The story
Kynogon was founded in Paris, France in 2000 by Pierre Pontevia and Jacques Gaubil. It also had offices in Montreal and London. Kynogon successfully won many awards such as Red Herring 100 or Develop Industry Excellence.
Kynogon developed Kynapse, an artificial intelligence middleware platform for video games and simulation applications. The technology provided spatial awareness and navigation capabilities for characters operating in complex three-dimensional environments.
Kynapse was used in more than 80 video games, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Mafia II, Fable II, Medal of Honor, Crackdown and Lord of the Rings Online.
Kynogon’s technology was also used outside the video game industry. Kynapse was selected by companies including EADS and BAE Systems for simulation applications, including defense and security-related simulations.
In February 2008, San Francisco-based Autodesk announced an agreement to acquire Kynogon. Kynogon subsequently became part of Autodesk’s Game Technology Group, with its founders and team forming the core of the new group.
From Wikipedia’s article on Kynogon, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3