RenderWare
Developer:	Criterion Software
OS:	Windows, Gamecube, Wii, Xbox, Xbox 360, PS2, PS3, PlayStation Portable
Use:	Game Engine (middleware)
Website:	http://www.renderware.com/

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Description

RenderWare is a 3D API and graphics rendering engine used in computer games, Active Worlds, and some VRML browsers. RW is developed by Criterion Software Limited (which used to be a wholly owned subsidiary of Canon but is now owned by Electronic Arts). 3D computer graphics are different from 2D computer graphics in that a three-dimensional representation of geometric data is stored in the computer for the purposes of performing calculations and rendering 2D images. ... An application programming interface (API) is a source code interface that a computer system or program library provides to support requests for services to be made of it by a Length. ... A game engine is the core software component of a computer or video game or other interactive application with real-time graphics. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ... Active Worlds (AW) is a 3D virtual reality platform. ... VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language, usually pronounced vermal, originally known as the Virtual Reality Markup Language) is a standard file format for representing 3-dimensional (3D) interactive vector graphics, designed particularly with the World Wide Web in mind. ... Criterion Software is a company specialising in development of the Renderware Graphics Engine. ... Canon Inc. ... EA redirects here. ...

Prior to versions 2.x, an external programming or scripting language had to be used to take advantage of RenderWare. RenderWare 2.x, on the other hand, has its own internal scripting language: RWX (RenderWare script).

RWX support was dropped from RenderWare 3.x, instead focusing on a binary model file format. RWX scripts are incompatible with RW3.x.

With RenderWare 4.x, Criterion is slated to drop support for RW3.x's formats, thereby making version 4.x incompatible with scripts/files from all previous versions.

RenderWare is available for use in Windows as well as Apple Mac OS X based applications, and many video game consoles such as GameCube, Wii, Xbox, Xbox360, PlayStation 2, Playstation 3, and PlayStation Portable. Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of proprietary software operating systems by Microsoft. ... Apple Inc. ... Mac OS X (official IPA pronunciation: ) is a line of proprietary, graphical operating systems developed, marketed, and sold by Apple Inc. ... The Nintendo GameCube (Japanese: ゲームキューブ; originally code-named Dolphin during development; abbreviated as GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the 128-bit era; the same generation as Segas Dreamcast, Sonys PlayStation 2, and Microsofts Xbox. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... The Xbox is a sixth generation era video game console produced by Microsoft Corporation. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... The PlayStation 2 , abbreviated PS2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... PlayStation 3 , trademarked PLAYSTATION®3,[7] commonly abbreviated PS3) is Sony Computer Entertainments third video game console. ... The PlayStation Portable , officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ...

RenderWare is no longer available for purchase, although EA are honoring old contracts, meaning that other developer's games after the Criterion acquisition may still use the technology. What was RW4 has dissolved among the rest of EA internal tech.

Recent comments from EA executives suggest that RenderWare's demise was caused by mismanagement and underperformance.

"Renderware didn't get the next-gen parts that we needed. We actually underestimated Epic early on. They told us, 'We're going to do this, this, and this,' and we thought, 'Eh, it's going to be kind of hard.' We also overestimated our team, then we looked up three months, six months, and nine months later and said, 'Whoops, we underestimated Epic. Again. And overestimated our own team.' We had a couple of teams that were waiting on Renderware. We probably stuck with it too long." http://news.spong.com/article/12694?cb=528

Industry support

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RenderWare is used throughout the video game industry. Some of the games using RW include: Pac-Man is one of the most recognizable video games ever created. ...

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See also

• Gamebryo, a chief competitor to RenderWare
• Active Worlds

Gamebryo is computer and video games middleware originally from Numerical Design Limited (NDL). ... Active Worlds (AW) is a 3D virtual reality platform. ...

External links

• RenderWare
• Criterion Games
• Active Worlds RenderWare Object Creation
• RenderWare V2.1 API Reference
• worlds.com