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 ...

Recently I had a chance to interview Kevin Meredith, Director of Business Development at IDV INC. and SpeedTree. Basically the interview went over some of the things that SpeeTree offers for next gen ...

A Canadian who has worked in the gaming industry for over two decades, Beck grew up on games such as Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros. He specalizes in roleplaying games, but covers titles in almost ...

During the climax of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the Millennium Falcon crashes through a dense pine forest and skirts toward the edge of an icy cliffside. The trees splinter and pancake as the space ...

Epic Games has integrated the SpeedTree run-time into the latest version of its high-end Unreal Engine 4. Version 4.3 of the engine will allow subscribers to add SpeedTree models into their projects ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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, ...