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| Developed by | Realmware Corporation |
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| Latest release | Beta 2.3 / July 28, 2008 |
| OS | Microsoft Windows, Xbox360 |
| Platform | PC, Xbox360 |
| Type | Game Engine |
| License | Commercial and Student |
| Website | Visual3D.NET |
Visual3D.NET is an All-in-One Game Engine and Toolset written in C#/.NET for XNA to run on Microsoft Windows and Xbox360.
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Overview
Visual3D.NET is the commercial successor to the open-source RealmForge Game Engine with roots going back to the OGRE Engine 3D open-source engine. Visual3D.NET is the flagship product of Realmware Corporation, based in Champaign, Illinois, and incorporated in February of 2006.
As of July 2008, Visual3D.NET has been employed for multiple private business projects and by the US Department of Defense for military simulation and training. Also in 2008, Visual3D.NET has begun to permeate education and Indie sectors as a part of the recent XNA trends.
Visual3D.NET is one of many new XNA Game Engines recently created in response to the release of Microsoft XNA in 2006.[1]
Microsoft XNA Migration Trends
In August 2006, Microsoft's GameFest keynote speech first declared the viability of .NET for gaming, with the first public release of XNA and Game Studio products, which would open up the Xbox360 and PC for game development by Indies and students.[2][3]
This announcement set into motion the rise of many new XNA-based game engines (e.g. TorqueX). A comprehensive list of XNA-based engines is maintained at the ZiggyWare XNA Game Engine List, and a .NET-based engine list is maintained at the Z-Buffer .NET Game Engine List.
Microsoft's XNA initiative is a part of the larger trend for gaming technology migrating from traditional C++ to higher level managed languages, such as Java, C#, and VB.NET, which is a continuation of the historic trends for the migration of software development from lower level languages such Assembly and 'C' to higher level languages such as C++.
