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TOOLS SPOTLIGHT This month: CopperCube 4.0


AMBIERA, A SMALLViennan company founded six years ago by CEO Nikolaus Gebhardt (far right), was set up to help bring essential assets in reach of development studios. It provides software libraries, tools and knowledge for developers, and has had a hand in hundreds of games since its foundation. Flagship product CopperCube is a 3D game development editor. It was originally designed for 3D artists so they could quickly snap together interactive 3D apps and games without programming. It still works like this, but starting with version 4.0, the editor includes a cross-platform scripting environment, making it is possible to create more complex, sophisticated games as well. Gebhardt says this addition is attracting indie developers and even some of bigger fish, who are using it to create prototypes and demos. Projects that have used the tool include: the post-apocalyptic simulator EndTime at Home, Drones Attack, Horse Jumping 4, The Dead Tower, Nightingales Playground, Salvador City, Battle of the Juggernauts and Killer Raceway. “Besides the many target platforms which are supported by CopperCube, it


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A screenshot from CopperCube’s light mapping editor, along with other stills created with the tool


can create 3D WebGL websites, Flash Stage 3D, Windows and Mac OS X programs and Androids apps,” says Gebhardt. “It is very easy to use. 3D artists can simply import their 3D assets, models and levels, quickly choose camera controllers and behaviours, hit publish, and that’s it. It is very easy to learn and we get quite a few emails from our users, who are very happy with CopperCube.”


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It is very easy to use. Artists


import their 3D assets, models and levels, hit publish,


and that’s it. Nikolaus Gebhardt, Ambiera


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For those that like it, the light edition is available for £130 (€149), or the professional edition for £320 (€380). Both editions enable developers to create apps for all supported platforms. Ambiera says it is always working on


improving the editor and adapting it to the needs of its users, which is why it offers continuously free updates. For instance, the latest update added


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