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SpeedTree®RT to be Featured in Winterheart's Guild
Company: IDV
Date: 01 May 2007
COLUMBIA, SC – SpeedTree®RT has been chosen to enhance the stark world of Winterheart's Guild, a post-apocalyptic action-RPG.
The game, set in a harsh, brutal Earth, after the destruction of civilization at its technological peak, is the first under development at Zelian Games, a United Kingdom studio founded in 2003.
"Winterheart's Guild focuses heavily on natural outdoor scenery, and for this reason we needed the best possible tree engine and models,†said Zelian Technical Director Marius George. “During the integration phase, it quickly became obvious just how much effort and time it would take to create a similar system in-house.â€
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Mr. George added that SpeedTreeRT was the right choice for a variety of reasons.
“SpeedTree RT has a proven track record, so it's a low risk option compared to building a tree engine from scratch, which will almost certainly work out more expensive in the end,†he said. “The quality (and quantity) of models and textures in the tree library is surprisingly good, and with the help of the SpeedTree CAD tool, it's really simple to create a highly optimized forest for your game.â€
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.
The game, set in a harsh, brutal Earth, after the destruction of civilization at its technological peak, is the first under development at Zelian Games, a United Kingdom studio founded in 2003.
"Winterheart's Guild focuses heavily on natural outdoor scenery, and for this reason we needed the best possible tree engine and models,†said Zelian Technical Director Marius George. “During the integration phase, it quickly became obvious just how much effort and time it would take to create a similar system in-house.â€
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Mr. George added that SpeedTreeRT was the right choice for a variety of reasons.
“SpeedTree RT has a proven track record, so it's a low risk option compared to building a tree engine from scratch, which will almost certainly work out more expensive in the end,†he said. “The quality (and quantity) of models and textures in the tree library is surprisingly good, and with the help of the SpeedTree CAD tool, it's really simple to create a highly optimized forest for your game.â€
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.
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