Turkish defense firm HAVELSAN partners with Epic for 'serious games'
Turkish defense firm HAVELSAN partners with Epic for 'serious games'
Turkish defense firm HAVELSAN partners with Epic for 'serious games'
By Goksel Yildirim
April 4, 2023
Summary
Turkish defense firm HAVELSAN, which invests in "Serious game" technologies used in the defense industry, announced Monday that it has entered a partnership with Epic Games, best known for its Unreal Engine platform, for the release of a first person shooter game called "Malazgirt."
Having implemented the "Malazgirt Serious Game Infrastructure Project," HAVELSAN has taken its recent work on serious games to a new level.
HAVELSAN General Manager Mehmet Akif Nacar said they have completed the first phase of the Malazgirt Project within the scope of their work in the field of serious games and they will start the second phase.
Pointing out the importance of presenting realistic images, the outside world and the physical effects there as real in simulators and war games, Nacar said the importance of serious games increases when it is made a tool to be used in modeling the battlefield.
"In line with this agreement, HAVELSAN has become one of the most important representatives of Epic Games in the region. We have developed cooperation issues such as some after-sales services of Epic Games, working with HAVELSAN as the authorized representative on Unreal game development," he said.
"In other words, by supporting them with a game engine, you can see how they produce a 3D image in the real environment, in the war environment, how they interact, together with the effects of the outside world, and their educational benefits. We know that it is a company, there is a wide ecosystem, and we want to ensure that the domestic-national platforms developed in our country develop in terms of games by turning more towards areas such as casual games, serious games, war games," he added.
"These technologies are also in the Metaverse infrastructure. We started from war games and went from virtual games to virtual twins. We are heading towards a world where real physical platforms and virtual platforms work together. One of the indispensable areas of technology here is the field of serious games. We want to further consolidate our presence in this area. This is where the world is going. I would like to express that we are ready to fulfill our duty in order for our country to go further in this field," he added.
Reference
Yildirim, G. (2023, April 4). Turkish defense firm Havelsan partners with epic for 'serious games'. Anadolu Ajansı. Retrieved May 2, 2023, from https://www.aa.com.tr/en/science-technology/turkish-defense-firm-havelsan-partners-with-epic-for-serious-games/2862714