|
|
 |
 |
 IDV Demo of Real-Time Foliage Technology Released Posted by: amigo
Source: Press Release
Date: Wed Oct 08 2003
COLUMBIA, SC � Oct 8 2003 - A new photo-quality demonstration, based on emerging real-time tree and grass technologies, was released today to establish the vastly more realistic possibilities for future gaming worlds.
�The Valley� features stunningly realistic trees and grass, blowing in the wind and including advanced level of detail and presentation algorithms.
The demo was built with the SpeedTree� line of tree and plant creation software, released less than a year ago and gaining rapid ground among top game developers, including Mythic Entertainment, Climax Entertainment (for use in Warhammer Online) and Mutable Realms.
Several features of the demo, including bark bump mapping and multiple shadowing effects, are based on as yet unreleased capabilities of the software. These capabilities should be available in a new version of SpeedTreeRT in fourth quarter 2003.
�Foliage at this quality has never been seen in a real-time setting,� says IDV President Chris King. �We wanted to use SpeedTree to create an outdoor environment so real you have to lean up to your monitor to make sure you�re not looking at an outdoor video.�
The demo is open to all visitors but requires fairly modern hardware to run effectively. Check IDV�s website for specific hardware requirements.
Interactive Data Visualization, Inc., is a worldwide provider of software products and services in the fields of animation, visual simulation, and engineering visualization. Founded in 1999 by a team of experienced software engineers, IDV's mission is to provide visualization software that is innovative in its design and robust in its function. IDV is a privately held orporation, located in Columbia, South Carolina. For more information about IDV, visit www.idvinc.com.
Related Links: IDV Inc website
The Valley demo
| Database error: Invalid SQL: SELECT replycount FROM vbulletin.thread WHERE threadid='1694'
MySQL Error: 1142 (SELECT command denied to user 'webmaster'@'localhost' for table 'thread')
Please contact the webmaster and report the exact error message.
Session halted. |
