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Engine Overview
Get a high-level look of how O3DE works, end-to-end.
Features
Explore O3DE’s comprehensive suite of features and tools.
Discovering Gems
Add functionality to your project through modular Gems.
Key Concepts
Add functionality to your project through modular Gems.
Roadmap
TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS
System Requirements
Discover what you need to make the most out of O3DE.
Supported Platforms
Information on our current platforms and how to install.
INDUSTRIES
Add functionality to your project through modular Gems.
Gaming
Education
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Get Started
START USING O3DE
Take Your First Steps
Install, set up and create your first project. Learn about workflows, and take a tour of O3DE’s content creation tools.
Using Assets
Learn how to easily port a wide selection of assets into O3DE for your next project.
CONTRIBUTE TO O3DE
Ways to Contribute
Contribute to code, documentation, security, advocacy, and gain recognition in the 3D community.
Special Interest Groups
Have a specific area of interest? Connect with O3DE’s breadth of special interest groups (SIGs).
Good First Issues
Check out our list of good first issues to dive in and make an impact on
RESOURCES
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User Guide
Contributors Guide
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Code of Conduct
Community
COMMUNITY CONTENT
News & Blogs
Get the latest news and updates, meet the people of O3DE, dive into technical topics, and more.
O3DE Showcase
Discover how artists, designers and developers are using O3DE to realize their 3D visions.
Events
Connect with the community and learn more about O3DE at upcoming events and meetups.
Podcasts
Listen to voices across the world of open source 3D as host Royal O’Brien chats with those who bring it to life.
TAKE PART
Special Interest Groups
Connect with those who are continuously advancing the Engine through O3DE’s special interest groups (SIGs).
Open 3D Connect
Contact Us
We love hearing from you and appreciate your ideas and input – reach us at info@o3d.foundation & our social media handles.
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Community Values
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USEFUL RESOURCES
Documentation
Dig into comprehensive documentation and use your expertise to help us make it better.
Gem Catalog
Add features and functionality to your 3D project through a modular framework of Gems.
Release Notes
Check out what’s new in the latest O3DE software release.
API Reference
Explore the public API reference for libraries, gems and systems.
PLAYLISTS
Tutorials & Workshops
Technical Topics
Multiplayer Game Development
System Deep Dives
SUPPORT
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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
User Guide
Contributor Guide
Developer Guide
Brand Guide & Assets
Become a Member
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Blog
Check Out the New Sizzle Reel for O3DE
May 30, 2024
Podcast
From Dungeon Master to Diversity Champion
Mar 14 2023
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Open 3D Connect
Tech Blog
24.09.2 Point Release Address Sanitizer and Performance
Written by Nicholas Lawson, member of the O3DE Technical Community Address Sanitizer (ASAN) changes As part of fixing crashes and bugs, a powerful tool at our disposal is the Address Sanitizer technology, which works in clang, gcc, and Microsoft Visual Studio. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp...
March 5, 2025
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Tech Blog
O3DE 24.09.2 Now Available
Today, Open 3D Foundation announces that the Open 3D Engine (O3DE) 24.09.2 maintenance release is now available. O3DE is a full-featured, real-time open source engine that excels in creating high-fidelity games, advanced robotic simulations, and immersive 3D worlds. Its versatile capabilities bri...
February 25, 2025
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Tech Blog
Fox in a Jam: How a game was made in one week with O3DE
Written by André L. Alvares, O3DE community member and Developer of Fox in a Jam Every year since 2009, the Global Game Jam takes place all over the world, including Brazil, where I live, and in this 2025 edition I participated with the goal of creating a game in O3DE, which I succeeded in doing [&...
February 19, 2025
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Tech Blog
2024 in review/2025 looking forward
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Written by Joe Bryant, Executive Director of Open 3D Foundation
Hello Everyone!
2024 was a formative year for O3DE! We saw growth in both gaming and simula...
February 12, 2025
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Open 3D Connect
Tech Blog
OpenXR Developer Workflow (Videos)
Open 3D Engine hosts a series of monthly virtual meetups that provide an opportunity for the community to build new connections, learn more about O3DE, and ask questions. These monthly Connect meetings typically accommodate all levels of expertise, with guidance, step-by-step demos and tips and tr...
January 29, 2025
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Member Blog
Tech Blog
Running robotic simulations using Docker Images
Written by Steve Pham, Senior Software Development Engineer at Amazon and contributor to the O3DE community This article originally ran on Steve’s O3DE blog. For more content like this, click here. Distributing Simulation Projects For robotics simulation projects using ROS2 and O3DE, collabor...
January 15, 2025
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Tech Blog
O3DE from the Perspective of a Simulation Engineer (Video)
Open 3D Engine hosts a series of monthly virtual meetups that provide an opportunity for the community to build new connections, learn more about O3DE, and ask questions. These monthly Connect meetings typically accommodate all levels of expertise, with guidance, step-by-step demos and tips and tric...
December 18, 2024
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Tech Blog
Running robotic simulations in the cloud with Amazon EC2
Written by Steve Pham, Senior Software Development Engineer at Amazon and contributor to the O3DE community This article originally ran on Steve’s O3DE blog. For more content like this, click here. Developing robots is often difficult, expensive, and time consuming. Developing and running test...
December 12, 2024
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Tech Blog
Unlocking New Levels of Performance: A Deep Dive into Our Latest Rendering Updates
O3DE 24.09.0 is finally here and it’s packed with hundreds of bug fixes, enhanced mobile with a staggering performance boost of up to 400% on iOS and Android devices. These changes are driven by the invaluable feedback from our community. We’ve refined performance, improved rendering quali...
October 17, 2024
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Tech Blog
Exploring the Power of Vulkan in O3DE: A Journey into Modern Graphics
From the early designs of O3DE, the inclusion of Vulkan was a pivotal aspect of its design. Since we were starting from scratch, we were free from the constraints of legacy systems, allowing us for a streamlined and efficient approach to rendering. And by embracing only modern graphics APIs like Vul...
April 18, 2024
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Tech Blog
How to Start Your First Simulation Project in O3DE
In a blog written by Robotec.ai, Paweł Budziszewski and Justyna Toton make it easier to approach the Open 3D Engine’s abundance of tools and features. In addition to outlining the steps to start a simulation project using the engine, they provide an overview of O3DE and how it works, includi...
October 23, 2023
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Tech Blog
The Future of Robotics is Open
On the cusp of ROSCon 2023, we’re surfacing insights from an earlier blog series focused on the impact of open source on robotics, its ability to help address some of the most pressing challenges among developers, and the true value of community involvement and support. The world of robotics has l...
October 17, 2023
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