urbi is an open-source cross-platform software platform in c++ used to develop applications for robotics and complex systems .

urbi is based on the uobject distributed c++ component architecture .

it also includes the urbiscript orchestration language which is a parallel and event-driven script language .

uobject components can be plugged into urbiscript and appear as native objects that can be scripted to specify their interactions and data exchanges .

uobjects can be linked to the urbiscript interpreter , or executed as autonomous processes in " remote " mode .

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gostai urbi takes a new step towards the open source community by opening the kernel of its core technology urbi .
this video shows you how to install urbi for your ar drone . more informations at urltoken to control your ar drone with urbi : urltoken
this video shows you how to control your ar drone with urbi and gostai lab . more informations at urltoken to install urbi for your ar drone : urltoken
i recently talked with jean - christophe baillie , gostai ceo , about urbi .
wong : urbi has gone open source . why did gotsai take this step ?
urbi is available for windows , mac osx and linux . find out more : urltoken
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list some examples of the topics the pope ' s recent urbi et orbi messages have addressed .
you can add any urbi script in those files . you can load your own script files from those files .
hello , we ' d like to offload heavy - load computations to another machine m on the network comprising our reeti robot , via launch of a distant urbi client on m ( which would be sending commands to reeti ' s urbi server ) . is this possible without any particular permissions from the urbi software installed on the robot ?
this news will strengthen our partnerships with academic communities and our private users , who will benefit from urbi related support .
the ride through uni is so much better with urbi . who doesn’t love the freedom to move and go places ?
connection is often the missing link in new developments . urbi bike share connects developments and people from the very beginning .
= = urbiduino implementation = = arduinos are 8bit microcontrolers with no more than a few kilobytes of ram ( atmega168 - 1kb ram ) . urbi is too big to run on it . so urbi is not embeddable in the arduino .
what does the pope generally speak about in his urbi et orbi address from st . peter ' s basilica in rome ?
whether you’re growing up in one , living in one , or visiting one , urbi makes suburbs more connected and just more fun .
urbi is an affordable , scalable , turnkey bike - share system that connects people with where they want to go , quickly and easily .
gostai ' s urbi ( fig . 1 ) is a robotics framework designed to make robot development easier . gostai also provides development tools and support
give staff and students a quick , easy and fun way to travel around campus . urbi keeps everyone fitter , happier , healthier and more connected .
using any other language tcp / ip client : refer to your language manual to create a client on 54001 port and send string containing your urbi script .
all air - conditioned apartments and studios at urbi are soundproofed and have a seating area . they also have heating , and feature stone walls and wooden beams .
here is a short video presenting urbi open source and its core concepts ( parallelism , event based programming , tags . . . ) more in formation on urltoken
urbi , the first operating system dedicated for robotics , and urbiscript , the programming language , are now available under the bsd license , in order to be widely spread .
about gostai and urbi gostai is a paris - based editor of innovative software for robotics & ai . gostai ' s flagship is urbi , an open source , flexible , modular and innovative solution for robot operating control , which is compatible with linux , windows or real - time operating systems . gostai also develops gostai studio , a suite of graphical programming tools for robotics and complex system , gostairtc , which extends urbi with standard interfaces like rtc for the industry , and the gostainet cloud computing architecture for robotics .
baillie : gostairtc is working on all platforms where you can run urbi , which means a lot ! we have support for almost all flavors of linux , windows or macosx , plus a few more exotic platforms and processors . gostairtc provides also support for the realtime operating system xenomai , which we don ' t offer with urbi at the moment .
urbi is an advanced robotics operating system , already available for a large number of robots like aldebaran® nao , segway® rmp or lego® mindstorm , among 15 other different robots . one of its main innovations lies in a new orchestration script language called urbiscript , which natively integrates parallelism and event - based programming . next to urbi , gostai also offers the gostai studio graphical programming tools , and compatibility with various simulators , making the urbi framework one of the most advanced and complete solution for robot and complex system programming available today .
on the whole , it was truly said of usury during the republic and early years of the empire :
sed vetus urbi faenebre malum et seditionum discordiarumque creberrima causa .
11 this petty prince , therefore , sees no harm in having a band of arabians for his garrison , as indeed hezekiah long afterwards had his urbi to help him against sennacherib .
clear the traffic and parking issues with no need to park your own bike or car at work . with urbi stations near or at your workplace , the commute is simple and affordable .
name some of the places in the world that pope benedict xvi mentioned in his 2010 christmas urbi et orbi speech as being in need of the good news of the prince of peace .
we believe that urbi is also suitable to control not only robots but also complex systems in general , involving multiple components highly interacting , like video games , simulations or factory / process management .
baillie : gostai rtc is the first commercial implementation of the rtc robotics standard . it is based on urbi underneath , and you can benefit from the urbiscript orchestration layer together with rtc . of course , you can also simply just use rtc without urbi , and benefit from gostai ' s support . gostai rtc is a product for the industry , so we sell it together with support and maintenance contracts .
gostai is well known in the world of robotics for its urbi software platform , which it has developed for over 5 years , and which makes all robots compatible and easy to program . urbi makes robotics applications easier and faster to develop than traditional methods . it is compatible with several robots on the market today , and paves the way for the development of cross - robot applications by reducing costs and time to market .
however , we could use arduino boards controlled by urbiscript on urbi - server running on a pc connected to the arduino via a usb / serial interface ( or wireless technology : xbee , bluetooth ) . * urltoken
august 17 , 2010 ( newswire . com ) - gostai , the editor of innovative software for robotics & ai , is pleased to announce that its core urbi technology is opening its code base to the open source community .
developed in 2003 by gostai , a software development company that recently joined the aldebaran robotics group , the urbi and urbiscript open source package is intended for robotics developers and integrators , and by extension for the world of computer programming .
urbi apartments are in the historic center of manresa , 350 feet from the town hall and sant ignasi cave . set in an 18th - century listed building , they offer modern apartments and studios with barroque charm and views of montserrat .
the urbi apartments complex has has won awards for best historic center renovations , and has a cafeteria and free wi - fi throughout . the large car park has direct access to the apartments and is available to guests for a discount .
the urbi suite is compatible with numerous programming languages such as java , c , c + + and python , which can be used to program aldebaran robotics robots . distribution under a bsd license will be effective with the next nao sdk release .
