The Idonix Blog

Following on from Part 1 of our Ignition esports implementation. Here we discuss how Ignition was able to drive CS:GO data into both Unreal Engine virtual set graphics as well as Singular Live overlays.

Ciaran, the newest member of the team at Idonix, shares his thoughts about working in Unreal Engine for the first time.

A considered approach to writing a specification document for real-time data-driven graphics delivery

With the esports industry booming and only set to get bigger, Idonix have decided to prove their mettle and develop an engaging and fully featured proof of concept for one of the most popular esports titles out there – Counter Strike: Global Offensive.

Idonix recently went to visit Ross Video’s demo studio in Reading to shoot a promotional video combining Ross technologies with Idonix’s Unreal Engine charting plugins for Voyager Virtual Studio.

Idonix have integrated with the Elgato Stream Deck to allow control of Ignition - our graphics automation solution for broadcast and live events.

Election feeds from Reuters, graphics in three languages, enquiry tools for journalists, and the data powerhouse behind the BBC Online coverage

We’ve been working with election graphics for over 20 years so when we were approached about an eSports project, it made sense as the similarities are there to be seen - lots of data, the need for fast analysis and great looking graphics to engage and tell a rapidly changing story

In this time of remote working not everyone may have access to sophisticated rendering technologies. Here at Idonix we decided to spend some time investigating how we can still deliver CG-style real-time graphics without the help of expensive hardware that may not be accessible at this time.

This lyric from Rush's Neil Peart is particularly apt - these are indeed tough times.

At Idonix though we are blessed: we are all safe and working productively from home. The company is financially secure and we'll continue to support our customers.

But of course one thing that keeps coming up as we watch the world churn: how can we help?