Audiokinetic Inc. is a Canadian software company based in
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...
, Quebec that develops audio software for the
video game industry
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. Its main product is
Wwise audio authoring software. On January 8, 2019,
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE), formerly known as Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE), is a multinational video game and digital entertainment company wholly owned by multinational conglomerate Sony. The SIE Group is made up of two legal co ...
announced that they had acquired the company.
History
Audiokinetic was founded in 2000 by Martin H. Klein, a veteran of the music, film, and gaming industries.
In 2003, Audiokinetic was granted funding by the Alliance numériQC, the Quebec digital industry network.
In 2006,
Microsoft Game Studios (MGS) signed a long-term licensing agreement with Audiokinetic. The first game to use Audiokinetic's software was
FASA Interactive's Shadowrun.
In January 2007, Audiokinetic entered into an educational partnership with the Conservatory of Recording Arts and Sciences.
The Conservatory will teach Audiokinetic's Wwise software platform in its Audio for Games curriculum and will further develop an authorized Manufacturer Certification for the product.
In November 2007, Audiokinetic joined the
Emergent Game Technologies Premier Partners Program. As part of this exclusive agreement, Audiokinetic became Emergent's only audio premier partner, and Wwise was integrated with
Gamebryo, Emergent's game development framework.
In November 2008, Audiokinetic released SoundSeed, a family of sound generators for game audio that uses digital sound processing (DSP) technology.
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In February 2011, Sony announced that the
PlayStation Vita
The PlayStation Vita (PS Vita, or Vita) is a handheld video game console developed and marketed by Sony Interactive Entertainment. It was first released in Japan on December 17, 2011, and in North America, Europe, and other international terri ...
will be the first portable device to support Audiokinetic.
In February 2013, Audiokinetic opened a Japanese office in Tokyo.
In January 2015, Audiokinetic and
CRAS announced the creation of an Online Certification Program for Wwise.
In March 2015, Audiokinetic and
Steinberg
Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH (trading as Steinberg) is a German musical software and hardware company based in Hamburg. It develops music writing, recording, arranging, and editing software, most notably Cubase, Nuendo, and Dorico. It als ...
announced a partnership to integrate Wwise with a new DAW, Nuendo 7.
On 8 January 2019, Sony announced that the company had entered into a definitive agreement for Sony Interactive Entertainment to acquire Audiokinetic.
Products
* '
Wwise'' - Facilitating digital multimedia innovation through various sectors.
* '
Premium Plug-ins'' - Target unique digital sound design needs and improve the Wwise experience.
See also
*
Wwise
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AMD TrueAudio
References
External links
*
Conservatory of Recording Arts and SciencesAlliance numériQC ''(website in French only)''
{{Sony Interactive Entertainment
Canadian companies established in 2000
Companies based in Montreal
Software companies established in 2000
Software companies of Canada
Video game development companies
2000 establishments in Quebec
2019 mergers and acquisitions
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