( october 10 , 2012 – iros , vilamoura , portugal ) aldebaran robotics , the worldwide leader in humanoid robotics , announced at the iros 2012 international conference , the distribution of the urbi operating system and the urbiscript language under a bsd software license .
gostai also edits the urbi open source operating system , which is implemented in more than 15 robots in the world to date , as well as gostai suite , a suite of graphical programming tools for robotics ; and gostainet , the first cloud computing architecture for robotics .
first off , we are upset at being cheated out of the cost of a room . we were 2 couples needing two bedrooms and choose urbi apartments because they had units with that 2 bedroom accommodation . unfortunately for us we inadvertently booked two units . we were . . .
urbi apartments se encuentra en un edificio histórico del siglo xviii . ha estado galardonado con la bienal de arquitectura como mejor rehabilitación del centro histórico . nuestro alojamiento está pensado para que se encuentren como en su propia casa , con toda la comodidad de un hotel y toda la intimidad de un apartamento .
baillie : the community site is on www . urbiforge . org , where you can get urbi for free , plus many modules , components , help on the forum , etc . you can also go to urltoken to get a trial version of gostai studio , which is a product that we sell .
jean - christophe baillie , gostai ' s founder and ceo , announced at the icra ' 10 conference in alaska :
going open source with a gnu gpl compatible license is the best way to make sure that urbi will always be available freely for everyone to use , check and share , while maintaining a dual licensing model providing support and advanced features for commercial partners . coming from an academic research lab , gostai has always believed in the open - source model and sharing of innovation . it has been a long time since we worked to prepare urbi for that move , and now it ' s ready !
gostai is born in march 2006 , when jean - christophe baillie founded the company to foster the development of urbi , an innovative software platform for robotics . since these early years , the company has continuously developed a whole set of software technologies for robotics and artificial intelligence , and created an ecosystem of partners and users .
finally , i know it is not very convincing because almost everyone claims it for itself , but our users really support the fact that urbi is amazingly simple to master , intuitive and well designed . you will have to make your own opinion on this , but we consider it a big difference with other competing alternatives . it just works , and we like it when we we can keep it simple .
webots is 3d simulation platform developed by cyberbotics and used in service and industrial simulations . the tool offer support for windows , linux and apple platforms , and is one of the most used simulation software in education or research purposes . any robot can be modeled , programmed and simulated in c , c + + , java , python , matlab , or urbi . the software is compatible with external libraries like opencv .
designed by coppelia robotics , v - rep is one of the most advanced 3d simulators for industrial robots . the tool offers support for a wide range of programming languages including c / c + + , python , java , lua , matlab or urbi . it has support to develop algorithms to simulate automation scenarios , the platform is used in education as well by engineers for remote monitoring or safety double - checking .
remarkably , urbi is also very simple to use , even for beginners . it is perfectly suitable for advanced industrial or academics applications , as well as for the educational market . the source code is covered by an affero gnu gpl v3 license and is available for immediate download and use from gostai ' s website . this initiative will allow developers worldwide to participate in the growth of the industry ' s most innovative robotic software solution .
new versions of simulation software platforms offer increasingly more features that make simulation easier and also very close to real life . most simulation tools are compatible with programming languages like c / c + + , perl , python , java , labview , urbi or matlab , however they offer broadly varied feature sets depending on their purpose or focus areas . take a look at the selection below to find the one which best suits your requirements .
hezekiah was imprisoned
like a bird in a cage
4 - to quote sennacherib , and the urbi ( arabian ? } troops in jerusalem laid down their arms . thirty talents of gold , eight hundred of silver , precious stones , couches and seats of ivory -
all kinds of valuable treasure
, - the ladies of the court , male and female attendants ( perhaps
singers
) were carried away to nineveh .
webots has been created by swiss company cyberbotics . it has a friendly interface and supports languages like c / c + + , java , python , urbi , matlab and can interface with third party software through tcp / ip . it is one of the most common simulation platforms with a long list of components which can be used in simulation and the possibility of adding other components . the software is cross - platform and trial versions are available .
baillie : urbiscript is an orchestration language , which means that its role it to coordinate various components , organize their interactions , the data they exchange , etc . all this in realtime , with a dynamic approach ( you can reconfigure everything at runtime ) , and with advanced parallel and event - based control capabilities . this last part really distinguishes urbi from other script languages like python for example , where you have to handle parallelism or events in a more traditional way . and it saves a lot of time .
baillie : i think it is the right move in 2010 . you see how android and other open source initiatives gain a tremendous momentum and add value to their underlying companies by creating a community , and i believe this is a model that has a future . we can have more community , more users , more feedback and ultimately perhaps more customers for our gostainet cloud based technologies , or gostai studio programming ide . this commercial activity increase will allow us to reinvest more money into urbi and the community will benefit back from it . this is a virtuous circle .
gostai is also a robot manufacturer with its jazz research robot dedicated to research in robotics . jazz was designed for service and research , with state of the art technology , an articulated head mounted with an lcd screen ( optional ) , a docking station , an engaging design for rich interactions with humans and the urbi open - source middleware for fast programming and flexibility . beyond a simple pack of technologies , jazz is a unique robot for researchers interested in rich human / robot interactions , thanks to its engaging design and articulated head with colored eyes that can express basic emotions .
this is the result of a hack - a - thon with the nao robot , google speech recognition and a free online chatbot , izarfree . nao has been programmed using the urbi middleware and scripting language . google speech recognition and izarfree , and all audio processing is performed offboard the robot using python script and a bit of bash ( to covert the mp3 from the robot to flac format , ready to go to google ) . this is an effort that is part of the eu funded fp7 aliz - e project , looking into the science and technology for achieving and sustaining long - term social human - robot interaction . urltoken urltoken urltoken urltoken
v - rep ( virtual robot experimentation platform ) is often called the swiss army knife among all the robot simulators . it is a comprehensive tool which can be used by beginners as well as robotics gurus . it provides interfaces in c / c + + , python , lua , java , matlab and urbi . moreover it is cross platform compatible and works flawlessly in windows , linux and mac . what attracted me to v - rep was that , it can be used for fast prototyping and verification , fast algorithm development . it also has the possibility of testing sensors and vision algorithm . v - rep handles dynamics and kinematics simulations pretty well . two dynamics engines , bullet and ode , are present and the user can choose which one suits to his need . it also allows the user to create his own user interfaces for the robots . v - rep has plenty of common robot models included as default .
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founded in 2005 by , and with offices in france , china and the united states , aldebaran robotics designs , produces and commercializes autonomous humanoid robots with the aim of contributing to the well - being of humans . today , over 2 500 naos are utilized throughout the world as research and educational platforms in 50 countries . aldebaran robotics brings together more than 210 people – including 40 % engineers and phds – that are involved in the development and production of the robots .
