Working as a 3D generalist, my interests span across multiple disciplines in the CG world, but when it comes to vegetation creation the first software that comes to mind is SpeedTree. This software ...

COLUMBIA, SC - Drawing heavily from the input of the world's leading game developers and publishers, Interactive Data Visualization, Inc., today releases SpeedTree® 4.0, loaded with improvements ...

Five more game developers, Bizarre Creations, Second Life, Ternary Software, Imaginary Numbers, and A Hero's Journey, have chosen SpeedTree to ensure that their games will meet the incredible new ...

IDV has released a mature beta version of its latest SpeedTree update. Chief new features in version 4.2 include COLLADA and OBJ export support from SpeedTreeCAD (including normals, binormals, ...

Earlier this week we reported on news that Microsoft Game Studios partnered with IDV's SpeedTree software and also (semi-jokingly) speculated that Lionhead would be using SpeedTree in Fable 2. Well, ...

Ideak Fabrik has integrated foliage middleware tool SpeedTree 6 into its HeroCloud development platform. Released in July earlier this year, SpeedTree is designed to assist developers in modelling, ...

Epic Games announced today that it has licensed IDV’s SpeedTreeRT for use in Unreal Tournament 3, and that it will be making the leading-edge foliage technology available to modders. IDV first joined ...

According to a press release from Interactive Data Visualization Inc.(IDV). Their premier real-time foliage middleware, SpeedTree RT will be made available for PlayStation 3 developers under an ...

Some impressive screenshots showing off the SpeedTree tree system in the Unreal 3 engine. From the press release (pdf): SpeedTreeRT delivers low-polygon, highly realistic trees and plants, with ...

One of the promises of next-generation gaming involves more realistic looking outdoor environments. One company that seeks to provide such visual enhancement is Interactive Data Visualization, Inc.