Patent ID: 7904877
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for enabling a software build for content of an interactive multimedia software application, the method comprising: creating at least one file according to a standardized file format containing metadata related to said content, the metadata comprising routing information, context information, and information regarding reading the content, wherein said metadata is that which is necessary to perform a software build of said content for a plurality of different interactive multimedia software applications that use the same said content; creating a plurality of copies of the at least one file; providing the plurality of copies of the at least one file to an integrated development environment; processing each copy of the at least one file through a respective content build pipeline of a plurality of content build pipelines, each content build pipeline comprising a merge transformer, a sound transformer, a texture compress transformer, and a level of detail (LOD) transformer for a respective gaming platform of a plurality of gaming platforms; processing each copy of the at least one file through a respective game engine transformer of a plurality of game engine transformers, thereby generating a plurality of content builds for the plurality of gaming platforms; and for each copy of the at least one file, using the integrated development environment to perform the software build of the content for the plurality of different interactive multimedia software applications.