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the ancient feast of passover , the commemoration of the liberation of the hebrew people from slavery , here finds fulfilment . by his resurrection , jesus christ has set us free from the slavery of sin and death , and has opened before us the way to eternal life .
all of us , when we let ourselves be mastered by sin , lose the right way and end up straying like lost sheep . but god himself , our shepherd , has come in search of us . to save us , he lowered himself even to accepting death on the cross . today we can proclaim : “the good shepherd has risen , who laid down his life for his sheep , and willingly died for his flock , alleluia” ( roman missal , iv sunday of easter , communion antiphon ) .
in every age , the risen shepherd tirelessly seeks us , his brothers and sisters , wandering in the deserts of this world . with the marks of the passion – the wounds of his merciful love – he draws us to follow him on his way , the way of life . today too , he places upon his shoulders so many of our brothers and sisters crushed by evil in all its varied forms .
the risen shepherd goes in search of all those lost in the labyrinths of loneliness and marginalization . he comes to meet them through our brothers and sisters who treat them with respect and kindness , and help them to hear his voice , an unforgettable voice , a voice calling them back to friendship with god .
he takes upon himself all those victimized by old and new forms of slavery , inhuman labour , illegal trafficking , exploitation and discrimination , and grave forms of addiction . he takes upon himself children and adolescents deprived of their carefree innocence and exploited , and those deeply hurt by acts of violence that take place within the walls of their own home .
the risen shepherd walks beside all those forced to leave their homelands as a result of armed conflicts , terrorist attacks , famine and oppressive regimes . everywhere he helps these forced migrants to encounter brothers and sisters , with whom they can share bread and hope on their journey .
in the complex and often dramatic situations of today’s world , may the risen lord guide the steps of all those who work for justice and peace . may he grant the leaders of nations the courage they need to prevent the spread of conflicts and to put a halt to the arms trade .
especially in these days , may he sustain the efforts of all those actively engaged in bringing comfort and relief to the civil population in beloved syria , so greatly suffering from a war that continues to sow horror and death . yesterday saw the latest vile attack on fleeing refugees , resulting in the death and injury of many . may he grant peace to the entire middle east , beginning with the holy land , as well as in iraq and yemen .
may the good shepherd remain close to the people of south sudan , sudan , somalia and the democratic republic of congo , who endure continuing hostilities , aggravated by the grave famine affecting certain parts of africa .
may the risen jesus sustain the efforts of all those who , especially in latin america , are committed to ensuring the common good of societies marked at times by political and social tensions that in some cases have resulted in violence . may it be possible for bridges of dialogue to be built , by continuing to fight the scourge of corruption and to seek viable and peaceful solutions to disputes , for progress and the strengthening of democratic institutions in complete respect for the rule of law .
may the good shepherd come to the aid of ukraine , still beset by conflict and bloodshed , to regain social harmony . may he accompany every effort to alleviate the tragic sufferings of those affected by the conflict .
the risen lord continues to shed his blessing upon the continent of europe . may he grant hope to those experiencing moments of crisis and difficulty , especially due to high unemployment , particularly among young people .
dear brothers and sisters , this year christians of every confession celebrate easter together . with one voice , in every part of the world , we proclaim the great message : “the lord is truly risen , as he said ! ” may jesus , who vanquished the darkness of sin and death , grant peace to our days .
i offer happy easter wishes to all those who have come here from italy and from different countries , and to all those who are joining us through various means of communication . may the easter announcement of the risen christ rekindle the hopes of your families and your communities , in particular those of the new generations who are the future of the church and of humanity .
a special thank you to those who donated and arranged the floral decorations , which again this year come from the netherlands .
may you feel the presence of the risen christ every day and share with others the joy and hope that he gives to us . please do not forget to pray for me . happy holidays and
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everything was perfect , related to the price of the room , it is a really nice and quiet apartment , very cosy and intimate . recommended for a short stay in manresa .
the host arnau was very helpful and friendly and gave us lots of information about the town of manresa and the area . the apartment was very spacious and located in a recently renovated old building near the basilica . it is a great location to get an early start if driving to montserrat for a day visit .
mansera is an authentic walled city with beautiful historic features . the apartment is located in the best part of the old historic center , in an old building that has been extensively remodeled and features all of the necessary and extra provisions . the apartment and entire building was exceptionally clean , secure and quiet . the management hosts were friendly and easily available to answer any questions . we have stayed in many apartments and hotels , and this stay was exceptional . i only wish we had more time to stay .
good location , near the important places of the city and shopping area . nice staff .
friendly , helpful staff . modern , clean rooms . we ' ll located in old town .
all accommodations has a kitchen equipped with a fridge , freezer and microwave , as well as a washer - dryer . the private bathroom comes with a hairdryer , towels and free toiletries .
couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8 . 4 for a two - person trip .
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good for couples – they rated the facilities 8 . 2 for two - person stays .
this apartment has a double bed , a seating area , and a kitchenette with a microwave , fridge , toaster and washing machine .
these duplex apartments are set in the restored , original part of the building , dating from 1789 . it has a double bed and a lounge with a sofa bed and flat - screen tv . the kitchenette includes a hob , microwave , coffee maker and washer - dryer . it comes with air conditioning , central heating and free wi - fi . most feature a balcony or terrace . they range from 32 m² to 53 m² .
this chic , open - plan loft is set in the restored , original part of the building , dating from 1789 . it has a double bed and a lounge with a flat - screen tv . the kitchenette includes a hob , microwave , coffee maker and washer - dryer . it comes with air conditioning , central heating and free wi - fi . most apartments feature a balcony or terrace . they range from 25 m² to 37 m² .
this elegant duplex apartment is set in the restored , original part of the building , dating from 1789 and features large windows . it features stylish décor and has a double bedroom and a lounge with a sofa bed and a flat - screen tv with satellite channels in spanish , french and english . the kitchenette includes a hob , microwave , coffee maker and washer - dryer . it comes with air conditioning , central heating and free wi - fi . there is also a digital safe . most include a balcony or terrace . they range from 43 m² to 64 m² .
this spacious loft has lots of light and is set in the restored , original part of the building , dating from 1789 . it features stylish décor and has a double bed and a lounge with a flat - screen tv with satellite channels in spanish , french and english . the kitchenette includes a hob , microwave , coffee maker and washer - dryer . it comes with air conditioning , central heating and free wi - fi . there is also a digital safe .
