BigWorld is an Australian company formed in 1999 that develop and license a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMO) and Virtual World engine. In 2007, BigWorld was recognized as the industry leader in UK's Develop magazine

Develop (magazine)

Develop is a monthly trade magazine for the video games industry. Based in Hertford, Hertfordshire, the magazine allows participation by anyone working in the video game industry. Develop is the only European-based website and print magazine aimed exclusively at the development community...

Games

This engine provides an underlying software architecture needed for game developers to build an MMO's and online games. Published games using BigWorld Technology include World of Tanks

World of Tanks

World of Tanks is a freemium 3D team-based multiplayer online game featuring historically accurate fighting vehicles from the 1930s to the 1950s. World of Tanks is a PvP-focused project that promises action and strategy based gameplay. In the release version, World of Tanks includes more than 90...

 (Wargaming.net), Realm of the Titans

Realm of the Titans

Realm of the Titans is a Chinese video game developed by Ningbo Shengguang Tianyi for the PC platform...

 (Aeria Games), VIE: Virtual Island of Entertainment (enVie Interactive LLC), Hokuto no ken ONLINE (GungHo Online Entertainment), (Meteor Games

Meteor Games

Meteor Games is an independent online gaming studio committed to developing fun, immersive, and innovative games spanning the web, social networks, and mobile devices...

). Games currently being built on BigWorld include World of Warplanes

World of Warplanes

World of Warplanes is a massive multiplayer real time game in the genre of arcade flight simulator in the historical setting of world War II, announced by Byelorussian studio Wargaming.net on June 7, 2011 in Los Angeles at Electronic Entertainment Expo...

 (Wargaming.net), World of Battleships

World of Battleships

World of Battleships is a yet-to-be-released massively multiplayer online game by Wargaming.net.- References :* http://game.worldoftanks.com/news/general_news/wargamingnet-declares-naval-warfare...

 (Wargaming.net), and Tian Xia III (Netease). There are also several unannounced titles from 38 Studios and John Romero

John Romero

Alfonso John Romero is a game designer, programmer, and developer in the video game industry. He is best known as a co-founder of id Software and was a designer for many of their games, including Wolfenstein 3D, Dangerous Dave, Doom and Quake...

's company Slipg8. The 3D client technology is built for Windows PC and browser, and is available on iOS, Xbox360 and Playstation 3 via network API. The back-end server solution is implemented under Linux, with a Python

Python (programming language)

Python is a general-purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability. Python claims to "[combine] remarkable power with very clear syntax", and its standard library is large and comprehensive...

 API scripting environment. On the 6.6.08 Netease

NetEase

NetEase is a Chinese internet company that operates 163.com, a popular web portal which received over 546 million page views in June of 2005. The company has grown rapidly since its founding in June 1997, thanks in part to its investment in search engine technology and massively multiplayer...

, a licensee of BigWorld released its Tianxia 2 MMO in China.

Awards

BigWorld Technology has received a number of business and technology innovation related awards:

• Winner 2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Awards (ranked 93)
• Winner 2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia Award (ranked 7 - 526% growth)
• Winner 2007 ACT Chief Minister's Export Award (Arts, Entertainment and Design Award)
• Winner 2006 Cool Company Awards
• 2005 Red Herring's Top 100 Private Firms in Asia
• Winner 2005 Sumea Award for Best Engine Technology
• 2nd Prize winner 2005 Secrets of Australian IT Innovation Competition (Entertainment Applications)
• 2005 Australian Game Developer Conference Award for Outstanding Innovation

External links

• BigWorld Technology