Audiokinetic Wwise

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Audiokinetic Wwise
Original author(s) Audiokinetic
Developer(s) Audiokinetic
Stable release
2023.1 [1]
Written in C++
Platform Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation Vita, Wii, Wii U, Nintendo Switch, Microsoft Windows, Windows Phone 8, Xbox 360, Xbox One Xbox Series X/S
Type
License Proprietary EULA
Website www.audiokinetic.com

Wwise (Wave Works Interactive Sound Engine) is Audiokinetic's software for interactive media and video games, available for free to non-commercial users [2] [3] and under license for commercial video game developers. It features an audio authoring tool and a cross-platform sound engine. [4]

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Description

The Wwise authoring application uses a graphical interface to centralize all aspects of audio creation. The functionality in this interface allows sound designers to:

Wwise allows for on-the-fly audio authoring directly in game. Over a local network, users can create, audition, and tweak sound effects and subtle sound behaviors while the game is being played on another host.

Wwise also includes the following components:

Supported operating systems

Wwise supports the following platforms: [5]

Adoption by video games

Recent titles [6] [7] which have used Audiokinetic include:

Commercial game engine integration

Wwise is intended to be compatible with proprietary and commercial engines. [9]

Theatre

One play has used Wwise and its Interactive Music capabilities for live performance:

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