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    * Unreal Editor toolset, completo con un entorno de desarrollo de juegos integrado.
    * Sistema de renderizado multihilo Unreal Gemini, con soporte para todas las técnicas modernas de renderizado y sombreado, iluminación avanzada, oclusión de ambiente, y un gestor para crear sombras complejas sobre la marcha.
    * Ilumnicación global mediante Unreal Lightmass, para resolver ilumnación estática.
    * Herramienta visual de modelado físico Unreal PhAT, que incluye el sistema físico NVIDIA® PhysX®.
    * Unreal Kismet, una solución para crear rápidamente prototipos de juegos y mecánicas mediante scripts visuales.
    * AnimSet Viewer y AnimTree Editor, que permiten a los animadores un control preciso sobre movimientos de músculos y huesos.
    * Unreal Matinee, que incluye un editor de vídeos profesional para crear vídeos “in-game”, escenas de corte y cinemáticas.
    * UnrealScript, un lenguaje de programación de alto nivel orientado a objetos, totalmente integrado.
    * Unreal Cascade, sistema de efectos de partículas para implementar explosiones, niebla, humo y fuego.

    * Herramienta para diseño de terrenos, configuración de vegetación, estructuras y un gran número de puntos de interés.

nVidia escribió: 

Unreal Developer Kit now available

NVIDIA now offers the Unreal® Development Kit, a free version of the award-winning Unreal® Engine 3, the software development framework used to create computer and video games, 3D simulations, TV shows, films and more.

Anyone can download UDK and work with the same game development tools used to create blockbuster games, architectural walkthroughs and digital movies. UDK ships with the latest version of the Unreal® Editor, with its unrivaled content creation toolset and rapid prototyping functionality. It can be found on NVIDIA's Developer Zone site at http://developer.nvidia.com/object/udk.html or at the UDK home site, www.udk.com.

UDK is free for noncommercial and educational use. Licensing terms are available to those who wish to sell UDK-powered games or to create commercial products or services for business use at www.udk.com/licensing.

UDK includes:

    * The Unreal Editor toolset, complete with fully integrated game editing environment.
    * Unreal Gemini multithreaded rendering system with support for all modern rendering and shading techniques, advanced lighting and shadowing, ambient occlusion and a powerful material system for creating complex shaders on the fly.
    * Unreal Lightmass global illumination solver for high-quality static lighting.
    * Unreal PhAT visual physics modeling tool with state-of-the-art physics system powered by NVIDIA® PhysX®.
    * Unreal Kismet, an advanced visual scripting solution that facilitates rapid prototyping of ideas and gameplay mechanics.
    * AnimSet Viewer and AnimTree Editor, which give animators precise control over every muscle and bone movement.
    * Unreal Matinee, which includes movie director-class tools for creating in-game cut scenes and gorgeous cinematics.
    * UnrealScript, a fully integrated, high-level object-oriented programming language.
    * Unreal Cascade particle effects system for implementing explosions, fog, fire and smoke. Module-based system gives real-time previews of visual effects.
    * Terrain building tool for placing and customizing vegetation, structures and countless in-game points of interest.

gamasutra.com escribió: 

Epic Games announced a partnership with Nvidia to add DX11 capabilities to its popular Unreal Engine 3 platform, including tessellation and support for the GPU firm's PhysX, APEX, and 3D Vision technologies.

In a new real-time demo of UE3 developed with Nvidia's GeForce GTX 500 Series GPUs and shown at its booth (Business Suite #400, South Hall), Epic says it's demonstrating the benefits of DX11, such as "complex environments and detailed character models with lifelike movement and animations."

The demo also makes use of Nvidia's PhysX and APEX technologies, like destruction and clothing modules, which are designed to offer realistic character interactions with the environment. UE3 will now enable developers to ship games with "out of the box" support for DX11, APEX, PhysX, and 3D Vision.

UE3 supports a variety of platforms, including consoles, mobile devices, and PCs. Many of the biggest video game releases are built on the engine, including Bulletstorm, Batman: Arkham Asylum, DC Universe Online, and Infinity Blade -- upcoming titles like BioShock Infinite and Gears of War 3 also use UE3.

"Thanks to Nvidia's excellent cross-platform physics technologies and DX11 expertise, we have enhanced Unreal Engine 3 to bring unprecedented new levels of realism and demonstrate what the next generation of gaming will be," said Epic Games' vice president Mark Rein.

These latest UE3 updates are now available to licensees. Epic's Unreal Development Kit (UDK), a free version of UE3, will also include these additions.