Hology Engine provides a web-based platform for creating 3D games and immersive experiences using TypeScript, HTML, and CSS, enabling developers to leverage familiar web technologies. The engine addresses the challenge of accessibility in 3D content creation by offering tailored solutions for game and design studios, enhancing their creative efficiency and comfort.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Creating 3D games and interactive experiences often requires specialized skills and tools, making it difficult for developers familiar with web technologies to enter the 3D space. Existing game engines can have steep learning curves and limited support for web-based workflows.
Solution
Hology Engine is a web-based platform designed to simplify 3D game and experience creation using TypeScript, HTML, and CSS. It allows developers to leverage their existing web development skills to build immersive 3D environments for web, mobile, and VR platforms. The engine provides a suite of tools for landscape sculpting, physics simulations, character movement, and custom shader creation, all within a familiar web development environment. Hology Engine aims to make 3D content creation more accessible and efficient for web developers.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes web developers, game developers, and design studios looking to create 3D games and interactive experiences using web technologies.
Features
- Landscape sculpting tools for creating vast, editable 3D worlds with material painting
- Integrated physics engine for collision detection, ray casting, and physics simulations
- Kinematic character movement component with animation system for realistic character control
- Node-based shader editor allowing developers to create custom GPU shaders using TypeScript
- Procedural foliage generation for automated creation of grass and other environmental details
- Support for exporting games and 3D experiences to web, mobile, and VR platforms
- Arcweave integration for creating narratives and dialogues that can be used in games