CD Projekt Red, the company responsible for about 600+ hours of my life spend in front of The Witcher game series and countless more creating videos about the game, reading comic books, more recently – playing the brand new GWENT stand-alone game… was recently granted $7 Million to spend on Game Development studies and research. National Center for Research of Development in Poland recognized the huge role CDPR has played in games development and in general and with the Witcher video game series.
The Witcher series developer had four proposals for possible research topics and all of them were approved. The proposals featured several game development aspects: city creation, seamless multiplayer, cinematic feel, and animation excellence.
- Citi Creation – Comprehensive technology for the creation of “live,” playable in real-time, cities of great scale based on the principles of artificial intelligence and automation and taking into account the development of innovative processes and tools supporting the creation of high-quality open world games.
- Seamless Multiplayer – Comprehensive technology enables the creation of unique gameplay for many players, taking into account the search of opponents, session management, replication facilities, and support of a variety of game modes along with a unique set of dedicated tools.
- Cinematic Feel – Comprehensive technology for providing a unique, film quality RPG with open world, also taking into account innovative solutions process and unique set of dedicated tools.
- Animation Exellence – Comprehensive technology enabling a significant increase in quality and production of complex face and body animations for open world RPG games, also taking into account the innovative process solutions and a unique set of dedicated tools.
Here is a message from CDPR’s president Adam Kicinski:
Developing video games is a hyperinnovative activity, but also one which carries substantial financial risks, involves continuous R&D work, and requires much experimentation and prototyping along the way.
The GameINN program—a fruit of our industry’s collaborative efforts—will, in the coming years, enable Polish developers to carry out nearly 40 projects worth 191 million PLN. I am confident that the resulting innovative solutions will further elevate the quality of Polish video games and enhance our competitiveness on the global stage. Indeed, our industry now has the potential to become the champion of the modern Polish economy.
► Source: 80.lv
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