The UbiArt Framework is a 2.5D video game engine developed by Ubisoft Montpellier. Its function is to organize 2D animated vector graphics into a playable video game without extensive coding.
History In 2010, Ubisoft announced Rayman Origins, first an episodic video game designed by Michel Ancel and developed by a small team of five people, but it was announced that it transformed into a full game. The title uses the UbiArt Framework developed by Ubisoft Montpellier and Ancel. UbiArt is a developer platform that allows artists and animators to easily create content and use it in an interactive environment.How do you create an animation in UBIart Framework?, UBIart The engine is optimized for HD resolutions and is capable of running games at 60 frames per second in resolutions exceeding 1080p.
Ancel has expressed his desire for the framework to be available for anybody to develop games with. However, no public release or licensing option has been made available.
On April 9, 2019, in an interview with IGN, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot explained why the engine was not being used as initially planned, stating that the "tools were difficult to use". The plan was to distribute the engine to other studios with Guillemot saying "at one point we wanted to give them to everybody [in Ubisoft]." However, they decided not to as they wanted to "spend a lot of time with a lot of people to actually help people to use it." But the engine is not abandoned as Guillemot explained "It's still there, and you will see other things using it, but it's not as predominant as it used to be."
Games developed with UbiArt Framework Year Title Platform(s) PS3 PSVita PS4 PS5 Wii 3DS Wii U NS NS2 Win X360 XONE XSX/S IOS Android OS X Stadia 2011 Rayman Origins 2012 Rayman Jungle Run 2013 Rayman Legends Challenge App Rayman Legends Rayman Fiesta Run Just Dance 2014 2014 Child of Light Valiant Hearts: The Great War Just Dance Wii U Just Dance 2015 2015 Gravity Falls: Legend of the Gnome Gemulets Rayman Adventures Just Dance 2016 Yo-kai Watch Dance: Just Dance Special Version 2016 Just Dance 2017 2017 Just Dance 2018 2018 Just Dance 2019 2019Rayman Mini Just Dance 2020 2020 Just Dance 2021 舞力全开 (Just Dance China) 2021 Just Dance 2022 2026 Rayman Legends Retold
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