“friendly , helpful staff . modern , clean rooms . we ' ll located in old town . ”
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“everything was perfect , related to the price of the room , it is a really nice and quiet apartment , very cosy and intimate . recommended for a short stay in manresa . ”
“the host arnau was very helpful and friendly and gave us lots of information about the town of manresa and the area . the apartment was very spacious and located in a recently renovated old building near the basilica . it is a great location to get an early start if driving to montserrat for a day visit . ”
“really nice staff and good accommodations . perfect spot to explore the zone . ”
“mansera is an authentic walled city with beautiful historic features . the apartment is located in the best part of the old historic center , in an old building that has been extensively remodeled and features all of the necessary and extra provisions . the apartment and entire building was exceptionally clean , secure and quiet . the management hosts were friendly and easily available to answer any questions . we have stayed in many apartments and hotels , and this stay was exceptional . i only wish we had more time to stay . ”
“good location , near the important places of the city and shopping area . nice staff . ”
hotel abat cisneros montserrat has an excellent location right by montserrat monastery , dating from 1563 . it offers free wi - fi in public areas .
hotel món sant benet is located in a tranquil location , just 10 minutes ' drive from manresa . the hotel features a large outdoor swimming pool and free wifi .
hotel els noguers in manresa provides accommodations with a garden , a terrace and a shared lounge . with free wifi , this 2 - star hotel offers a 24 - hour front desk .
눉 i expected the view to be better and have a balcony . the bathroom of the neighbouring room is just next to the bedroom of the apartment . and when someone ' s doing business there , it feels like it ' s happing right in your bed . the room had a smell like someone had smoked before . my socks became dirty after walking without shoes .
눇 everything was perfect , related to the price of the room , it is a really nice and quiet apartment , very cosy and intimate . recommended for a short stay in manresa .
눇 the host arnau was very helpful and friendly and gave us lots of information about the town of manresa and the area . the apartment was very spacious and located in a recently renovated old building near the basilica . it is a great location to get an early start if driving to montserrat for a day visit .
눇 really nice staff and good accommodations . perfect spot to explore the zone .
눉 there ' s no parking you have to park somewhere in the area and it ' s not easy . they charge you 12 € for parking that is also not near by . note - the appartment is a gallery so if you ' re traveling with a baby you ' ll have to be extremely quite since this is a single space . skip the breakfast - the breakfast is in a cafe near by and you ' re getting coffee , some toast and cheese / ham ( not much ) . you can do better for the money . the guy in the reception could barely speak any english
눇 mansera is an authentic walled city with beautiful historic features . the apartment is located in the best part of the old historic center , in an old building that has been extensively remodeled and features all of the necessary and extra provisions . the apartment and entire building was exceptionally clean , secure and quiet . the management hosts were friendly and easily available to answer any questions . we have stayed in many apartments and hotels , and this stay was exceptional . i only wish we had more time to stay .
눉 the bathroon , the shower stall is rather small and no soap dish .
눇 good location , near the important places of the city and shopping area . nice staff .
눉 pillows rock hard . no bedside lamp . the builder nh had been beautifully restored but the apartment fittings are skimpy and cheap . i could not use the pillows they were so hard . also , a bedside lamp is a basic necessity that was missing . as a general point , i found the fact that all written signs in the place and throughout manresa were in catalan only very off putting . i speak five languages including spanish and french but could not communicate here . i won’t be returning .
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baillie : any kind of robot , from lego nxt , bioloid and spykee ( fig . 2 ) , to aibo , nao ( fig . 3 ) , or segway rmp . there is a complete list on urbiforge . org , and they are all available for free .
wong : can you tell us about urbiscript and its relationship to the gostai c + + support .
the way c + + and urbiscript talk together is via uobject , which is a c + + library capable to transparently bind any c + + object to urbiscript . with uobject , you take your favorite c + + class and it will appear as a native class of urbiscript , except that it is in fact c + + behind the scene . you can then connect this c + + class to other c + + classes using the orchestration capabilities of urbiscript .
baillie : the parallel orchestration approach that comes with urbiscript is quite unique . we are also the only one to provide with gostai studio ( fig . 4 ) a graphical programming suite that handles hierarchical finite state machines ( most other graphical approaches offered are flow charts ) . on a more technical side , the way uobject is bound to urbiscript provide very interesting asynchronous possibilities on the side of c + + , which kind of enhances c + + itself with abstractions inherited from urbiscript . this makes uobject a little bit more than a traditional component architecture .
baillie : you mean openrtm ? this open source version of rtc is based on corba and , to my opinion , is much more complex to master . also , the big difference is that we offer support , which matters the most for our industrial clients .
baillie : basically , you will develop drivers for your robots by creating appropriate uobjects in c + + to bridge the robot api with urbiscript . the procedure is described here : urbiforge
for example , you might create a ' headyaw ' c + + object , with a ' val ' attribute , and use callbacks on read / write on ' val ' to trigger the appropriate robot api messages to actually move the robot head . all this is heavily documented and relatively easy to do . of course , you also have existing examples that you could use as a starting point to adapt on your robot , and most common bus interfaces ( can or i2c ) are already supported .
baillie : gostai studio suite is a set of two graphical programming tools : gostai studio and gostai lab . gostai studio is an editor for hierarchical finite state machines ( hfsm ) , which is a very common way to represent a robot behavior as a series of states connected by transitions , which are associated to conditions . for example , you can be in a ' search the ball ' state , and move to the ' follow the ball ' state through a transition that is attached to the ' see the ball ' condition . gostai studio includes a debugger , and since it is based on urbiscript underneath , it is able to do some very sophisticated things , like pause the execution , trace the current state in realtime , and of course run many things in parallel . it ' s really a unique implementation of the classical hfsm approach , which is standing apart .
gostai lab is a user interface ( ui ) generator . you can create a ui by drag & dropping ; widgets on a blank sheet , each widget being associated to a variable in urbiscript that you want to monitor . you can create a widget for a camera , another for a numerical value , seen as a slider , another one could be a button that you associate to some urbiscript code to execute , etc . at the end , you can design a complete application in a completely graphical way . it saves a lot of time , and since it is based on a client / server approach , you can have many instances running in parallel and monitoring different aspects of your robot or algorithms .
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crystal dynamics , inc. is an american video game developer that was founded in 1992 by judy lang , madeline canepa and dave morse .

based in the san francisco bay area , it was acquired by eidos interactive in 1998 .

after square enix 's acquisition of eidos in 2009 , it became a subsidiary of square enix .

crystal dynamics was the first licensed developer for 3do .

the company 's mascot was the video game character gex the gecko .

