Autodesk Gameware - competition?

[andrew aspden]

Hi Mikko, I saw this link http://aigamedev.com/open/coverage/gameware-navigation/ Do you see this as being competition or do you think Recast is still going to be "top dog" for awhile? I know they have an obvious financial advantage and will probably charge for it. Is there anything you see them having that Recast doesn't?

[Mikko Mononen]

Hi,

Their stuff looks top notch, I think they caught up and went past
Recast a while ago. They have taken some hints from Recast and they
publicly admit that (I in turn owe a lot to David Miles and his great
GDC presentation), and they seem otherwise like nice folks too :) They
offer steady development and paid support, something I cannot
guarantee for a project I do on my spare time.


--mikko

[andrew aspden]

Yeah, I'd love to see Recast improve further ( if any can be made). Maybe even taking what autodesk has added and implementing similar techniques. It seems like an odd but natural step for Autodesk to develop Game Middleware but I want to see Recast go further, just my 2 cents :)