Phil Elliott Monday 8th December 2008 Share this article Share

Germany-based middleware developer Artificial Technology has released the first version of its AI and emotional intelligence middleware solution - EKI One - across Europe, with free trials being made available.

EKI One 1.0 is designed to bolt onto existing game engines and aims to add depth to titles by giving developers an effective, affordable solution to AI and emotion.

"With EKI One 1.0, we proudly present a software solution that allows game and level designers, script designers and programmers to define character behaviour efficiently and with ease from cognition and movement characteristics to intelligent decision-making," said Serein Pfeiffer, technical director and co-founder of Artificial Technology GmbH.

"The specifications and requests we received from our developer partners have had a direct bearing on the development of EKI One 1.0. We have combined ease of use with the technological depth required for authentic character simulation in a single, well-rounded package."