Totems (video game)
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Totems is a cancelled video game for the Xbox 360
and PC
developed by 10Tacle Studios Belgium.
and PC
. The Player controls the main character Gia, a parkour
expert. Gia inherits various powers from four different animal totem
Spirits. Totems utilizes a Semantic Environment Sensing System (SESS), meaning all of these actions can be performed with one button and Gia will react automatically according to the place she is in the world. Each spirit will be mapped to a face button on the 360 controller enabling players to pull of parkour moves and attacks very quickly. The game contains a non-linear world placed on a fictional Island and a highly interactive environment. The enemies Gia encounters are able to perform similar acrobatic abilities and their AI
enables them to follow Gia wherever she goes. The developers are creating a whole new shaman mythology for Totems.
As of the 5th of August 2008, 10tacle Studios has ceased all operations, and has closed down. The future, if any, for this game is now unknown.
released in 1999 by former Infogrames (now Atari
).
As of the 5th of August 2008, 10tacle Studios Belgium has ceased all operations, and, as a company, has closed down.
Semantic Environment Sensing System (SESS) is an innovative technology which allows the Player and all NPC characters to use the world as an open-ended playground, using each architectural feature as an opportunity for movement. Since the NPC’s are aware of their spatial surroundings, SESS enables them to move around intelligently, like the human player. SESS opens the door to complex virtual combat. SESS enables 10tacle to make use of the spatial environment for gameplay purposes and spectacle, generally not used in video games.
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
and PC
Personal computer
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developed by 10Tacle Studios Belgium.
Gameplay, story and universe
Totems is a 3D platformer for the Xbox 360Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
and PC
Personal computer
A personal computer is any general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and original sales price make it useful for individuals, and which is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer operator...
. The Player controls the main character Gia, a parkour
Parkour
Parkour is a method of movement focused on moving around obstacles with speed and efficiency. Originally developed in France, the main purpose of the discipline is to teach participants how to move through their environment by vaulting, rolling, running, climbing and jumping...
expert. Gia inherits various powers from four different animal totem
Totem
A totem is a stipulated ancestor of a group of people, such as a family, clan, group, lineage, or tribe.Totems support larger groups than the individual person. In kinship and descent, if the apical ancestor of a clan is nonhuman, it is called a totem...
Spirits. Totems utilizes a Semantic Environment Sensing System (SESS), meaning all of these actions can be performed with one button and Gia will react automatically according to the place she is in the world. Each spirit will be mapped to a face button on the 360 controller enabling players to pull of parkour moves and attacks very quickly. The game contains a non-linear world placed on a fictional Island and a highly interactive environment. The enemies Gia encounters are able to perform similar acrobatic abilities and their AI
Ai
AI, A.I., Ai, or ai may refer to:- Computers :* Artificial intelligence, a branch of computer science* Ad impression, in online advertising* .ai, the ISO Internet 2-letter country code for Anguilla...
enables them to follow Gia wherever she goes. The developers are creating a whole new shaman mythology for Totems.
As of the 5th of August 2008, 10tacle Studios has ceased all operations, and has closed down. The future, if any, for this game is now unknown.
10tacle Studios Belgium
10tacle Studios Belgium, located in Charleroi, Belgium, is specialised in the development of video games. CEO Yves Grolet and Design Director Stephane Bura are the company's creative leaders. Yves Grolet and other core team members became known through their widely acclaimed PC game Outcast (game)Outcast (game)
Outcast is an action-adventure video game by Belgian developer Appeal and released by Infogrames for the PC in 1999. A Dreamcast port of the original was also planned, but was shelved when the PC version failed in the marketplace.-Plot:...
released in 1999 by former Infogrames (now Atari
Atari
Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. It is currently owned by Atari Interactive, a wholly owned subsidiary of the French publisher Atari, SA . The original Atari, Inc. was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney. It was a pioneer in...
).
As of the 5th of August 2008, 10tacle Studios Belgium has ceased all operations, and, as a company, has closed down.
NeoReality Engine
NeoReality is an integrated video game production platform developed by 10tacle Studios Belgium. It contains several innovative tools and engines including 3d graphics rendering, physics, AI, game-specific scripting language, etc.Semantic Environment Sensing System (SESS) is an innovative technology which allows the Player and all NPC characters to use the world as an open-ended playground, using each architectural feature as an opportunity for movement. Since the NPC’s are aware of their spatial surroundings, SESS enables them to move around intelligently, like the human player. SESS opens the door to complex virtual combat. SESS enables 10tacle to make use of the spatial environment for gameplay purposes and spectacle, generally not used in video games.