Find out all about the first AI middleware to become a part of Epic's Integrated Partner Program for UE3.  This Q&A with our Director of Product Management looks at how AI.implant and UE3 will benefit game developers & designers. 

What is Epic’s Integrated Partners Program (IPP)?
Epic created the IPP as a way of connecting select companies and technologies to its development.  Members of the IPP have the same real-time access to the UE3 source code as customers and, in return, these companies guarantee that their technology will keep pace with Unreal development.  The result of the IPP is that Epic and its partnering companies commit to making cross-platform technologies that integrate with, and are complementary to, UE3.

What does being an IPP member mean for Presagis?
Membership in the IPP means that our AI technology is always at the forefront of development.  Unreal is continually advancing, and now, because Presagis is an IPP member, our releases will keep pace with Epic’s.

Will membership in IPP effect Customer Support for AI.implant?
Epic has changed the way that the industry thinks about software development.  Instead of maintaining an aura of secrecy around their work, they feel that collaboration and transparency is the best way to innovate and create superior gaming experiences. AI.implant shares this vision and are taking it to the next level by leveraging  docuwiki and community forums as the mechanisms to ensure top level customer support.

What does the integration with AI.implant mean to UE3 users?
The AI.implant integration means UE3 users have a consistent experience within the UE3 authoring environment.  The only difference that UE3 users will encounter is the ability to create superior AI.

What are the main advantages to the AI.implant integration with the UE3?
One of the big advantages is the unbelievable motion quality, particularly with respect to dynamic physical environments.  Mixing dynamic AI and physics means that as players interact with, and modify the game envioronment the Non Player Characters, will respond in realistic ways.

A second key advantage is the ability to create cinematic crowd scenes for next-generation games.  Game developers have always been able to create extraordinary visual environments with Unreal.  Now, with the integration of AI.implant into  UE3, developers will be able to populate these spectacular environments with real-time cinematic crowds.