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The tech demo ‘Agni’s Philosophy’ left the crowd at E3 speechless, until a roar of applause shook the walls. It was created with the ‘LUMINOUS STUDIO ENGINE’ which is currently in development internally at Square Enix. 

 

The tech demo featured ‘Agni’ (shown on the right), woman in red who steals the crystal and who the demo is named after. Square Enix talked about the style of the demo, which the company said was created “through the lens of the FINAL FANTASY series, where ancient magic and advanced science coexist in a near-futuristic world”.

 

Square Enix stated that the engine will “support game consoles, PC, smartphones, and the web, encapsulating the many platforms of the next generation of quality”.

 

In a press-release sent out at E3, Square Enix talked about the game-engine for the first time:

Thanks to the LUMINOUS STUDIO engine, the demo video can depict high quality “real time computer graphics” (Real time computer graphics showcase images which are created on the spot as time passes. Within a game, in order for users to move their character and shift the camera, real time technologies are required.)

 

A game engine is a development environment constructed of varied tools and libraries needed for game creation. Many elements are needed for game software creation: graphic technologies and physics calculations, artificial intelligence, motion, and sound technologies. In an engine, these elements are bound together with the intent of improving game development efficiency and quality.