Trinigy was a German software development company. In the second half of 2007, Trinigy expanded to the US and founded a fully owned subsidiary in Austin, TX. The US office is headed by Daniel J. Conradie, one of the original founders of Trinigy. In September 2010, the firm expanded to Asia and announced the set-up of an Asian office in Seoul, South Korea. At the end of 2007, Trinigy's Vision Engine was nominated as an engine finalist for

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's Frontline Award. In June 2009 and June 2010, Trinigy's

Vision Engine Havok Vision Game Engine is a discontinued, cross-platform, 3D game engine originally authored by Trinigy and later acquired by Havok. It was first released in 2003, and saw its final release in 2014. As of its eighth version, available target ...

was nominated as an engine finalist for Develop Magazine's Industry Excellence Award. On August 8, 2011, Havok (then a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel) announced that the company acquired Trinigy for an undisclosed amount. After closure of the sale, the team was integrated into Havok and the Trinigy Vision Engine was re-branded Havok Vision Engine.

Vision Engine

The Vision Engine is a cross-platform 3D

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specifically targeted to the games industry. It currently supports the following platforms: *

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- PC *

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(including

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) *

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(including

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) *

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(including

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) *

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with Trinigy's new WebVision *

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* Android *

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(NGP) Vision Engine full licenses typically come with full

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, updates and support to its licensees so developers have the possibility to customize the engine and its tools, exporters, and middleware bindings for their specific needs. The Vision SDK also provides comprehensive documentation, samples and video tutorials. According to Trinigy, the firm offers licensing models for both full-price A to AAA titles and Value Games as well as online-distributed

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/ PSN /

productions.

References

{{Reflist Companies based in Baden-Württemberg Defunct video game companies of Germany