LIGHTCUBE RELEASES 3D SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KIT.LIGHTCUBE GmbH has announced the availability of gxSDK, a powerful software package for the development of realtime-3D applications. gxSDK is targeted at software developers and content designers who wish to build immersive 3D applications with highly realistic graphics, animation and sound for the PC platform. gxSDK is based on RealityGX (or "GX"), LIGHTCUBE's leading-edge software technology for realtime simulation and visualization of interactive 3D worlds. GX delivers a paradigm shift A dramatic change in methodology or practice. It often refers to a major change in thinking and planning, which ultimately changes the way projects are implemented. For example, accessing applications and data from the Web instead of from local servers is a paradigm shift. See paradigm. on how developers work with 3D middleware. Different from existing solutions, GX consists of a full-featured Operating System operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. for dynamic, multi-threaded 3D applications. It stands out for its great flexibility and enables programmers to built any kind of 3D application quickly and easily -- from interactive games such as flight simulators, first-person-shooters and racing games up to 3D e-learning worlds and walk-through shopping experiences. The GX object-oriented programming object-oriented programming, a modular approach to computer program (software) design. Each module, or object, combines data and procedures (sequences of instructions) that act on the data; in traditional, or procedural, programming the data are separated from the model provides a high degree of efficiency in the development and content creation process, resulting in reduced time-to-market for 3D content and applications. 3D objects, scenes and complete animations can be imported from popular 3D modelling packages such as 3D Studio Max, Lightwave or Cinema 4D using the .3DS file format. An integrated, easy-to-learn scripting language A high-level programming, or command, language that is interpreted (translated on the fly) rather than compiled ahead of time. A scripting, or script, language may be a general-purpose programming language or it may be limited to specific functions used to augment the running of an allows developers to equip 3D objects with code, describing object properties and application logic. Communication and interaction of objects is defined using the built-in Messaging and Event System. GX applications are pre-compiled into a special microcode A set of elementary instructions in a complex instruction set computer (CISC). The microcode resides in a separate high-speed memory and functions as a translation layer between the machine instructions and the circuit level of the computer. , providing maximum runtime performance and platform independence. Designed to provide maximum scalability and extensibility, the open architecture of the GX runtime system allows developers to custom-tailor it according to their individual needs using the built-in C/C C/C Center to Center C/C Combustion Chamber C/C Command/Control C/C Crew Chief C/C cabin cruiser (US DoD) C/C chief complaint (medical) C/C Channel-to-Channel C/C Communication and Collaboration ++ API. The GX technology features Realtime Lighting, Shadows, Positional Audio, Particle System, Inverse Kinematics & Procedural Animation, Procedural Terrains, Portal Technology, and a 3D Graphical User Interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to (GUI (Graphical User Interface) A graphics-based user interface that incorporates movable windows, icons and a mouse. The ability to resize application windows and change style and size of fonts are the significant advantages of a GUI vs. a character-based interface. ). gxSDK includes full documentation, tutorials and example applications. Technical support is available via e-mail, the web and a public discussion forum. The evaluation version of gxSDK for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) is available for free download from the LIGHTCUBE website at www.lightcube.com. LIGHTCUBE Technologies GmbH, based in Hamburg, Germany, develops and markets leading-edge software technologies used in the creation of realtime 3D applications. LIGHTCUBE's innovative technology enables developers to quickly and profitably produce sophisticated realtime 3D applications for the Internet and the computer desktop. n |
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