Laminar Research

(Redirected from Space Combat)

Laminar Research is a small software company based in Columbia, South Carolina, and dedicated to providing software that accurately reflects the laws of physics. Laminar's flagship product is the flight simulator X-Plane.[1] The game works with Macintosh, Microsoft Windows, and Linux. They also have mobile versions for iPhone, iPad, and Android.

Laminar Research
Company typePrivate
IndustryVideo games
FounderAustin Meyer
Headquarters,
ProductsX-Plane
WebsiteLaminar Research

In 2004, Laminar Research released the software Space Combat.

Laminar also produced a Mecha simulator titled Young's Modulus.

In October 2012, Laminar Research announced that they were being sued by Uniloc over an alleged patent infringement.[2][3] Austin Meyer produced a documentary film called The Patent Scam, about his experiences being sued by Uniloc.[4]

In May 2017, X-Plane 11 was released, a major iteration in their flight simulator. X-Plane 11 is available in both a consumer version, as well as a Federal Aviation Administration certifiable professional version.[5]

In January 2022, Laminar Research announced the release of their upcoming next-generation simulation game, X-Plane 12. It is slated to feature an overhaul of its weather engine, in addition to new aircraft.[6]

In September 2022, Laminar Research published the "early access" demo of X-Plane 12 and started selling it in their website. In December 2022, X-Plane 12 was released.

References

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  1. ^ Jeff Wise (July 2003). "Austin & Goliath: One unorthodox programmer takes on Microsoft's Flight Simulator". Aviation & Space. popsci.com. Archived from the original on 2006-03-13. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  2. ^ Senior, Tom (September 17, 2012). "X-Plane devs sued by Uniloc for patent infringement". pcgamer. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
  3. ^ "Patents" (video). Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. HBO. 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2018-02-08.
  4. ^ "R/Documentaries - the Patent Scam Intro (2016)". 14 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Press Kit". 5 March 2015.
  6. ^ "X-Plane 12 Release Date". 10 January 2022.
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