JCalCGM
08-14-2006, 12:28 AM
While there haven't been too many games released that use AGEIA's Physx PC game physics processor to its fullest extent, that could change with the release of CellFactor: Revolution. Originally developed as a one level demo to show off the AGEIA processor features, developers Artifical Studios and Immersion Software recently decided to expand and improve on that demo will a more fully feature title. FiringSquad got a chance to chat with Jeremy Stieglitz, the president and lead designer for Artifical Studios (http://www.firingsquad.com/games/cellfactor_revolution_interview/), to find out more about their plans for CellFactor: Revolution. Here is a snip:
FiringSquad: How hard has it been to expand on the concepts of the original demo to work for a full commercial game?
Jeremy Stieglitz: Not difficult at all, because there's still so much untapped potential both in gameplay concepts and on the PhysX hardware side. From a conceptual side, one only need think of the Matrix or Star Wars (and then scale it up a thousand-fold) to see the potential for new character abilities. With Revolution, our goal is to make players feel incredibly powerful in a multiplayer game (while retaining player-vs-player balance), and that extends far beyond the basic mechanics found in the Combat Training demo. From a hardware standpoint, AGEIA's developed new PhysX drivers which provide for a lot more physics objects within the environment, as well as major developments involving object/cloth/fluid interaction and performance. These capabilities have got us very excited about where we can take Revolution's new gameplay and environments.
FiringSquad: How hard has it been to expand on the concepts of the original demo to work for a full commercial game?
Jeremy Stieglitz: Not difficult at all, because there's still so much untapped potential both in gameplay concepts and on the PhysX hardware side. From a conceptual side, one only need think of the Matrix or Star Wars (and then scale it up a thousand-fold) to see the potential for new character abilities. With Revolution, our goal is to make players feel incredibly powerful in a multiplayer game (while retaining player-vs-player balance), and that extends far beyond the basic mechanics found in the Combat Training demo. From a hardware standpoint, AGEIA's developed new PhysX drivers which provide for a lot more physics objects within the environment, as well as major developments involving object/cloth/fluid interaction and performance. These capabilities have got us very excited about where we can take Revolution's new gameplay and environments.