“Square Enix is working on this next-generation research project as a showcase for our technology and creativity which will lead the future of Square Enix,” said Yosuke Matsuda, president and representative director of Square Enix Co., Ltd. The efforts from this project will power future game development as well as FINAL FANTASY XV, currently a work in progress.” “As a part of the technical development, we created this demo using world-class, real-time CG technology with generous support from leading-edge software and hardware providers Microsoft’s Windows10/DirectX 12 and NVIDIA’s GeForce GTX. “Our team has always pursued cutting-edge pre-rendered and real-time CG,” commented Hajime Tabata, head of the next-generation technology research project and Division Executive of Business Division II of Square Enix Co., Ltd. Square Enix research enabled the real-time CG to feature even more refined graphics and improved processing capabilities in WITCH CHAPTER 0. WITCH CHAPTER 0 was created mainly by the developers of AGNI’S PHILOSOPHY FINAL FANTASY REALTIME TECH DEMO, a tech demo for LUMINOUS STUDIO revealed in June 2012. The emotion is displayed in a level of quality which has never been seen before with a real-time CG animated character teemed with life. It portrays the human emotion of crying– one of the most difficult representations for existing real-time CG technology.

WITCH CHAPTER 0, has achieved some of the world’s highest-level quality of real-time CG. Revealed today as a technology demonstration titled, WITCH CHAPTER 0, the results of this research will be incorporated into Square Enix’s LUMINOUS STUDIO engine, and is intended for use in future game development.

(Square Enix) today announced “WITCH CHAPTER 0 ,” a real-time tech demo that utilizes DirectX 12, a Windows10 based new generation API, at the Microsoft Build Developer Conference.Īs a part of a research project that studies a variety of next generation technologies, Square Enix conducted extensive research on real-time CG technology utilizing DirectX 12 in collaboration with Microsoft and NVIDIA Corporation. SAN FRANCISCO, Ap/PRNewswire/ - Square Enix Co., Ltd. SQUARE ENIX Unveils Real-Time CG Tech Demo Using DirectX 12 at Microsoft Build - World’s Highest Quality Real-Time CG Created with Cutting-Edge Technology–

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