MichaelSullivan: Gamebryo NetImmerse File moved to NIF

2009-05-13T20:53:49Z

Gamebryo NetImmerse File moved to NIF

MichaelSullivan at 20:48, 13 May 2009

2009-05-13T20:48:28Z

MichaelSullivan at 20:48, 13 May 2009

2009-05-13T20:48:06Z

MichaelSullivan at 20:43, 13 May 2009

2009-05-13T20:43:59Z

MichaelSullivan: New page: Category:Engineering format '''Title(s):''' Title::Gamebryo NetImmerse File '''Version ID:''' Version ID::Emergent Game Technologies Gamebryo Game Engine '''Date released:''...

2009-05-13T20:41:18Z

New page: Category:Engineering format '''Title(s):''' Title::Gamebryo NetImmerse File '''Version ID:''' Version ID::Emergent Game Technologies Gamebryo Game Engine '''Date released:''...

New page

[[Category:Engineering format]]
'''Title(s):''' [[Title::Gamebryo NetImmerse File]]

'''Version ID:''' [[Version ID::Emergent Game Technologies Gamebryo Game Engine ]]

'''Date released:''' n/a

'''Date:''' n/a

'''Creator(s):''' [[Creator::Numerical Design Limited (later merged with Emergent Game Technologies)]]

'''Contributor(s):''' [[Contributor::Numerical Design Limited]]

'''Relationships:'''

* '''Previous Version(s):''' NetImmerse Engine

* '''Contains:''' none

* '''Syntax Format(s):''' n/a

* '''Family Format(s):''' n/a

'''Description:'''
Nif files seem to be state-saves of the game engine in action. A game engine is based around efficiently displaying a scene-graph representation of the game world. This scene graph is composed of various nodes which hold geometry, control animation, etc. If you want to save the state of the engine at a specific moment, each node would have to write the information it contains to a file in such a way that the entire graph could be re-created. That's what the Nif file is. The scene graph is descended and, as each node is visited, it writes itself out to a file. On load, the reverse happens. From [http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/Nif_Format NIF Tools Wiki]

'''History:''' n/a

'''Example(s):''' n/a

'''Identifier:''' n/a

'''Documentation:''' n/a

'''File Extensions:''' [[File Extension::.nif]]

'''Applications:'''

* '''Native application(s):''' NetImmerse or Gamebryo Engines

* '''Interoperable applications:''' n/a

'''Magic numbers:''' n/a

'''Format(s):''' n/a

'''Rights:''' Proprietary license

'''Sustainability Factors:''' n/a

* '''Standardization:''' n/a

* '''Adoption:''' n/a

** '''Licensing and patent claims:''' n/a

* '''Self-documentation:''' n/a

* '''External dependencies:''' n/a

* '''Technical protection considerations:''' n/a

'''Typical use:''' 3D Design

'''File classification:'''
* '''Type {Binary, Text}:''' n/a
* '''Raster data:'''
** '''Raster data 2D:'''
*** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
*** '''Description:'''
** '''Raster data 3D:'''
*** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
*** '''Description:'''
* '''Geometric representation:'''
** '''Implicit representation:'''
*** '''Implicit surfaces:'''
**** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
**** '''Description:'''
*** '''Implicit curves:'''
**** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
**** '''Description:'''
*** '''Point set:'''
**** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
**** '''Description:'''
** '''Mesh:'''
*** '''Manifold surface meshes:'''
**** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
**** '''Description:'''
*** '''Manifold volume meshes:'''
**** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
**** '''Description:'''
*** '''Non-manifold meshes:'''
**** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
**** '''Description:'''
** '''Parametric representation:'''
*** '''Parametric surfaces:'''
**** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
**** '''Description:'''
*** '''Parametric curves:'''
**** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
**** '''Description:'''
** '''Contour sets:'''
*** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
*** '''Description:'''
** '''NURBS:'''
*** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
*** '''Description:'''
* '''Multi-resolution models:'''
** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
** '''Description:''' n/a
* '''Dynamics:'''
** '''Kinematics:'''
*** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
*** '''Description:'''
** '''Assembly:'''
*** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
*** '''Description:'''
** '''Force(s):'''
*** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
*** '''Description:'''
* '''Boundary representation'''
** '''Manifold surface boundary representations:'''
*** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
*** '''Description:'''
** '''Manifold volume boundary representations:'''
*** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
*** '''Description:'''
** '''Non-manifold boundary representations:'''
*** '''Is Supported:'''n/a
*** '''Description:'''
* '''Material transparency:'''
** '''Is Supported:''' n/a
** '''Description:'''

'''References:'''
* [http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/Nif_Format NIF Tools Wiki]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/niftools/ NIF Tools Sourceforge page]

@@ Line 136: / Line 136: @@
 * [http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/Nif_Format NIF Tools Wiki]
 * [http://sourceforge.net/projects/niftools/ NIF Tools Sourceforge page]
-* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebryo]
+* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebryo Gamebryo on Wikipedia]

@@ Line 61: / Line 61: @@
 * '''Technical protection considerations:''' n/a
-'''Typical use:''' 3D Design
+'''Typical use:''' 3D Rendering, popular for modern 3D games. Here is a list of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebryo#Gamebryo_games Gamebryo Games] and a list [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gamebryo#NetImmerse_games NetImmerse Games].
 '''File classification:'''
@@ Line 136: / Line 136: @@
 * [http://niftools.sourceforge.net/wiki/Nif_Format NIF Tools Wiki]
 * [http://sourceforge.net/projects/niftools/ NIF Tools Sourceforge page]

@@ Line 43: / Line 43: @@
 '''Magic numbers:''' n/a
-'''Format(s):''' n/a
+'''Format(s):''' application/x-nif
 '''Rights:''' Proprietary license

NIF - Revision history

MichaelSullivan: Gamebryo NetImmerse File moved to NIF

MichaelSullivan at 20:48, 13 May 2009

MichaelSullivan at 20:48, 13 May 2009

MichaelSullivan at 20:43, 13 May 2009

MichaelSullivan: New page: Category:Engineering format '''Title(s):''' Title::Gamebryo NetImmerse File '''Version ID:''' Version ID::Emergent Game Technologies Gamebryo Game Engine '''Date released:''...