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darrell gallagher , boss of tomb raider developer crystal dynamics , has quit the company .
veterans from the industry assemble for the avengers project . . . | official crystal dynamics blog
naughty dog , visceral , and sledgehammer veterans get recruited to crystal dynamics ' avengers project .
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brian horton , who also worked on the 2013 reboot , has left crystal dynamics for a
new adventure .
crystal dynamics is reportedly working on a third new tomb raider game , and has considered a new legacy of kain .
internship availability at crystal dynamics and criteria will be listed as job postings on our careers website , if and when applicable .
the typical crystal dynamics designer salary is $ 65 , 000 . designer salaries at crystal dynamics can range from $ 57 , 067 - $ 81 , 280 . this estimate is based upon 5 crystal dynamics designer salary report ( s ) provided by employees or estimated based upon statistical methods . when factoring in bonuses and additional compensation , a designer at crystal dynamics can expect to make an average total pay of $ 65 , 000 . see all designer salaries to learn how this stacks up in the market .
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crystal dynamics ' noah hughes looks at the character ' s — and the industry ' s — evolution over the past two decades .
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# girlsbehindthegames i’m a writer at crystal dynamics and former proponent of all things lluna on minecraft story mode season 2 . game dev ladies are the bomb !
crystal dynamics has discussed its new ip , saying it ' ll be
fresh and familiar
and offer a similar experience to the new tomb raider game .
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crystal dynamics veterans scot amos and ron rosenberg have replaced gallagher as co - studio heads , positions which the pair have been acting in for
a few months
already .
today at crystal dynamics , we’re proud to announce that we’re continuing to expand our award - winning studio by adding 15 top industry talent to our development team in january alone .
crystal dynamics believes in working hard and taking time off to recharge our batteries . to make sure our employees have that ability we have the following paid time off plan available to our employees .
today at crystal dynamics , we’re proud to announce that we’re continuing to expand our award - winning studio by adding 15 top industry talent to our development team in january alone . learn more :
crystal dynamics accepts applications from foreign nationals ; however , certain eligibility criteria must be met to legally be considered for any fulltime position in the united states and employer sponsorship may not always be available .
we are proud that many incredible women empower our studio every day . crystal dynamics ' legendary work would not be possible without the help of these fantastic ladies , and many more working behind the scenes !
crystal dynamics have been responsible for the development of tomb raider since tomb raider : legend onward , replacing original developers and creators core design , being in charge of both reboots , and all spin off games .
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founded in 1992 crystal is an award winning , leading game studio located in the heart of san francisco’s bay area .
i’m a technical designer at crystal dynamics ! i’ve worked on rdr , max payne 3 , and the tomb raider franchise . next year i celebrate my 10th year in the game industry ! i love my job as much as i did on day one . # girlsbehindthegames
crystal dynamics provides a flexible spending account ( fsa ) program that enables you to set aside money on a pre - tax basis to pay for health and day care costs . an fsa is the only benefit that saves you money on the cost of health and daycare expenses .
noah hughes , the franchise creative director for crystal dynamics — the developer of the tr games since 2003 — spoke with thr about what it was like to take over such a huge franchise , lara ' s legacy , and how the character has changed over the last two decades .
veterans from naughty dog , visceral games , monolith , sledgehammer games , and more assemble for the avengers project development team today at crystal dynamics , we’re proud to announce that we’re continuing to expand our award - winning studio by adding 15 top industry talent to our development tea . . .
this week fred and trees are talking about the tomb raider series and its busty protagonist lara croft that shadowed the video game as a pop culture icon in the late 1990s . we discuss development , creation , and production of both core and recent crystal dynamics’ vision for lara and her many adventures .
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that’s the slogan of this multi - game partnership , based on square enix and marvel’s announcement . crystal dynamics and eidos montreal are leading development on the new series of the avengers games . those studios are best known for action - adventure franchises like tomb raider and thief , as well as the deus ex games .
it ' s been a huge honor to be a part of the tomb raider franchise and the team at crystal dynamics ,
horton said in a statement .
i ' ve met fans from all over the world , both in person and online , to share in our love for the franchise and lara croft .
square enix holdings co . , ltd . with headquarters in tokyo , japan , is a holding company leading the square enix group with a diverse range of content and service businesses . the square enix group publishes , distributes and licenses entertainment content around the world under its internationally renowned brands including square enix® , eidos® and taito® . crystal dynamics is a part of that global family and is located in redwood city , ca , about 20 miles south of san francisco . other studios in the square - enix family include eidos montreal and io interactive in copenhagen . for more information about crystal dynamics , visit here . for more information about square - enix , visit here .
rise of the tomb raider game director brian horton has left developer crystal dynamics , the studio announced on its tumblr page today . horton was the senior art director on 2013 ' s tomb raider reboot and moved into the director ' s chair for the follow - up , which was released at the end of 2015 on xbox platforms .
rich has been in the industry for 15 years , and is now responsible for the brand identity of crystal dynamics and its projects . the best part of his job is talking to people about the games we develop . any spare time is spent late night gaming , watching movies , discovering new music , and reading the occasional book .
on tuesday 11 october , rise of the tomb raider finally launches on playstation 4 . this you already know , since we recently flew out to crystal dynamics for a world - exclusive hands - on with lara’s playstation homecoming . one major thing we didn’t get to do during our time at the home of tomb raider , however , was tour the studio itself .
crystal is craftsmanship , transparency , and impact at its core . our passion is for great gaming ; our mission is to tell a story through art , animation and innovation . we are crystal dynamics . “we embody our games . we choose games that push boundaries , we persevere , we believe in ourselves , we push ourselves . i think this is why we love working in the tomb raider universe . we embody lara . she is a fighter . she goes after what she believes in , and she never gives up , ” says chris hudson , director of operations . this is the studio at which you will make the games of your career . this is the studio dedicated not only to quality , but to making groundbreaking games that turn into lifetime memories . backed by a twenty year history of developing franchises like tomb raider , legacy of kain , and gex , crystal dynamics is a place for excellence .
scot’s been living his dream of making video games for the last 24 years . from six - man startups to global giants like electronic arts , scot’s worked on all major platforms and on many fan favorite franchises at visceral games , maxis , midway , accolade , sierra on - line , and is now proud to be a part of the tomb raider legacy at crystal dynamics since 2011 .
since he was 5 years old , chris ( aka the “dancing destroyer” in gaming circles ) has played and had a love affair with video games . mirrored with a passion for finance , eagerness to learn how things work and wanting to work with the best developers in the industry , he came to crystal dynamics where he seizes the opportunity to do everything he loves all day , everyday .
