[Crytek] CryENGINE 3 available for free to educational institutions.

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poroboszcz

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Frankfurt a. M. (Germany), November 18th 2009 - Crytek GmbH ("Crytek") announced today that the recently released all-in-one development solution CryENGINE 3 is now available to educational institutions free of charge.

The CryENGINE 3 Educational SDK is for educators wanting to ensure that their students gain experience with the state-of-the-art in game development and real-time 3D technology. For courses and research projects in game development, 3D graphics, simulation, architecture, animation, film and design, CryENGINE 3 is the most up-to-date, real-time 3D technology available.

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Need to get my hands on that.

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JKBenchmarks

· #2 · Nov 26, 2009

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neurolysis

· #3 · Nov 26, 2009

It is very refreshing to see a company outside of id displaying good moral fiber.

Crytek just went up a notch in my book.

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H-man

· #4 · Nov 26, 2009

How will school computers run it?

Applying power tools to delicate problems since 2009.
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Daney

· #5 · Nov 26, 2009

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It is very refreshing to see a company outside of id displaying good moral fiber.

Crytek just went up a notch in my book.

Ditto.

Glad to see another company supporting the 'generation of the future'

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A-E-I-Owned-You

· #6 · Nov 26, 2009

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How will school computers run it?

Bingo lol.

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Chilly

· #7 · Nov 26, 2009

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How will school computers run it?

I guess it's time for a upgrade or two on the school computers

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FSF-Foxhound

· #8 · Nov 26, 2009

alright I'm applying for college again.

I can't wait till crisis 2 is out, I really loved crysis as a sandbox game.

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elson

· #9 · Nov 26, 2009

Wouldn't this only be useful for student of game development/ design?

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How will school computers run it?

Yea seriously...

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Ecchi-BANZAII!!!

· #10 · Nov 26, 2009

Expect more awesome tactical nuke mods

I'd like to see a flight game made from CryEngine.

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FSF-Foxhound

· #11 · Nov 26, 2009

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Wouldn't this only be useful for student of game development/ design?

now thinking about it.. yes

scratch what I said

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neurolysis

· #12 · Nov 26, 2009

You guys realise this is just the SDK, right?

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voice

· #13 · Nov 27, 2009

When they say "Education Institutions" they generally mean Universities.

In fact in the link it clearly says:

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â€œCrytek has always been a strong supporter of education â€" as evidenced by our commitment for many years to share CryENGINE tools with universities. We are continuing that commitment now by releasing the brand new CryENGINE 3 tools to any university in the world, for free!

Universities with high standards in Computing and Computer Science have ridiculously overpowered PCs.

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CryWin

· #14 · Nov 27, 2009

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You guys realise this is just the SDK, right?

Which is better than the actual game... for the purpose that it is intended for of course. You get the sandbox editor... there is nothing more you could possibly want when the game isn't even released yet, you can build your own game with the editor even without any knowledge of game design or 3d modeling...

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slipstream808

· #15 · Nov 27, 2009

GREAT move for them.

This means lots of students coming out of school will be familiar with the system and will be able to jump in with it right away. Companies will also want to use a program that everyone is used to. TONS of free publicity here.

Sickened1

· #16 · Nov 27, 2009

YES! Going to school to develop games in january, DEFF looking into this!

FuNkDrSpOt

· #17 · Nov 27, 2009

Oregon Trail, 2010.

Now with real, lifelike disentery symptoms!

n00biE5200

· #18 · Nov 27, 2009

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It is very refreshing to see a company outside of id displaying good moral fiber.

Crytek just went up a notch in my book.

+rep crytek (in my book)
+rep neurolysis

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Limes

· #19 · Nov 27, 2009

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How will school computers run it?

I don't think they mean the average high school computer, powerful machines built for the purpose of graphic and animation design.

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iSlayer

· #20 · Nov 27, 2009

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I foresee great things coming out of this and numerous educational applications. I can only imagine what University researchers will do with the engine, and what innovation will be used to bring it into courses.

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It is very refreshing to see a company outside of id displaying good moral fiber.

Crytek just went up a notch in my book.

REP+

Your post was more then rep worthy neurolysis, because of that I now respect you.

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