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Call of Duty’s Caldera map is now open-source and available to download

It’s available on GitHub.

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Published onJuly 31, 2024

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Activision, the gaming giant, has decided to open up one of its most precious assets—the Caldera map from Call of Duty: Warzone—as an open source. Think about possessing a AAA game map that can be studied, comprehended, and even altered. That’s precisely what’s on offer here.

What’s the fuss about this Caldera map? It’s not a simple map initially. It is somewhat like an elaborate landscape that has functioned as the fighting area for innumerable players. It is currently distributed in OpenUSD format with its near-complete geometry and a subset of anonymized player movement data.

According to the official announcement, this gift isn’t only for those learning to make games; it also includes lots of information that academic researchers and AI enthusiasts can find helpful. The dataset is extensive – weighing around 4 GB – holding over five million meshes and one billion-point instances.

This first-of-its-kind data set release forCall of Duty, now available in OpenUSD, contains the near-complete geometry of Caldera as well as a collection of randomly selected anonymized time samples showing how players move around the map. This initiative represents Activision’s commitment to innovation and growth in multiple fields, including AI learning, within the communities of academia and research, while propelling the advancement of game development. It brings to life the colossal and carefully crafted map that was home to many epic brawls inCall of Duty: Warzoneand is production-proven and battle-tested.

For game designers—those starting out or already established in their field—it allows them to observe how a high-quality game map is constructed. You may dive into the geometry, comprehend the arrangement, and possibly utilize it as a base for your undertakings.

The data on player movement could lead to fresh research paths in studying game design and players’ behavior. What elements create an exciting map? How do players move through complex worlds? These types of inquiries can be explored extensively.

There is also the AI part. The gaming industry is always working on advancing AI, and having a dataset like this could be extremely useful for creating more brilliant game characters. It offers a detailed environment to train AI models, which might make game artificial intelligence more intelligent and reactive.

Moreover, it serves as an excellent aid for those developing algorithms related to spatial navigation. Also, people studying how AI can interact with intricate 3D surroundings will find this tool very useful.

Activision’s choice to make Call of Duty’s Caldera map available as open-source is audacious and more than welcome in the gaming community. Plus,it’s on GitHuband available to download and dissect.

If you develop games, are a researcher, or are simply interested, the Caldera dataset has something special for everyone. This could be an extraordinary chance for you to study, try new things, and possibly assist in creating the next significant advancement in game design or AI exploration.

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Claudiu Andone

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Oldtimer in the tech and science press, Claudiu is focused on whatever comes new from Microsoft.

His abrupt interest in computers started when he saw the first Home Computer as a kid. However, his passion for Windows and everything related became obvious when he became a sys admin in a computer science high school.

With 14 years of experience in writing about everything there is to know about science and technology, Claudiu also likes rock music, chilling in the garden, and Star Wars. May the force be with you, always!

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Claudiu Andone

Windows Toubleshooting Expert

Oldtimer in the tech and science press, with 14 years of experience in writing on everything there is to know about science, technology, and Microsoft

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