Yahaha Studios
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Yahaha is a UGC-based, low-coding game creation platform and game distribution platform founded in 2020. Created by ex-Unity veterans, Yahaha's goal is to build a user-generated content platform for 3D interactive experiences, where people can come together in communities to build and play games combining virtual and real-world elements.[1]
The platform has been gradually extended to support a variety of desktop and mobile platforms. Yahaha's goal is to "democratize" game development and make the development of 3D multiplayer interactive content more accessible.[2]
History and development
[edit]Yahaha was founded by ex-Unity veterans. After Yahaha launched its alpha in April of 2022,[3] it gained a community of over 100,000 developers and 200,000[2] registered users for its platform.
YAHAHA Asset Ovi
[edit]In February of 2023, Yahaha Studios announced the launch of their 3D asset search tool, Asset Ovi.[4] It allows users to search assets from other 3D asset marketplaces such as Sketchfab and the Unity Asset Store in one platform.[5]
Events
[edit]Throughout the 2023 Global Game Jam, Yahaha hosted 110 people live at their site in Helsinki over the course of 48 hours, making it the country's largest hybrid-jam site. The jammers created 80 games, collaborating both on-site and through the online community, with some of the games created receiving as many as 34 thousand plays to date.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Lunden, Ingrid (2022-01-13). "Yahaha Studios, a platform for building no-code, immersive games, raised $50M in 3 rounds ahead of its launch this year". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ a b "Yahaha raises $40M to democratize 3D content creation". VentureBeat. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ Muhammad, Isa (2023-04-14). "Democratising 3D Game Content Creation With AI: Interview With Chris Zhu Of Yahaha". BeyondGames.biz. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ Rees, Lewis; Writer, Staff (2023-02-07). "Yahaha Studios announces launch of 3D search tool Asset Ovi". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ Incze, Gaspar (2023-02-08). "Yahaha Studios announces Asset Ovi, 3D search tool to support game developers". European Gaming Industry News. Retrieved 2023-06-02.
- ^ Rees, Lewis; Writer, Staff (2023-03-02). "Yahaha Studios' Global Game Jammers created 80 games in 48 hours". pocketgamer.biz. Retrieved 2023-06-02.