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Big
Huge Games Using SpeedTree
COLUMBIA,
SC – Big Huge Games, developer of the widely-acclaimed Rise of Nation®
strategy game, has licensed SpeedTreeRT for an upcoming game title.
"We
chose SpeedTree for the phenomenal CAD abilities of the program, which
we've used to create believable and compelling environments for our next
game," said Big Huge Games founder and Vice President Tim Train.
"This software package has saved us invaluable time. Once we had
tried the free evaluation version, we knew we had to upgrade to the full
product."
Big
Huge Games has not revealed the name or any details of the new title.
Rise
of Nations has won broad recognition since its May 2003 release,
including best title of the year accolades in numerous categories from
GameSpot and TechTV. An expansion pack to the game, Rise of Nations:
Thrones and Patriots, will be released in spring 2004.
SpeedTreeRT,
released in December 2002 by Interactive Data Visualization, delivers
lowpolygon, highly realistic trees, with adjustable wind effects,
seamless LOD transitions, and an included library of hundreds of tree
models from more than 80 core species. SpeedTreeRT includes SpeedTreeCAD,
a Windows application used to create and edit animated trees in realtime.
Interactive
Data Visualization, Inc. (IDV), develops software products with a focus
on realtime 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.