Kynapse is the

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middleware product, developed by

Kynogon Kynogon was a computer software company that provided AI middleware to the video game and the simulation industries. The company was acquired by Autodesk in February 2008, and its flagship product was titled Autodesk Navigation. Autodesk ended the ...

, which was bought by Autodesk in 2008 and called ''Autodesk Kynapse''. In 2011, it has been re-engineered and rebranded ''Autodesk Navigation''. Since the discontinuation of Autodesk Gameware, the product is obsolete.

Features

* A complete 3D

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* An automatic AI data generation tool * Optimizations for

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/ Cell architectures * Spatial reasoning * Streaming mechanisms to handle very large terrains * The management of dynamic and destructible terrains

Usage

Kynapse has been used in the development of more than 80 game titles including '' Mafia II'', '' Crackdown'', '' Alone in the Dark 5'', ''

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'', '' Medal of Honor: Airborne'', '' Sacred 2: Fallen Angel'', '' Watchmen: The End Is Nigh'',

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, '' The Lord of the Rings Online: Shadows of Angmar'' and the

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. Kynapse is also being used by companies such as

EADS Airbus SE (; ; ; ) is a European multinational aerospace corporation. Airbus designs, manufactures and sells civil and military aerospace products worldwide and manufactures aircraft throughout the world. The company has three divisions: '' ...

BAE Systems BAE Systems plc (BAE) is a British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company based in London, England. It is the largest defence contractor in Europe, and ranked the seventh-largest in the world based on applicable 2021 revenues. ...

Électricité de France Électricité de France S.A. (literally ''Electricity of France''), commonly known as EDF, is a French multinational electric utility company, largely owned by the French state. Headquartered in Paris, with €71.2 billion in revenues in 2 ...

to develop military or industrial simulation.

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* {{Video game engines, state=collapsed Middleware for video games