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BigWorld

Contact Details

BigWorld Pty Ltd
http://www.bigworldtech.com
Contact: Jaqui B
Address: Level 2 Wentworth Park Grandstand, Glebe NSW 2037
Phone: +61 2 8570 5400

Capability

BigWorld provides a mature middleware platform for developers of Massively Multiplayer Online Games (MMOG) and Virtual Worlds that is fast becoming the industry standard. The BigWorld MMO Technology Suite is a complete technology solution, consisting of a tightly integrated suite of high performance server applications, tools, advanced 3D client and APIs designed specifically for the fast and efficient creation of MMOGs. We give you the power to focus tightly on your core business of game production, rather than risking your project on uncertain, expensive and time-consuming research & speculative software development. BigWorld’s unrivalled MMO Technology provides licensees a massive competitive advantage over “DIY” developers by significantly reducing risk, cost and time to market.

Discriminators

Unparalleled server scalability Proprietary server-side dynamic load balancing Indie and commercial licensing options Pathfinding Multi-suite integration out of the box.

Key Customers

  • Wargaming – World of Tanks - Guinness-record-winning, critically-acclaimed massively-multiplayer online tank combat game.
  • Netease – Tianxia 2 - Award-winning chinese fantasy MMO developed by China’s leading MMO developer.

  • Userjoy – Kingdom Heroes 2 - Genre-bending RTS/massive battle MMO that leverages BigWorld Server’s unparalleled scalability to include thousands of users concurrently in a space.
  • Aeria Games – Realm of the Titans - An RTS/RPG  game developed as a spiritual successor to “Defense of the Ancients,” one of the most popular game mods of all time.

Key Partners

  • Aria Systems
  • Alchemic Dream
  • BitRaider
  • DiamondWare
  • Exigent
  • fmod
  • Hypernia
  • IBM
  • Seven Group
  • Speedtree
  • Scaleform
  • Umbra
  • Vivox
  • Games for Windows
  • Linux
  • Autodesk
  • Intel
  • Microsoft DirectX
  • Xbox 360
  • Playstation 3

Quality Approvals/Awards

  • Autodesk Authorized Developer
  • Deloitte Technology Fast 500
  • Asia Pacific 2008 Winner - (Ranked 93)
  • Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia 2008 Program - (7th Fastest growing technology company in Australia)
  • 2007 Australian Export Awards - Austrade Arts, Entertainment & Design Award Finalist
  • 2007 Finalist of  Australian Technology Showcase Patrons Awards
  • 2006 Cool Company Awards
  • 2006 Finalist of the Secrets of Australian IT Innovation competition, Arts and Entertainment category
  • 2005 Winner ACT Chief Ministers Export Award in Art and Entertainment Award
  • Red Herring 100 Private Companies of Asia (2005)
  • 2005 Australian Game Developer Awards – Award for Outstanding Innovation
  • 2005 Sumea Awards for Best Engine Technology
  • Secrets of Australian IT Innovation 2005 Winner – 2nd Prize in Entertainment Category
  • 2003 Winner ACT Chief Ministers Export Award in the Arts and Entertainment
  • 2003 Winner of the Secrets of Australian IT Innovation competition in the Arts and entertainment category.

  • 2003 Australian Game Developers Awards – Award for Outstanding Innovation 2003
  • 2003 National Finalist of the Austrade Australian Export Award – Arts and Entertainment for the outstanding export achievement in the field of fine arts, performing arts, electronic and on-line entertainment
  • 2003 Territory Winner in the Panasonic Australia Business Award Category of the Telstra and ACT Government Small Business Awards.
  • 2003 National Winner in the Panasonic Australia Business Award Category of the Telstra and Australian Government Small Business Awards.
  • 2002 National Finalist of the Austrade Australian Export Award – Arts and Entertainment for the outstanding export achievement in the field of fine arts, performing arts, electronic and on-line entertainment
  • 2002 Winner ACT Chief Ministers Export Award in the Arts and Entertainment
  • 2002 Australian Winner of The Asia Pacific ICT Award (APICTA), in the Creative Digital Industries category, for its BigWorld™ Technology