.html


Dive right into these demos instantly using your web browser : )


BUNKER DEMO - Doom like FPS demo

http://alternativaplatform.com/en/demos/bunker/

Serene Temple (Cool for a Meetingplace?)

http://alternativaplatform.com/en/demos/temple/

Very nice stuff... and they are open to joint ventures according to their licensing page! ; )

That's cool. I looked at the temple. The view rotating part looks like SmoothMove, a system that uses photos to give a spherical view of a room, but you can walk around in Alternativa.

Finis wrote:That's cool. I looked at the temple. The view rotating part looks like SmoothMove, a system that uses photos to give a spherical view of a room, but you can walk around in Alternativa.

Yeah I think it's well on it's way to becoming quite a platform already! You can fly in it too, there is an icon for that ability inside the "Bunker" Demo, but flying is probably disabled in the small Temple Demo yard there (and I confess, I did try to climb over the hedges, lol).

At 1000 Euros for a single commercial project, that isn't so bad either, and they appear at this stage at least to be very flexible on large scale project rates, which is good.

I'll be keeping close tabs on this one I think. Also noticed the very latest Blender release has significant game engine enhancements which is also a welcome sign!

Still.... I would be happy just to see the truePlay wire highlighting bug get conquered for now!

The great thing they said was that the non comercial license is free so you can try it out....
Great find Mark !

another think as o3d api from google?
http://code.google.com/intl/fr/apis/o3d/

Great Find Mark! That has some serious potential. Thanks for sharing.

@ Rayman

Lol, i got caught up in looking at it from a potential business investment perspective and forgot to mention that, thanks for mentioning that the personal version is free!

@ Marcel

Very interesting... I didn't know about that Google API either and yes that is worth watching too! Thanks!

@ 3dfrog

Sure, my pleasure, gaming engines are popping up every day it seems, is good to have a few folks watching out for the new ones and keeping us informed.

I tried O3d and it is useful for internet. You can have a realtime 3d inside the browser. the possibility seem very interesting. It is what i would like to do with the workspace.

marcel wrote:I tried O3d and it is useful for internet. You can have a realtime 3d inside the browser. the possibility seem very interesting. It is what i would like to do with the workspace.

Yes I too feel that integration of the 2d web with realtime 3d multi-user environments is the future racing toward us all right now. There is fascinating potential in it all from many different perspectives I think.

Thanks for that info, I am looking into it and others simultaneously.

Also you may want to take a peek at a beta project that seems interesting too called "J.L.I." (Just Leap In) http://www.justleapin.com/ and be sure to check out the videos there. Realtime lighting / shadows... good environmental graphics, realtime physics, multi-user environments, and all on the web for free!

Also there is another truly astonishing web-based platform you guys should check out if you haven't already.... "Unity"

http://unity3d.com/unity/

and THIS should make you excited! : )

http://unity3d.com/gallery/live-demos/tropical-paradise

Web 3d become a reallity but i hope it will not for only social network. The best will be a 3d OS Windows 9 or Google Chrome OS 3