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Hi-Rez Studios Licenses SpeedTree®RT for Global Agenda
Company: Ideas From the Deep
Date: 01 May 2007
COLUMBIA, SC – SpeedTree®RT has been licensed for Global Agenda, the first title under development by independent game developer Hi-Rez Studios.
Global Agenda, an MMORPG1, will offer players mission-based action in a near future world. Espionage and tactical covert operations will be central features of the game, being developed with Unreal® Engine 3.
“Within Global Agenda we introduce players to a virtual world that is exotic while still being believable and immersive,†says Todd Harris, COO of Hi-Rez Studios. “Using SpeedTree allows us to deliver foliage at our required level of stylized realism and beauty.â€
Tim Lindsey, Lead Environment Artist for Hi-Rez Studios, added “SpeedTree was very smoothly integrated into our engine and art pipeline. It allows us to quickly and efficiently populate the natural landscapes within Global Agenda.â€
About Hi-Rez Studios
Hi-Rez Studios, Inc. was established in 2005 to create exceptional online interactive entertainment and is located just outside of Atlanta, Georgia.  For more information, visit www.hirezstudios.com.
SpeedTreeRT, winner of the 2005 Front Line Award for middleware, delivers highly realistic trees and plants, with adjustable wind effects, user-configurable and seamless LOD transitions, and an included library of hundreds of tree, plant and marine models representing more than 200 core species. SpeedTreeRT includes SpeedTreeCAD, a Windows application used to create and edit animated trees in real-time.
Interactive Data Visualization, Inc. (IDV), develops software products with a focus on real-time three dimensional applications for the game development, visual simulation, engineering visualization, and animation industries. IDV, a privately held corporation, was founded in 1999 in Columbia, South Carolina. For more information about IDV, visit www.idvinc.com.
Unreal is a registered trademark of Epic Games Inc. in the USA and other countries. All Rights Reserved.
Global Agenda, an MMORPG1, will offer players mission-based action in a near future world. Espionage and tactical covert operations will be central features of the game, being developed with Unreal® Engine 3.
“Within Global Agenda we introduce players to a virtual world that is exotic while still being believable and immersive,†says Todd Harris, COO of Hi-Rez Studios. “Using SpeedTree allows us to deliver foliage at our required level of stylized realism and beauty.â€
Tim Lindsey, Lead Environment Artist for Hi-Rez Studios, added “SpeedTree was very smoothly integrated into our engine and art pipeline. It allows us to quickly and efficiently populate the natural landscapes within Global Agenda.â€
About Hi-Rez Studios
Hi-Rez Studios, Inc. was established in 2005 to create exceptional online interactive entertainment and is located just outside of Atlanta, Georgia.  For more information, visit www.hirezstudios.com.
SpeedTreeRT, winner of the 2005 Front Line Award for middleware, delivers highly realistic trees and plants, with adjustable wind effects, user-configurable and seamless LOD transitions, and an included library of hundreds of tree, plant and marine models representing more than 200 core species. SpeedTreeRT includes SpeedTreeCAD, a Windows application used to create and edit animated trees in real-time.
Interactive Data Visualization, Inc. (IDV), develops software products with a focus on real-time three dimensional applications for the game development, visual simulation, engineering visualization, and animation industries. IDV, a privately held corporation, was founded in 1999 in Columbia, South Carolina. For more information about IDV, visit www.idvinc.com.
Unreal is a registered trademark of Epic Games Inc. in the USA and other countries. All Rights Reserved.
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