the original tomb raider was more than just a 32 bit title that launched a strong playstation franchise , it was a cultural phenomenon . for those that have ever played it , especially if you’ve recently gone back , it’s rather difficult to appreciate that game without the amazing strength of nostalgia . fortunately when crystal dynamics took over for the franchise with legend the company’s second project was to remake the original . as the following reviews will attest , it was a good faith effort to not only switch up the mechanics and polish the weaker points of the first game , but ultimately the need to keep many of the levels and designs intact tarnish the experience . crystal dynamics played it safe with how little it tweaked of the original formula and what resulted was a game that feels so updated and tight at some points and so sluggish and archaic at others .
life and ad & d insurance is a benefit that helps you plan for your family’s financial security . the benefit is equal to salary paid by crystal , and voluntary life insurance is also available for your dependents .
given a single word to describe noah , it’d have to be passion . for over 15 years , he has retained a passion for design that is just as consuming as the day he got his first shot at it and has made vast contributions to the gaming industry , most of which spent at crystal dynamics . he contributed to the reimagining of lara croft in the latest tomb raider reboot and continues to guide her trajectory as the studio’s creative franchise director .
here at crystal , we craft games that make an impact . crystal is the studio that will teach you , encourage you , and challenge you to be your very best . we want our team to succeed and we achieve this by working together . have an idea ? go ahead and share ! want to learn something new ? let’s do it . with twenty years of history and over thirty games developed we know what we want : top talent who are dedicated to making amazing games .
tomb raider and its infamous heroin , lara croft , are a culture phenomenon . while ms . croft garnered more attention and mass appeal – both from a gaming and culture standpoint – in the uk rather than the us , it was nearly impossible to live in the late 90s and not know about tomb raider . with countless ports and even an anniversary face lift thanks to now series developer crystal dynamics , we delve into the original game once and for all . join special guest andy urquhart along with fred and jam as they discuss lara’s first adventure .
our plan offers both short and long term disability ( std , ltd ) coverages to allow employees protection against times when they may not be able to maintain a regular work schedule due to an illness or injury . crystal offers both pre and post tax options .
crystal dynamics has some of the best benefits in the gaming industry . we currently track in the top 96th percentile of benefits packages in the bay area , and have created an environment where employees can focus on work and play instead of doctor’s pay . in addition to our amazing personal benefits we offer a host of perks including free gym memberships for our full time employees , discounts on games , access to industry events and conferences , more celebrations than a joint birthday party on the 4th of july , and a generous pto program in addition to normally celebrated holidays .
for crystal’s career openings and for other information regarding studio culture , news , and benefits , please visit our career page . each square - enix studio has their own website and career page ; for a list of other studios in the family , please visit urltoken .
so 2006 , lara croft was at a nadir in her popularity . it had been three years since angel of darkness — the sixth game in the series , which was not well - received by fans . and cradle of life , the second and so - far final tomb raider film , also came out in ' 03 , and paramount blamed its poor performance on angel . but then legends comes out and enjoys a lot of critical acclaim . what is the impact that you guys at crystal dynamics felt from that game , the critical and consumer response to it ?
crystal dynamics inc ( ‘the company’ ) , and parent company square - enix , is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a program of affirmative action and diversity for our employees . though our logo is black and white , we welcome persons of all colors , patterns , prints and designs . the company seeks to employ the best qualified individuals and company policy prohibits unlawful discrimination based on race , color , creed , sex , religion , marital status , age , medical condition , sexual orientation , or any other consideration made unlawful by federal , state or local laws .
as sad as i am to leave the team at crystal , i ' m excited to play their future games as a fan ,
he added .
thanks again for the years of support and feedback and i hope to stay in touch with you all online .
at crystal dynamics we believe in providing our employees with top notch additional benefits in addition to those benefits we have covered so far . pacific shores fitness center you have available a world - class , 38 , 000 sq . ft . facility which offers : rock wall junior olympic pool and outdoor spa cardiovascular and strength - training equipment group exercise classes personal training available day spa you are eligible to use the fitness center immediately from date of hire and at no cost to the employee employee product purchase we don’t just create games ; employees have the opportunity to purchase a game as offered by the management team .
we present a mesoscopic approach to granular crystal dynamics , which comprises a three - dimensional finite - element model and a one - dimensional regularized contact model . the approach investigates the role of vibrational - energy trapping effects in the dynamic behavior of one - dimensional chains of particles in contact ( i . e . , granular crystals ) , under small to moderate impact velocities . the only inputs of the models are the geometry and the elastic material properties of the individual particles that form the system . we present detailed verification results and validate the model comparing its predictions with experimental data . this approach provides a physically sound , first - principles description of dissipative losses in granular systems .
gary’s passion for game development began in childhood . after writing a wireframe rasterizer at age twelve , gary branched into high performance software rendering , networking , stereoscopic graphics , animation , collision , physics simulation , player control , ai and audio . gary is responsible for ensuring that everything related to crystal’s tech and engineering department is robust , performant and cutting edge .
ron is a veteran of the game industry who brings more than 20 years of leadership experience to the studio . prior to joining crystal in 2008 , ron worked at mad doc software , now known as rockstar new england . ron leverages the expertise he gained working with great publishers and developers from around the industry to help push the tomb raider franchise to new heights .
yeah , this is the first time , as far as i know , that crystal has created that as a consumer - facing product . for this third era , a lot of our strategy has evolved based on recognizing that we have a more immediate dialogue with our audience . and especially as it relates to the dlc content — which is in particular on display for the 20 - year celebration edition — one of the things we leverage in that context is both providing more story and more tomb - raiding . we have a survival - endurance mode , which , in the release a year ago was a single - player proposition . but then , bringing that to a two - player experience and saying ,
how do we both deliver this awesome , single - player narrative as well as this replayable , shared tomb - raiding experience .
so , we ' re dabbling in the future of the franchise in a way that doesn ' t necessarily tell the audience ,
this is the entirety of the next product ,
but saying ,
here ' s a taste of what this experience means to this franchise . you tell us what you ' re liking about it and what you ' re not .
and i would say , with vr , it ' s kind of that same model of saying ,
this is a really important platform going forward .
it was to continue that dialogue of saying ,
hey , if we could immerse you into a narrative - driven experience of exploring croft manor in a way that you really felt you were there . . .
and , more importantly , delivering on some of our aesthetics that we really love , which is atmosphere and immersion and tension and pacing and things like that . we ' re like ,
yes . this is a great overlap between the platform and the game .
and it may not be our final answer , but it ' s an important step forward .
gallagher also served as square enix ' s head of product development and western studios , responsible for overseeing all of the publisher ' s output developed outside of japan .
this year square enix ' s western division has published rise of the tomb raider , lara croft go , life is strange and just cause 3 .
but it will be gallagher ' s service to the tomb raider franchise for which he is most noteworthy .
i want to thank him for his tremendous effort and contribution to square enix , along with the amazing entertainment he has helped create ,
square enix western ceo phil rogers wrote in a statement today .
last month saw rise of the tomb raider launch for xbox one and xbox 360 to generally positive reviews . pc and playstation 4 versions will follow next year .
