<s>
Bryce	B-Application
,	O
also	O
often	O
referred	O
to	O
colloquially	O
as	O
Bryce3D	O
,	O
is	O
a	O
3D	O
modeling	O
,	O
rendering	O
and	O
animation	O
program	O
specializing	O
in	O
fractal	B-Algorithm
landscapes	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
name	O
is	O
taken	O
from	O
Bryce	B-Application
Canyon	O
—	O
a	O
rugged	O
region	O
with	O
many	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
landscapes	O
that	O
were	O
first	O
simulated	O
with	O
the	O
software	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Bryce	B-Application
software	O
arose	O
from	O
work	O
with	O
fractal	B-Application
geometry	I-Application
to	O
create	O
realistic	O
computer	O
images	O
of	O
mountain	O
ranges	O
and	O
coastlines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
initial	O
set	O
of	O
fractal	B-Application
based	O
programs	O
were	O
developed	O
by	O
Ken	O
Musgrave	O
(	O
who	O
later	O
created	O
MojoWorld	B-Algorithm
)	O
a	O
student	O
of	O
Benoît	O
Mandelbrot	O
,	O
and	O
extended	O
by	O
Eric	O
Wenger	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Wenger	O
later	O
met	O
and	O
worked	O
with	O
software	O
artist	O
Kai	O
Krause	O
to	O
design	O
a	O
basic	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
commercial	O
version	O
,	O
Bryce	B-Application
1.0	O
,	O
appeared	O
in	O
1994	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bryce	B-Application
2.0	O
,	O
shipped	O
in	O
1996	O
,	O
included	O
much	O
beyond	O
the	O
original	O
notion	O
of	O
creating	O
a	O
realistic	O
mountain	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bryce	B-Application
2.0	O
was	O
also	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
platform	I-Application
,	O
although	O
the	O
first	O
stable	O
version	O
,	O
2.1	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
released	O
until	O
1997	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ability	O
to	O
animate	O
a	O
scene	O
was	O
added	O
(	O
in	O
a	O
stable	O
form	O
)	O
with	O
the	O
cross-platform	O
Bryce	B-Application
3D	I-Application
(	O
version	O
3.1	O
)	O
in	O
1997	O
by	O
the	O
newly	O
formed	O
MetaCreations	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1999	O
Bryce	B-Application
4.0	O
was	O
released	O
with	O
major	O
improvements	O
in	O
the	O
handling	O
of	O
atmospheres	O
and	O
skies	O
,	O
textures	O
and	O
also	O
in	O
the	O
import/export	O
of	O
objects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2000	O
Bryce	B-Application
was	O
purchased	O
by	O
Corel	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Corel	O
released	O
version	O
5	O
of	O
Bryce	B-Application
in	O
2001	O
,	O
which	O
included	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
,	O
like	O
Tree	O
Lab	O
and	O
metaballs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Daz	O
3D	O
released	O
Bryce	O
5.5	O
which	O
included	O
the	O
Daz	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
Character	O
plugin	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
integration	O
between	O
DAZ	O
's	O
application	O
for	O
the	O
manipulation	O
of	O
3D	O
models	O
,	O
Daz	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
,	O
and	O
Bryce	B-Application
allowed	O
users	O
to	O
import	O
content	O
from	O
Daz	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
and	O
Poser	B-Application
,	O
complete	O
with	O
all	O
materials	O
including	O
transparencies	O
,	O
directly	O
into	O
Bryce	B-Application
,	O
thus	O
making	O
it	O
easier	O
to	O
have	O
human	O
figures	O
in	O
Bryce	B-Application
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2007	O
,	O
Daz	O
3D	O
re-released	O
Bryce	O
5.5	O
as	O
a	O
freeware	B-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Summer	O
2009	O
,	O
Daz	O
3D	O
released	O
version	O
3	O
of	O
Daz	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
version	O
seemed	O
to	O
break	O
Bryce	B-Application
6.1	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2009	O
,	O
Daz	O
3D	O
released	O
Bryce	O
6.3	O
which	O
improved	O
stability	O
,	O
and	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Mac	B-Device
OS	I-Device
X	I-Device
v10.6	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bryce	B-Application
7	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
July	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Updated	O
features	O
include	O
the	O
Daz	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
Bridge	O
,	O
the	O
Sky	O
Lab	O
,	O
clouds	O
and	O
HDRI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bryce	B-Application
7	O
is	O
available	O
in	O
three	O
versions	O
,	O
a	O
limited	O
free	O
version	O
,	O
a	O
standard	O
version	O
lacking	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
a	O
pro	O
version	O
with	O
the	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bryce	B-Application
7	O
is	O
not	O
currently	O
compatible	O
with	O
OS	O
X	O
Lion	O
(	O
10.7	O
)	O
,	O
Mountain	O
Lion	O
(	O
10.8	O
)	O
,	O
or	O
Mavericks	O
(	O
10.9	O
)	O
(	O
except	O
for	O
Bryce	B-Application
7	O
Personal	O
Limited	O
Edition	O
7.1.0.74	O
)	O
,	O
thus	O
the	O
newest	O
version	O
of	O
OS	O
X	O
it	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
is	O
Snow	B-Device
Leopard	I-Device
(	O
10.6	B-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
late	O
as	O
October	O
2018	O
,	O
Bryce	B-Application
7	O
development	O
has	O
been	O
halted	O
,	O
including	O
when	O
it	O
comes	O
to	O
addressing	O
MacOS	B-Application
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bryce	B-Application
7	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
