Open 3D Engine is a

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3D game engine developed by Open 3D Foundation, a subsidiary of the

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, and distributed under the Apache 2.0 open source license. The initial version of the engine is an updated version of

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, contributed by

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. As of July 7, 2021, a developer preview of the engine is available.

Partners

Partners were recruited on the basis of resources, expertise, and motivation to foster a self-sustaining open source community for O3DE. These partners include: Accelbyte,

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, Apocalypse Studios,

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, Backtrace.io, Carbonated, Futurewei, GAMEPOCH, Genvid Technologies, Hadean,

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, Kythera AI,

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, PopcornFX,

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, Tafi, TLM Partners, and

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. Premier members are Adobe, AWS,

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, Huawei, Intel,

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, Niantic and

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(with the LightSpeed Studios brand).

References

External links

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O3D Foundation WebsiteLinux Foundation to Form New Open 3D Foundation
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Partners

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