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Box 2D物理引擎开发者要求《愤怒的小鸟》承认其贡献

发布时间:2011-03-01 17:55:27 Tags:,,,

在本周的GDC大会,芬兰开发商Rovio公司董事长Peter Vesterbacka介绍《愤怒的小鸟》项目发展情况的过程中发生了一段小插曲:有位观众突然在问答环节中站出来,声称他创造了《愤怒的小鸟》物理开发引擎,要求Rovio在功劳簿上给他记上一笔。

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据游戏邦了解,该观众名为Erin Catto,他创建了开源物理引擎Box 2D。这件事始于去年12月,当时就有不少游戏开发者好奇Erin究竟能否从Rovio的营收中分得一杯羹,或者至少在游戏创作者名单中提到他的名字。

事实上,Rovio并不需要补偿Erin任何费用,或者在该游戏创作者名单中提到他的名字,这一点可以从Box 2D的授权使用声明中获得答案:

“……您不可宣称自己编写了原版的Box 2D软件,如果您将其用于产品开发,并在产品鸣谢中提到Box 2D,我们会很赞赏这种行为,但不会强制要求这种做法。”

游戏邦认为,Rovio可亲可近的品牌形象,该公司又一直勤快地更新游戏,再加上Rovio团队普遍都是精英开发者,所以Rovio一直是以积极正面的形象示人。该公司应该不希望因与Erin Catto发生争执(更何况对方并没有提出经济补偿要求)而自毁形象,在这种情况下,Rovio更应该谨慎行事,所以如果有人要求获得一些肯定,那么尽快答应他的要求才是最好的选择。

所以,Rovio给Erin Catto的答复也相当直截了当:如果对方可以在会谈后与Rovio接触,他们可以再针对此事进行协商。(本文为游戏邦/gamerboom.com编译,转载请注明来源:游戏邦)

Creator Of Angry Birds’ Physics Engine Calls Out Rovio For Not Giving Him Credit

I’m not at this week’s Game Developer Conference in San Francisco for various reasons (the main one being that I’ve been covering events non-stop for nearly two months and my body is falling apart), but we’re keeping a pretty close eye on things just in case. We’re hearing that things just got a little dramatic in the “ANGRY BIRDS – An Entertainment Franchise in the Making” panel headed by Rovio’s “Might Eagle” (read: head honcho) Peter Vesterbacka.

During the Q&A session, someone from the audience stood up and claimed to have created the physics engine behind Angry Birds, requesting a credit. The audience, we’re told, roared with applause. I’m working to confirm this right now, but I’m almost certain that person would have to be Erin Catto, creator of the open-source Box 2D physics engine. (Update: Yep, folks in the audience have confirmed that it was Erin Catto.)

This issue started heating up back in December, after a handful of people in the development community (here’s one) started wondering aloud if Erin should get some financial love from Rovio — or, at the very least, a mention in the credits.

Technically, Rovio isn’t at all obligated to compensate Erin, be it with monies, fine jewels, or a passing mention. From Box2D’s license:

The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be appreciated but is not required.

Rovio’s lovable characters, near-constant updates, and generally awesome employees have given the company a pretty dang positive public image. They wouldn’t want a dispute with the guy who built a core element of their game (especially when the guy is giving said element away for free) to tarnish that; in this situation, they become David’s Goliath, and that’s a terrible spot to be in. If all the guy is asking for is some credit, giving him that as quick as possible is probably the best thing they could do.

The gist of Rovio’s response was pretty straight-forward: if he’d come see them after the panel, they could talk about it.(source:mobilecrunch)


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