GDC08: Insomniac launches Nocturnal developer toolbox
by Jem Alexander 
{ Feb 21st 2008 at 4:50PM }
The Nocturnal Initiative is essentially an open-source collection of solutions to problems that can be encountered during video game development. By sharing these solutions across company boundaries Insomniac hopes to "allow studios to focus more on what sets their games apart and less on the basic building blocks necessary to create a modern game." As a result games will be made faster and to a better quality. We're excited to watch this initiative grow and hope to see it make a big impact in the game industry.
[Via Joystiq]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
halebound00 @ Feb 21st 2008 4:57PM
Wow, these guys just keep on setting the standard. They are by far my favorite developers for this...and because their games are awesome. Hopefully this will help some of the lazy/stupid companies that can't put together a decent PS3 game.
Mein Bratwurst @ Feb 21st 2008 5:28PM
I 100% agree.
Chris Rah Osiris @ Feb 21st 2008 5:14PM
Insomniac does it again. More companies should do this.
Tristan @ Feb 21st 2008 5:37PM
They really know how to win people over. Their games are great and they are working to make the industry better as a whole.
Popfrogs @ Feb 21st 2008 5:43PM
How is it possible for a developer to be this cool? I remember reading articles before where their guys were saying "struggling with PS3 development? We'll help you out, we know this thing inside and out and we're awesome like that."
russell @ Feb 21st 2008 5:51PM
woohoo. more foreshadowing for the boundaries ps3 will be blasting through in the coming years! this is exciting news!
Groundskeeper Willie @ Feb 21st 2008 5:53PM
Insomniac are gods of videogame development.
Haiddasalami @ Feb 21st 2008 6:07PM
Is this a one on one thing, or more of a database or wiki almost?
waliwali @ Feb 23rd 2008 11:53AM
they should know fast game development alright. a game a year, of superb quality, that's insane!!!
dartmerc @ Feb 21st 2008 7:45PM
How very very sweet would it be if we got our hands on this (as well as a way to run unsigned code). Just a pipedream, but imagine how great that would be.
naruto007 @ Feb 22nd 2008 12:10AM
this guys awesome i mean what dev will share their knowledge for free with others devs?
Only Insomniac they are really awesome
kudos for them and keep up the work guys :D