Golaem has released version 6 of its crowd simulation tool for Maya, with several new tools to give artists greater access to the nuts and bolts of the simulation engine. Significant new features include:
- Character Perception – The ability to customise the way in which characters are aware of one another.
- Channel Operators – Character’s behaviour can be customised using low level building blocks called Channel Operators. Around 100 channels (e.g position, speed, distance to target…) can be used to feed a graph of operators, outputting a new character speed and orientation or controlling its animation.
- Transitions between motions can now be precisely controlled using customisable transitions.
- Emit/Kill behaviours – Characters (or other agents) can now be emitted from a Golaem Placement Tool or relatively to another character.
- Traffic Behaviours – A new traffic tool allows users to quickly add traffic. The road network can be drawn from Maya curves and Golaem will automatically create lanes and traffic lights.
To find out more about these new features, visit the Golaem website and watch a demo reel and a new showreel on YouTube.