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ex - god of war director cory barlog on another project . is it a soul reaver reboot ?
in a recent cd podcast , executive producer scot amos explained why the studio had embarked on the creation of a new ip now .
we have all these great ip , now is a great time , looking at what ' s coming in the future , what ' s coming up in the console space , what ' s going to be happening next . . . let ' s start now , with a blank page ,
he said .
we take that kind of bold step of , let ' s make something new , something where we don ' t already have a finger in that particular pool , and let ' s try , from scratch , to make a new game with all of our abilities and skills . what would be a new great experience for our future ?
starting from scratch enables cd to attempt to create something
completely off - the - wall
, amos said .
working from a blank page , and literally saying , we can do anything , we can do something that ' s completely off - the - wall and that nobody ' s ever heard of , we can go make up mechanics and be completely innovative and inventive .
but , amos said , cd will have to temper this desire to innovate with a need to provide players with a somewhat familiar experience .
problem is , if you go too far away from what people are familiar with , one of the phrases we use a lot is ' fresh and familiar ' . where something is similar enough that , oh , i understand that , i ' ve seen something like that . immediately , people can get bought into it and say , i kind of expect a certain type of experience . and then you put a couple of really unique twists on top . like , oh , i haven ' t seen anybody combine these types of mechanics or this type of world with that type of system . and you start putting a little bit of that new , fresh face on top of something familiar , and you get people hooked .
so i think . . . trying to take what you know , build on top of that , and then take something that they don ' t expect and just blow them away .
cd ' s new ip remains a closely guarded secret . while we know the developer is hiring a team to build it , we do not yet know the intended launch platforms or what type of game it will be .
but amos suggested it ' ll offer an experience similar to the new tomb raider game , due out early next year .
so we ' re still very much in the early throes of creating both the team and this product ,
he said .
but certainly from a conceptual level , we ' re on a path that we ' re very happy with . we can ' t go into details until we actually announce it .
if you look at what we just showed at e3 for tomb raider , you get a sense of the kind of experience and expertise that this company and this studio has . the kind of things that the talent , the tech , and the tools can do .
but if you look at what we just showed at e3 for tomb raider , you get a sense of the kind of experience and expertise that this company and this studio has . the kind of things that the talent , the tech , and the tools can do . being able to take that and leverage that into a future product , again , an original world , original script , all new content , all kinds of new mechanics . . . but taking that as a starting base gives us a huge advantage for making a new game . honestly , that ' s as much as i can say right now .
meanwhile , amos confirmed that ex - god of war director cory barlog , who recently joined cd , is working on a separate project . is it the rumoured soul reaver reboot ?
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horton said he ' s moving to southern california with his family to
start a new adventure ,
though he didn ' t say anything further about whether or not he ' ll stay the in the game industry . there are quite a few game developers in southern california , including naughty dog , riot games , infinity ward , and blizzard .
rise of the tomb raider launched in november 2015 for xbox one and xbox 360 . the game comes to pc later this month and will debut on playstation 4 this coming holiday season . on xbox platforms , the game has sold
well over
1 million copies , according to microsoft .
the game ' s new endurance mode was released at the end of 2015 , while even more expansions are planned for later in 2016 .
rise of the tomb raider has been nominated for a total of nine awards , including game of the year , at the upcoming d . i . c . e . awards . the action - adventure game received more nominations than any other game in the field .
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square enix and marvel entertainment have partnered to create multiple games based on the avengers franchise , the companies announced today . a debut teaser for the project can be seen above .
the teaser is short , but shows obvious hints of heroes like captain america and iron man . their mission , it seems , is to not just assemble — but reassemble .
there’s no release date yet for the avengers games from square enix and company , although fans should expect several titles to arrive over a period of multiple years . square enix will reveal more details about the project in 2018 , the publisher said .
the next entry in marvel’s series of avengers films , infinity war , is due out on may 4 , 2018 .
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like eidos ' worldwide studios combined with various european sales and marketing personnel from existing square enix and eidos lineages . current eidos ceo phil rogers has been selected to raise the baby branch , which replaces eidos as a publishing label , though the eidos brand will live on through its studios ' credits . additionally , eidos ' north american marketing , sales and distribution operations have been delegated to the territory ' s square enix office , which is led by john yamamoto .
to square enix and the subsequent birth of square enix europe is the anticipation of an unknown number of layoffs .
unfortunately we are expecting some jobs to be impacted directly by this in both europe and north america ,
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we are hoping to minimize this wherever possible and offer support and advice to any employees directly affected .
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morgan has been in the game industry for nearly 2 decades . his passion for game playing and creation has led him through multiple disciplines including both design and production . he has had the pleasure to work in several major franchises including star wars , star trek , and of course tomb raider !
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we ' re thrilled to announce that tomb raider has been inducted into the world video game hall of fame ! the franchise has now sold more than 63 million units worldwide , making lara croft one of the most recognized and iconic figure in gaming . learn more
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why ? we have our suspicions . . . between external studio nixxes helping to port rise of the tomb raider and the fact that the main game was actually finished last year ahead of its release on other platforms , it’s fair to assume square enix didn’t want our eyes falling on images for the next tomb raider game , which must surely be well into production by now . sadly , the chance to peek at a potential sequel to rise of the tomb raider must wait for another day , but that didn’t stop us from sitting down with the man in charge of steering the studio’s vision for tomb raider , noah hughes , and asking what’s in store for the future . . .
noah hughes : we tend to look backwards as a means of going forwards . i’m always very appreciative of the acclaim we get , but my hunger is for how do we do it better : how do we improve ? so immediately i start hearing from fans what they like and don’t like . from my own sense , i get distance and decide what i like and don’t like . and really we just roll that into “how do we 1 ) take the next logical step on lara’s journey ? and 2 ) perfect the formula of modern tomb raiding ? ”
we do that in little and big steps . so a limited example : the ps4 edition’s extreme survivor difficulty . playing it all through , i realised that the original rottr checkpoints were conspiring against the hardest difficulty mode , [ stopping it ] from being as hard as we would have liked . we had a lot of elements that scaled nicely to difficulty , but as long as you could jump off a cliff and respawn where you were , there was still a sense of safety . so that’s a small example of me saying : “hey , i’d really like the time to make the perfect difficulty . ”
that may seem like a really trivial thing , but it gets back to perfecting the experience and recognising some ways in which i want the experience to be better for our hardcore fans .
