<s>
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
(	O
AGS	O
)	O
is	O
an	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
development	O
tool	O
primarily	O
used	O
to	O
create	O
graphic	O
adventure	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
aimed	O
at	O
intermediate-level	O
game	O
designers	O
,	O
and	O
combines	O
an	O
integrated	B-Application
development	I-Application
environment	I-Application
(	O
IDE	O
)	O
with	O
a	O
scripting	B-Language
language	I-Language
based	O
on	O
the	O
C	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
to	O
process	O
game	O
logic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Adventure	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Studio	I-Application
was	O
created	O
by	O
British	O
programmer	O
Chris	O
Jones	O
in	O
1997	O
as	O
an	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
program	O
entitled	O
"	O
Adventure	O
Creator	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jones	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
'	O
s	O
adventure	O
game	O
interface	O
,	O
specifically	O
as	O
showcased	O
in	O
Space	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
IV	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
Adventure	O
Creator	O
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
create	O
only	O
low-resolution	O
keyboard-controlled	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
3.0	O
in	O
January	O
2008	O
included	O
a	O
complete	O
rewrite	O
of	O
the	O
editor	O
using	O
the	O
.NET	B-Application
Framework	I-Application
and	O
an	O
update	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
engine	O
to	O
support	O
3D	O
hardware	O
acceleration	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
26	O
October	O
2010	O
,	O
Chris	O
Jones	O
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
the	O
editor	O
under	O
the	O
terms	O
of	O
the	O
Artistic	B-License
License	I-License
,	O
version	O
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
2015	O
,	O
community	O
developers	O
were	O
maintaining	O
and	O
improving	O
the	O
engine	O
and	O
IDE	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
to	O
implement	O
cross-platform	O
capabilities	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
support	O
for	O
more	O
modern	O
screen	O
resolutions	O
(	O
4:3	O
,	O
16:9	O
and	O
custom	O
high	B-Algorithm
resolutions	I-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
editor	O
and	O
runtime	O
engine	O
were	O
originally	O
designed	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
;	O
the	O
runtime	O
engine	O
was	O
ported	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
Portable	I-Operating_System
after	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
AGS	O
2.7	O
,	O
an	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
engine	O
was	O
also	O
available	O
;	O
this	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
not	O
yet	O
possible	O
to	O
run	O
the	O
editor	O
on	O
operating	B-General_Concept
systems	I-General_Concept
other	O
than	O
Windows	B-Application
without	O
an	O
emulator	B-Application
or	O
API	O
wrapper	O
such	O
as	O
Wine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
AGS	O
can	O
create	O
games	O
with	O
a	O
graphical	O
range	O
from	O
256	O
colours	O
and	O
a	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
of	O
320×200	O
,	O
to	O
truecolor	O
games	O
with	O
any	O
higher	O
resolution	B-Algorithm
supported	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
's	O
graphic	O
adapter	O
and	O
an	O
alpha	B-Algorithm
channel	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
supports	O
graphics	B-Algorithm
filters	I-Algorithm
:	O
nearest-neighbor	O
interpolation	O
(	O
2x	O
,	O
3x	O
,	O
and	O
4x	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
hqx	B-Algorithm
(	O
2x	O
and	O
3x	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.61	O
supports	O
the	O
following	O
multimedia	O
formats	O
:	O
mod	O
,	O
wav	O
,	O
xm	O
,	O
MIDI	O
,	O
ogg	O
,	O
mp3	B-Application
,	O
avi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
2.72	O
also	O
supports	O
Impulse	B-Application
Tracker	I-Application
and	O
S3M	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wadjet	O
Eye	O
Games	O
is	O
an	O
indie	O
game	O
developer	O
that	O
has	O
created	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
commercial	O
titles	O
using	O
AGS	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	B-Application
Blackwell	I-Application
series	I-Application
of	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
publish	O
AGS	O
games	O
by	O
other	O
developers	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Primordia	B-Application
by	O
Wormwood	O
Studios	O
,	O
Resonance	B-Application
by	O
XII	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
Gemini	B-Application
Rue	I-Application
by	O
Joshua	O
Nuernberger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
teams	O
AGD	O
Interactive	O
and	O
Infamous	O
Adventures	O
have	O
remade	O
and	O
updated	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
and	O
other	O
Sierra	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
