I never really thought they had an actual working engine in the first place. It’s most likely a scam to get personal information from people who are looking for employment (see their join page http://www.rocketninja.com/Home/Join.aspx). There’s a few possible options here: 1. It really is a scam 2. They really have a working engine, and just posted the video so no one could decompile it (highly doubt it though) 3. It’s a practical joke; or just all talk and no product (similar to EE-store, which seems to be a scandal to trick investors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EEStor) 4. They’re looking for people to help them create a 3D engine, because they don’t have one yet I’ve never heard of them prior to this discussion, and none of my colleagues have either. From: Michael Iv Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 12:13 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [away3d] Re: rocket ninja mentions Away3D in comparison
May be they put it on a video so that some smart dudes would not decompile it??? On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 8:09 PM, Aji Pamungkas <[email protected]> wrote: A video with z-sorting issue. :p On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Bastian Schneider <[email protected]> wrote: I've decompiled the swf and it is only a video, great engine ;-) 2010/12/13 Brian Bosak <[email protected]> It did look like just a video, not an actual demo.... -----Original Message----- From: Jensa Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 3:34 PM To: Away3D.dev Subject: [away3d] Re: rocket ninja mentions Away3D in comparison The fact that they use Away3D for comparison is very cool. Being compared to commercial / proprietary software isn't something that happens to every Open Source project out there, so I would say that is a testament to how good Away3D really is. According to their funding press release "..,10,000 building blocks known as polygons ... [the] ... level of quality is close to what you would find in a high-end console game". Won't $3.5 Million in funding buy you something better than a Dreamcast? I like Ninjas, but these seem like the american kind. You know the ones that look cool in movies but can't fight for real ;-) That said - I'm sure they'll build a kick-ass engine once they get to it, but such claims are pretty lame when all you have to show is some 2D Facebook games (that both are copies of bestselling games from competitors) and a video of a knight? Did I miss something or did they have an actual running demo there? J On Dec 12, 6:38 pm, Craig Murray <[email protected]> wrote: Have you guys seen this? Rocket Ninja has a 3D engine and they are claiming how much better than Away3D it is. Thoughts? http://www.rocketninja.com/Home/About/Articles/Shr3D-.aspx -- Aji Pamungkas -- Michael Ivanov ,Programmer Neurotech Solutions Ltd. Flex|Air |3D|Unity| www.neurotechresearch.com http://blog.alladvanced.net http://www.meetup.com/GO3D-Games-Opensource-3D/ Tel:054-4962254 [email protected] [email protected]
