The normal price for Autodesk’s full Maya is $3,495. The Autodesk Maya LT 2014 is available now for Mac and Windows at a cost of $795 for a perpetual license, or $50 a month on a rental basis.

Kunal Patel, president of Phyken Media, said his small team jumped at the chance to use the new version of Maya and still grow expenses and headcount at a comfortable rate. “This is similar to fees they pay for other tools in this market” such as the Unity game engine, Patel said.Īmong the users of the new Maya LT are Phyken Media, creator of the mobile game Wizard Ops Tactics. The rental price could be appealing because many of the projects don’t last for a long time.

Many of those developers can’t afford to buy expensive tools, even as their needs for 3D animation keep on growing. Game developers are viewed as a key part of Autodesk’s clientele, which also includes makers of media and movies. The tool is aimed at the creation of professional-grade 3D content for mobile, PC, and web-based games. We think the monthly rental will make a big difference.”

So we went to gaming events and test products. “We looked at the casual mobile game space and saw increasing adoption at the high end of this market,” Patel said.

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