NaturalMotion Ltd., award-winning developers of the highly acclaimed euphoria and endorphin 3D animation technologies, announced that morpheme 1.2, the latest version of its animation middleware, adds support for Nintendo’s Wii console. morpheme is robust middleware designed to give developers and animators unprecedented creative control over the look of their final in-game animation by allowing them to author and preview blends, blend trees and transition graphs in real time. In addition to Wii, morpheme is also available on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.

“Support for Nintendo’s Wii console was a natural extension of the morpheme product offering,” said Torsten Reil, CEO of NaturalMotion. “Wii is enjoying tremendous popularity, and we believe morpheme can help developers further expand on the new gaming experiences that the platform has opened up.”

In addition to Wii support, morpheme 1.2 features a host of new functionality, including:

morpheme:runtime
*       Enhanced run-time compression
*       Enhanced SPU support for PlayStation 3

morpheme:connect
*       Collaborative network editing through referencing
*       Reusable sub-networks
*       Enhanced copy & paste functionality
*       New flexible layout manager

About morpheme
morpheme consists of two components: morpheme:runtime and morpheme:connect. morpheme:runtime is a run-time engine optimized for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii and PC, and ships with full source code. morpheme:connect is a powerful 3D authoring application that allows animators to graphically author blend trees and transition logic (based on Hierarchical Finite State Machines), modify and edit parameters through sliders and view the results in real-time. morpheme is designed as a flexible and open system and does not require the licensing of any other product. morpheme is also designed to seamlessly integrate with other middleware and DCC applications.

Availabilitymorpheme 1.2 is available now on Wii, Playstation 3, Xbox 360 and PC.  For additional information on NaturalMotion, euphoria, or endorphin, please visit www.naturalmotion.com.