Fracture Labs: Tools and Technology Development for Building Open World Games

Fracture Labs is an Estonian-based technology company that specializes in creating large-scale, open world environments for the gaming and entertainment industries. The company was founded in 2018 by Stephen Arnold, a 15+ year veteran in the videogames industry, who saw the potential of using cutting-edge technology to create immersive, realistic virtual worlds, with digitally scarce virtual items.

Fracture Labs’ flagship product is called Decimated, which is set in a vast, open-world environment in which players can explore, build, and engage in combat with each other. The game’s scale and complexity are made possible by Unreal engine 5, which allows for a seamless, persistent world with realistic physics.

Decimated is a post-apocalyptic survival game set in a world where AI has taken over and caused a totalitarian struggle between itself and humanity. Players must scavenge for resources, build shelter, and fight off robots and other players to survive. As players complete tasks and progress through the game, they can earn a cryptocurrency called DIO that can be used to purchase in-game items or exchanged for real-world money.

The concept of games like Decimated is appealing to many players because it allows them to potentially earn rewards for the time and effort they put into the game. This is in contrast to traditional games, where players may spend money on in-game items without the opportunity to earn that money back. In Decimated, the items that can be purchased are purely cosmetic and do not give players who spend more money an advantage over other players, but they can be sold to other players safely and securely.

Web3 refers to the third generation of web technologies, which includes technologies such as blockchain, smart contracts, and decentralized applications (dApps).

Fracture Labs uses web3 technologies in conjunction with Unreal Engine 5, Microsoft Playfab and Amazon Web Servers, to create persistent virtual environments with digital scarcity of virtual items, and a deposit/withdrawal functionality that enables trading of digital assets on secondary marketplaces. This can enable more secure and transparent data sharing and interactions between different platforms.

The team also use Procedural tools, which are used to generate content algorithmically, rather than manually. This can include anything from random terrain generation to the generation of buildings, roads, tunnels, bridges and other natural or man-made structures. Fracture Labs uses procedural tools such as Houdini in combination with Unreal Engine 5 to create highly dynamic and realistic virtual environments. This can enable the automatic creation of vast, complex virtual worlds with a high degree of variability and realism.

Fracture Labs has received significant funding and recognition for its innovative technology and potential impact on the gaming industry. In 2021, the company raised $4.1 million in a funding round led by Spartan Group and Mechanism Capital, valuing the company at over $30million.

In 2019 the studio received an award for Best Blockchain Game at the Crypto Games Conference, and in 2022, the Best Blockchain Game award from Global Games Pitch and Best Blockchain Game Developer from Hackernoon.

Overall, Fracture Labs’ use of web3 and procedural tools allows it to create decentralized, dynamic virtual environments on an unprecedented scale. These technologies enable more secure, transparent, and realistic games, and have the potential to impact a wide range of industries beyond gaming.

Official Links:

Official website: https://www.decimated.net/

Linktree (all links in one):https://linktr.ee/decimatedgame

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