<s>
Dangerous	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
is	O
a	O
miniature	B-Application
golf	I-Application
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Three	O
Fields	O
Entertainment	O
,	O
a	O
studio	O
formed	O
by	O
former	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
founders	O
and	O
developers	O
Fiona	O
Sperry	O
and	O
Alex	O
Ward	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
,	O
as	O
stated	O
by	O
the	O
studio	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
mix	O
of	O
Burnout	O
,	O
Black	B-Application
,	O
and	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
,	O
in	O
which	O
players	O
attempt	O
to	O
cause	O
the	O
most	O
destruction	O
by	O
playing	O
miniature	B-Application
golf	I-Application
within	O
a	O
confined	O
space	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
china	O
shop	O
or	O
a	O
kitchen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
June	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dangerous	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
features	O
around	O
one	O
hundred	O
different	O
miniature	B-Application
golf	I-Application
holes	O
situated	O
in	O
spaces	O
with	O
many	O
destructible	O
objects	O
,	O
including	O
a	O
china	O
shop	O
,	O
a	O
kitchen	O
,	O
a	O
bathroom	O
,	O
a	O
gas	O
station	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
palace	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
founders	O
of	O
Three	O
Fields	O
are	O
Fiona	O
Sperry	O
and	O
Alex	O
Ward	O
,	O
the	O
founders	O
and	O
developers	O
at	O
Criterion	O
Games	O
who	O
worked	O
on	O
both	O
the	O
Burnout	O
and	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
Criterion	O
,	O
after	O
its	O
purchased	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
,	O
moved	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
Burnout	O
series	O
and	O
dedicated	O
more	O
staff	O
towards	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
,	O
Sperry	O
and	O
Ward	O
opted	O
to	O
leave	O
the	O
company	O
in	O
late	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Though	O
this	O
was	O
their	O
long-term	O
goal	O
,	O
they	O
did	O
not	O
anticipate	O
that	O
a	O
game	O
like	O
Dangerous	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
would	O
be	O
their	O
first	O
title	O
as	O
a	O
new	O
studio	O
,	O
but	O
found	O
later	O
that	O
this	O
would	O
be	O
a	O
useful	O
step	O
towards	O
their	O
larger	O
goals	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
idea	O
of	O
a	O
golf	O
game	O
came	O
from	O
the	O
documentary	O
The	O
Short	O
Game	O
,	O
about	O
7	O
-	O
and	O
8-year	O
old	O
golfers	O
,	O
and	O
from	O
videos	O
from	O
the	O
"	O
Dude	O
Perfect	O
"	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
that	O
featured	O
seemingly-impossible	O
basketball	O
trick	O
shots	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
arcade-style	O
sports	O
video	O
games	O
like	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
served	O
as	O
some	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Dangerous	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
in	O
how	O
to	O
present	O
a	O
sports	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
n't	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
sports	O
aspect	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
a	O
mobile	B-Application
game	I-Application
would	O
have	O
potentially	O
given	O
them	O
the	O
same	O
lessons	O
while	O
also	O
being	O
an	O
easier	O
target	O
for	O
their	O
small	O
team	O
,	O
they	O
felt	O
they	O
needed	O
to	O
be	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
and	O
console	O
platforms	O
,	O
enabled	O
by	O
the	O
capabilities	O
of	O
new	O
Application	B-Application
programming	I-Application
interfaces	I-Application
provided	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
and	O
Nvidia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
had	O
originally	O
started	O
development	O
using	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
but	O
about	O
ten	O
months	O
in	O
switched	O
to	O
Epic	O
's	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
engine	O
which	O
had	O
more	O
powerful	O
capabilities	O
for	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Additional	O
middleware	O
includes	O
Nvidia	O
's	O
PhysX	B-Operating_System
and	O
APEX	O
systems	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
further	O
reviewed	O
SIGGRAPH	O
papers	O
to	O
find	O
methods	O
to	O
better	O
simulate	O
and	O
render	O
the	O
destruction	O
caused	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
in	O
a	O
realistic	O
manner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Development	O
of	O
Dangerous	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
has	O
been	O
wholly	O
supported	O
by	O
personal	O
funds	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
founders	O
,	O
and	O
they	O
have	O
not	O
sought	O
any	O
publisher	O
to	O
aid	O
in	O
finances	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dangerous	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
was	O
originally	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
May	O
2016	O
,	O
but	O
subsequently	O
delayed	O
;	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
3	O
June	O
2016	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
Fields	O
has	O
patched	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
addressed	O
and	O
add	O
new	O
features	O
;	O
a	O
patch	O
in	O
July	O
2016	O
included	O
adding	O
an	O
introductory	O
tutorial	O
video	O
voiced	O
by	O
Ted	O
Stryker	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
done	O
similar	O
narration	O
for	O
Burnout	B-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dangerous	B-Application
Golf	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