opm : post - reboot , tomb raider has really focused on just one location at a time , but in the past , lara often visited multiple countries per game . will her globetrotting days , with various different levels , ever return ?
nh : so , the thing that i can say about that . . . ( laughs ) is that the commitment to game structure is more important to us than the commitment to one location . so we like players coming into a space and it feeling overwhelming and mysterious , and we like revisiting that space with player progression in a way that makes it feel different . we like the sense that you’re earning progression through the story from things like getting gear that unlocks new spaces .
those facets of game structure are more likely part of the post - reboot franchise , so for me it’s less about that one location . we didn’t answer that question with syria in rise of the tomb raider and the fans recognised that . that [ prologue level ] wasn’t integrated into the wider world structure . and as i said , i wouldn’t want to provide an answer that’s just a series of one - offs that you’re pushed out of , never to return to . that’s something i want to put behind us .
non - linearity is part of the dna of the post - reboot franchise , but the globetrotting aspect , however it appears across or within chapters , is part of the franchise . that doesn’t seem inherently incompatible .
opm : we guess the issue is simply that , mechanically , you could very easily have lara fast - travel back and forth between , say , egypt and peru every time she unlocks a new rope skill – you just need to justify it somehow in the context of the story .
nh : then that becomes an interesting question – how do you resolve these two facets of the franchise ? it’s a compelling space to play in . whether i do it multiple times in a game or just one time in a game , discovering a variety of locations is part of the dna . it’s not the sexiest of terms , but i always say there is a “virtual tourism” component . getting to go to these exotic locations is part of the escapism .
nh : one thing we’re always looking for is a variety of locations : contrasts to the last place lara’s gone as well as previous places , so really it’s about trying to find a unique offering in this globetrotting , tomb raiding , larger franchise arc . we’re always asking : “hey , where can we go next that’s different ? ”
specifically for rise of the tomb raider , we wanted an extremely hostile environment and a world that’s guarding its secrets . this idea that secrets are lost – and if they were easy to find they’d have been found a long time ago . part of the nature of a tomb raider is to have to penetrate these hostile wildernesses to find the secrets no - one else can .
opm : in the old games , croft manor was a big playground to test lara’s skills , but its return in the blood ties chapter is much slower paced and driven by narrative instead of action . did ps vr inform that design choice ?
nh : it was leaning heavily that way independent of vr conversations . a part of that came from the fact that the game already stood alone without tutorials , so we had less need to bake new tutorials into it . now there’s still an opportunity to have it as a place to test your skills , but one can make the case that when you’re running around the hubs there are lots of jungle gyms for clambering around .
so we recognised that [ the manor ] had more uniqueness as a component of her origin story than as a jungle gym , and took inspiration from some narrative - led games . it was hard to do everything , so we said if we’re going to do just one thing right , let’s have it fill this component of lara’s origin story this time , and then invite fans into that conversation and ask “what did you miss from the manor experience ? ” and then we can continue to evolve it going forward .
opm : we’re already picturing a future where lara repairs the manor next time out and then continues to improve it and fill it with trinkets from tombs , similar to how we build up bases in assassin’s creed . . .
nh : i can’t talk about that yet , but i don’t like doing things in a vacuum . one of the things we love about the co - op and the manor is to say : “hey , here’s something we’re excited about – you guys tell us how you feel about it and we can take that as part of the dialogue going forward . ”
we’ve called these [ extra modes ] “pixar shorts” in the past , but as a lean studio we have to do that ; we’re not only actively making these big games we have to double down on , but we’re also anxious to innovate and to find the new things that do evolve the experience , whether it’s the manor or virtual reality or co - op in rise of the tomb raider .
opm : the zombies mode harks back to 1996’s tomb raider , where lara fought creatures rather than men with guns . will you be able to explore that aspect even more ahead , or are you bound to focus primarily on human enemies given how established the rebooted projectile - based combat systems are now ?
nh : part of it is just making sure we’re touching on a number of tomb raider facets : scary and creepy enemies in dark , lost corners . although zombies are sort of conventional now , we liked some of the things they brought from a gameplay standpoint , which allowed lara’s movement to be primary . rather than focusing on a cover shooting experience , it focuses on moving and creating space . so from a gameplay space it was a nice , different flavour . and it was an opportunity to make sure we’re not just always fighting human enemies .
it’s dangerous to get into future projects too much , but even in rise we try to celebrate the environment as being an enemy as much as possible . we really love the ranged combat , especially when you bring lara’s flavour to it – things such as the bow and resourcefulness and movement . i was very excited to get more of that in there but we never like it at the expense of the environment being an enemy ; tombs as places where unknown enemies lurk . so we came into rise with the sense that we wanted more , and it’s not just the supernatural enemies but wildlife – wolves and bears and things – that are a big part of filling in that body count in the very first tomb raider . i came to rise knowing i wanted to balance that equation .
opm : on ps4 , rottr is going to be releasing in a post - uncharted 4 world . what did you think of uncharted 4 , and what does tomb raider offer that’s different ?
nh : we’re huge fans of naughty dog ! we have lots of brothers and sisters in development who we’ve crossed paths with . we’ve got a very friendly . . . well , what many people perceive to be a rivalry of products , but what it really becomes is a respect for raising the bar in some of the aspects of action - adventure . as studios we both very much enjoy character - driven narratives and we really like giving players the feeling like they’re on this amazing , hollywood - style journey with all these set - piece moments . so i see a lot of similarities between the games .
but in drake’s case he’s treasure hunting , and in our case we really wanted it to be about these lost secrets . narratively that’s a very important difference for us . when we make lara’s story , it’s not so much about the ruins and the artefacts themselves , but what do they tell us about our past that may be lost ? so those physical things are really just a means to an end that is about knowledge and power . for me , that’s a nice fictional distinction .
from a gameplay perspective , we really push our hubs and player - driven narrative experiences . i love playing uncharted , but one of the cool things about tomb raider is just getting lost in a hub . you may know where you’re supposed to go next , but sometimes the most fun thing may not be to go where you’re supposed to . it’s not something unique to tomb raider , but it’s a nice flavour we add .