Open 3D Engine

Open 3D Engine
Original author(s)	Amazon Games
Developer(s)	Open 3D Foundation; (Linux Foundation)
Initial release	July 6, 2021; 3 years ago
Stable release	2205.0 / May 12, 2022; 2 years ago
Repository	https://github.com/o3de/o3de
Written in	C++, Lua, Python
Middleware	Qt (LGPL)
Operating system	Microsoft Windows, Linux
Platform	Windows 10; Linux; macOS; iOS; Android;
Predecessor	Amazon Lumberyard
License	Apache Software License 2.0, MIT License; MIT License;
Website	https://www.o3de.org/, https://o3de.org/

Open 3D Engine is a free and open-source 3D game engine developed by Open 3D Foundation, a subsidiary of the Linux Foundation,^[2]^[3] and distributed under the Apache 2.0 open source license.^[4]^[5] The initial version of the engine is an updated version of Amazon Lumberyard, contributed by Amazon Games.^[6] As of July 7, 2021, a developer preview of the engine is available.^[2]

Partners

Partners were recruited on the basis of resources, expertise, and motivation to foster a self-sustaining open source community for O3DE. These partners include: Accelbyte, Adobe, Apocalypse Studios, Audiokinetic, Backtrace.io, Carbonated, Futurewei, GAMEPOCH, Genvid Technologies, Hadean, Huawei, HERE Technologies, Intel, International Game Developers Association, Kythera AI, Niantic, Open Robotics, PopcornFX, Red Hat, Rochester Institute of Technology, SideFX, Tafi, TLM Partners, and Wargaming.^[7]

Premier members are Adobe, AWS, Microsoft, Huawei, Intel, Niantic and Tencent. ^[8]

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^ Foundation, The Linux. "Linux Foundation to Form New Open 3D Foundation". www.prnewswire.com. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
^ Takahashi, Dean (July 6, 2021). "Amazon shifts Lumberyard to open source 3D game engine supported by 20 companies". VentureBeat.
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