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Larian Studios Licenses SpeedTreeRT™

Tree-maker picked up by Larian Studios for the Divinity series (and used in Elderscrolls IV too).

January 13, 2005

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IDV | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 13, 2005

COLUMBIA, SC - Larian Studios, developers of the critically-acclaimed Divinity UniverseTM series of role-playing games, has chosen SpeedTreeRT for an upcoming title.

"SpeedTree's realistic looking trees are a must-have for any recent game. The seamless integration of the technology within our game engine allows our artists to concentrate on content with minimal technical limitations." said Fabrice Lété, programmer. Details about the new title have not yet been released.

Larian Studios is the largest games developer from Belgium. Their portfolio includes the multiple award winning RPG Divine Divinity, Beyond Divinity, and LED Wars. Larian Studios are also developers of bespoke entertainment products for multi-national blue chip companies. SpeedTreeRT delivers low-polygon, highly realistic trees and plants, with adjustable wind effects, seamless LOD transitions, and an included library of hundreds of tree models from more than 100 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 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.

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Larian Studios Licenses SpeedTreeRTTM

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