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'''Havok''' is a | '''Havok''' is a middleware software suite developed by the Irish company Havok. Havok provides a physics engine component and related functions to video games. | ||
On September 14, 2007, | On September 14, 2007, Intel announced it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Havok Inc.<ref>[http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/2007/20070914corp.htm Intel To Acquire Havok]</ref> In 2008, Havok was honored at the 59th Annual Technology & Engineering Emmy Awards for advancing the development of physics engines in electronic entertainment. On October 2, 2015, Microsoft announced it had acquired Havok.<ref>[http://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2015/10/02/havok-to-join-microsoft Havok to join Microsoft]</ref> | ||
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==Products== | == Products == | ||
The Havok middleware suite consists of the following modules:<ref>[http://www.havok.com/products Product Overview]</ref> | |||
The Havok | * '''Havok Physics''': It is designed primarily for video games, and allows for real-time collision and dynamics of rigid bodies in three dimensions. It provides multiple types of dynamic constraints between rigid bodies (e.g. for ragdoll physics), and has a highly optimized collision detection library. By using dynamical simulation, Havok Physics allows for more realistic virtual worlds in games. The company was developing a specialized version of Havok Physics called Havok FX that made use of ATI and NVIDIA GPUs for physics simulations;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081205092623/http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/multimedia/display/20051028224421.html Havok Intros Havok FX Engine to Compute Physics Effects on GPUs]</ref> however, the goal of GPU acceleration did not materialize until several years later.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1hoVCZZOd0&list=UUfcEdH66zmcp8JEz5NkwJuw&index=6 Havok Physics Playstation 4 Demo]</ref> | ||
* '''Havok AI''': In 2009, Havok released Havok AI, which provides advanced pathfinding capabilities for games. Havok AI provides navigation mesh generation, pathfinding and path following for video game environments. | |||
* '''Havok Cloth''': Released in 2008, Havok Cloth deals with efficient simulation of character garments and soft body dynamics. | |||
* '''Havok Destruction''': Also released in 2008, Havok Destruction provides tools for creation of destructible and deformable rigid body environments. | |||
* '''Havok Animation Studio (discontinued)''': Havok Animation Studio is formally known as Havok Behavior and Havok Animation. Havok Behavior is a runtime SDK for controlling game character animation at a high level using finite state machines. Havok Animation provides efficient playback and compression of character animations in games, and features such as inverse kinematics. | |||
* '''Havok Script (discontinued)''': Havok Script is a Lua-compatible virtual machine designed for video game development. It is shipped as part of the Havok Script Studio. | |||
* '''Havok Vision Engine''' '''(discontinued):''' On August 8, 2011, Havok announced their acquisition of German game engine development company Trinigy and their Vision Engine and toolset. | |||
== Platforms == | |||
Version 1.0 of the Havok SDK was unveiled at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in 2000. The Havok SDK is multi-platform by nature and is always updated to run on the majority of the latest platforms. Licensees are given access to most of the C/C++ source-code, giving them the freedom to customize the engine's features, or port it to different platforms although some libraries are only provided in binary format. In March 2011, Havok showed off a version of the Havok physics engine designed for use with the Sony Xperia Play, or more specifically, Android 2.3<ref>[https://www.engadget.com/2011/03/05/havok-physics-engine-comes-to-android-2-3-demoed-on-xperia-play/ Havok physics engine comes to Android 2.3, demoed on Xperia Play]</ref>. During Microsoft's //BUILD/ 2012 conference, Havok unveiled a full technology suite for Windows 8, Windows RT , Windows Phone 8 and later Windows 10.<ref>[https://finance.yahoo.com/news/havok-showcase-full-technology-suite-180000842.html Havok™ to Showcase Full Technology Suite for Windows 8, Windows RT and Windows Phone 8 at Microsoft's Build 2012]</ref> | |||
== | == Havok File Specification == | ||
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