CryEngine 3 visiting GDC in stereoscopic 3D

by Ludwig Kietzmann on Mar 2nd 2010 11:45PM

Stereoscopic 3D visuals can really bring a tear to the eye, especially if your hand-eye coordination is off and you end up jabbing a plastic temple arm into a squishy place. Don't do that. Instead, CryEngine developer Crytek wants you to marvel at the latest addition to its engine, which will power upcoming urban shooter Crysis 2. This year's Game Developers Conference (running in San Francisco from March 9 to March 13) will mark the debut of stereoscopic 3D support in CryEngine 3, the company announced.

According to Carl Jones, Crytek's director of global business development, the technology will enable engine licensees to create 3D content on all supported platforms. It will enhance CryEngine 3's "LiveCreate" feature, which allows a single editor to create content that's playable on all three high-end platforms: PC; PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. "There are basically no longer any limits to a designer's creativity," Jones said.

We can't wait to see what kind of sci-fi cyborg shooters all the developers have in store for us at GDC. In 3D!

Tags: carl-jones, cryengine, cryengine-3, crysis-2, crytek, fps, gdc-2010, Microsoft, Xbox-360

Reader Comments (36)

I'd like to see the engine used in more games, I'm a bit tired of Unreal Engine 3.

It would be cool if PC gamers can create levels in Crysis 2 and export them to the consoles or even vice versa. I can't wait to try out the Sandbox level editor again!

It would be awesome but I doubt they would be able to. Sony and Microsoft make too much money off of DLC, if players could make their own maps it would defeat the purpose of paying ridiculous amounts for in game content.

"Sony and Microsoft make too much money off of DLC, if players could make their own maps it would defeat the purpose of paying ridiculous amounts for in game content."

And THAT is the beauty of LBP.

And Halo 3. Forge maps are even in Matchmaking.

Wow Jerry, just Wow. You're joking right? Ignorant maybe? The Cryengine 2 is built scaleable enough to play games on 360/Ps3, so therefore any remotely half-decent PC will max it out, just like mine does now to Crysis 1 with a graphics card worth $US120

I obviously meant Cryengine 3 for Crysis 2

Anyone sufficiently experienced with level editors knows that Forge isn't one.

I'm thinking at least the PS3 version of Crysis 2 will have some mod support since Unreal Tournament 3 for PS3 did, it let you use the mods created from the PC version of the game, pretty cool!

Just because a handfull of games look like Gears/Unreal doesn't mean its the engine causing that. Borderlands and Mirror's Edge are good examples of games that dont share the typical Unreal Engine 3 look. Also you have to remember that its much easier to work with the same tools especially when some devs have their own packages integrated into the engine.

Yeah, Mirror's Edge was a nice breath of fresh air for the engine.

I thought Mirror's Edge used DICE's Frostbite engine?

Fkin UE3 has been a CURSE this generation for all formats... and that's from a former EPIC fanboy of sorts (going back to the original unreal). ALL UE3 games on PC have been underwhelming, have slack controls, bad widescreen, crap aliasing etc...

So yeah enough with the (very dated and console friendly only) UE3 now and more use of the sublime Cryengine (2/3). I've spent many hours on the PC in CE2 sandbox and just messing around in there with lighting and physics is vastly more entertaining than most of the UE3 games put together. It is so solid and functional, really awe inspiring. Hope the consoles can pull it off properly though (PS3 owner here of course) - though for Crysis 2 you bet I'll be buying it for PC + whatever new GPU is out then + possibly i9 CPU = happy days :)

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Will xbox 360 support stereoscopic 3D? for some reason i was thinking only PS3 will be able to...I want 3D!!! (Well just as soon as I can get one of those fancy tvs)

I wonder too: how is the 360 gonna support 3D?

Um, didn't Avatar: The Game have 3D options on both PS3 and 360?

I thought that only the software and the viewing unit (aka TV) needed to be capable of 3D..

3d is coming to the ps3 i believe, haven't heard anything about the 360

I think it's that it is supported by Sony on the PS3, and tools are made available to do it, while on the 360 it's completelly up to the dev. As long as you can set the 360 to output in 120Hz it's really not difficult to impliment (it may be difficult to get a game looking good and running smoothly, but that's not what I mean)

http://edge-online.com/news/xbox-360-%E2%80%9Cfully-3d-capable%E2%80%9D-microsoft

3D still feels too gimmicky to me. i would prefer that it stay in the theaters and out of my house

You sound like you're being invaded.

The 3D will get you, one way or another.

i guess what i meant to say was i hope it never fully replaces 2D. as long as the games i want to buy have an option for 2D as well as 3D i will be a happy camper

...but, most games these days are 3D squashed into 2D. Won't this just allow the optional elimination of the math to squash to 2D?

...that doesn't make any sense. I get what you're saying, that systems take 3D data and display it on a 2D surface, but whether you're doing 2D or 3D you still need the power to 1: process the 3D in real-time, and at the same time 2: convert it to a format that is interpretable to human eyes (pixels, holograms, whatever).

Wonder how it will work on pc, cry engine2 was good and now cry engine3 will be gr8 with 3d experience, so how it will handle with nvidia 3d tech afterall nvidia works on the technology to make the games 3d that already existed.
Or in cry engine3 will be there will be some tweaked double camera setup to lay down the proper colors for 3d depth view with enable 3d or disable 3d like view with 1 main camera or the two usable camera for 3d view

This will melt your eyeballs

OMFG

*Looks at current desktop, cries*

Oh, Pentium 4, you just aren't doing it for me anymore.

I wear glasses... 3-d hates me :/

Same here, it is a bit uncomfortable for me.

I wonder if they could make clipons for guys like us?

Or even better, a lens coating. I've already got anti-glare...

There are 3D displays that dont require the glasses. Sure they are still a few years away, but by then we will know if 3D has caught on or not.

lol.. if in-home 3-D sticks, I'm sure there will be some form of prescription 3-D glasses.
Seriously, I'm gonna laugh my ass off when I see Sony strike a deal with lenscrafters.

Could go with that whole "smart glasses" thing coming in the near future...

For the 3D ludites - be quiet, most of you haven't even tried '3D' in gaming and assume it's just rubbish based on Jaws 3 3D from the early 80s (i.e bad reviews and hearsay).

The fact is even 5+ years ago 3D on PC *COULD* sometimes be quite amazing, even using much earlier tech, much less impressive engines/games and much less understanding of how it can tangiably immerse you in the envrionment.

I've had a few different shutter glasses over the years (mainly when I was on CRT monitors) and while sometimes clunky, sometimes needing config tweaks etc.. when it worked it was pretty damned impressive (for the simple games it worked well with - i.e Quake 3).

It is progress to go 'full 3D' eventually, all that was holding it back was the proper tech and the processing power. It will obviously go more mainstream over the coming years with all the big names involved, finally it will be 'sorted out' and the nay-sayers can ignore if they like, go back to the Atari, or better still, board games if tech advances scare you.

Only BAD 3D is something to be feared, these guys are now trying to do GOOD 3D and believe me, in an engine like CRYENGINE if it's done right it will be jaw dropping.

You know, I wasn't even that impressed by Avatar.

And if James Cameron didn't impress me...

wouldn't you need to buy an expensive new tv just to be able enjoy 3d?
don't see the point especially if you already own an hdtv

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