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{{Infobox Company | company_name = BigWorld | company_logo = <!-- Image with unknown copyright status removed: [[File:Logo bigworld_logo.png|154px]] -->| company_type = [[Private company|Private]] | foundation = [[Sydney, Australia]] (1999) | location = [[Sydney, Australia]] | key_people = [[John De Margheriti]] [[Chief Executive Officer|(CEO)]], Simon Hayes (CTO), Stephen Harris (CFO), Steve Wang (COO)| num_employees = ~45(2008) | industry = [[Computer and video game industry|Interactive entertainment]] | homepage = [http://www.bigworldtech.com/ www.bigworldtech.com] }} '''BigWorld''' is an Australian company formed in 1999 that develop and license a Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMO) and Virtual World engine. BigWorld was acknowledged as the industry leader in UK's [[Develop (magazine)|Develop magazine]]<ref name = "DevelopMMOEngineReview">{{cite web|url=http://www.developmag.com/tutorials/33/MMO-Engine-Round-Up|title=MMO Engine Round-Up|publisher=Develop Magazine}}</ref> ==Games== This engine provides an underlying software architecture needed for game developers to build an MMO. Published games using BigWorld Technology include [[List of Fist of the North Star video games|Hokuto no ken ONLINE]] (GungHo Online Entertainment), [[Stargate Worlds]] ([[Cheyenne Mountain Entertainment]]) and [[Twin Skies]] ([[Meteor Games]]).<ref name = "Twin Skies">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19384|title=Meteor Games Licenses BigWorld Technology Suite For MMOG}}</ref> There are also several unannounced titles from [[38 Studios]] and [[John Romero]]'s company Slipg8. The client technology is Windows PC only and the back-end server solution is implemented under Linux, with a [[Python (programming language)|Python]] API scripting environment. On the 6.6.08 [[Netease]], a licensee of BigWorld released its Tianxia 2 MMO in China. ==Awards== BigWorld Technology has received a number of business and technology innovation related awards: * Winner 2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Awards (ranked 93) <ref name = "2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/dtt_tmt_fast500_asiapacific_2008.pdf|title=2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Awards|publisher=Deloitte}}</ref> * Winner 2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia Award (ranked 7 - 526% growth)<ref name = "2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia Award">{{cite web|url=http://www.deloitte.com/dtt/cda/doc/content/TechFast%2050%202008(2).pdf|title=2008 Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia Awards|publisher=Deloitte}}</ref> * Winner 2007 ACT Chief Minister's Export Award (Arts, Entertainment and Design Award)<ref name = "2007 Australian Export Awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.exportawards.gov.au/2007-ACT-winners/default.aspx|title=2007 Australian Export Awards|publisher=Austrade}}</ref> * Winner 2006 Cool Company Awards <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.anthillonline.com/article_detail.php?id=141|title=Cool Company Awards 2006|publisher=Australian Anthill Magazine|date=Aug-Sept 2006}}</ref> * 2005 Red Herring's Top 100 Private Firms in Asia <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redherring.com/Home/13566|title=Red Herring's Top 100 Private Firms in Asia|publisher=Red Herring Magazine|date=Sept 2005}}</ref> * Winner 2005 Sumea Award for Best Engine Technology <ref name = "2005 Sumea Awards">{{cite web|url=http://www.sumea.com.au/sumeaawards.asp?year=2005|title=2005 Sumea Award Winners|publisher=Sumea website}}</ref> * 2nd Prize winner 2005 Secrets of Australian IT Innovation Competition (Entertainment Applications)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0003/50718/IT_Secrets_winners_2002_to_2005.pdf|title=IT Secrets Competition Winners 2002-2005|publisher=Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy|date=2005}}</ref> * 2005 Australian Game Developer Conference Award for Outstanding Innovation <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=7467|title=Australian Game Developers Award Winners Announced|publisher=Gamasutra|date=9 Dec 2005}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.agdc.com.au/awards/awards_winner05.php|title=Australian Game Developers Conference 2005 Award winners|publisher=AGDC|date=2005}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist|2}} ==External links== *[http://www.bigworldtech.com/index/ BigWorld Technology] {{DEFAULTSORT:Bigworld}} [[Category:Australian video game companies]] [[Category:Companies based in Sydney]] [[Category:Companies established in 1999]] [[Category:International Game Developers Association members]] [[Category:Video game developers]] [[cs:BigWorld]] [[da:BigWorld]] [[lv:BigWorld]] [[nl:BigWorld]] [[no:BigWorld]] [[pl:BigWorld]] [[ru:BigWorld Pty Ltd.]] [[simple:BigWorld]] [[sl:BigWorld]] [[fi:BigWorld]] [[sv:BigWorld]] [[zh-yue:BigWorld]] [[zh:BigWorld]]
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