<s>
Mental	B-Algorithm
Images	I-Algorithm
GmbH	O
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
mental	B-Algorithm
images	I-Algorithm
)	O
was	O
a	O
German	O
computer	O
generated	O
imagery	O
(	O
CGI	O
)	O
software	O
firm	O
based	O
in	O
Berlin	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Nvidia	O
in	O
2007	O
,	O
then	O
rebranded	O
as	O
Nvidia	B-Algorithm
Advanced	I-Algorithm
Rendering	I-Algorithm
Center	I-Algorithm
(	O
ARC	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
still	O
providing	O
similar	O
products	O
and	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
company	O
provides	O
rendering	O
and	O
3D	O
modeling	O
technology	O
for	O
entertainment	O
,	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
,	O
scientific	B-Application
visualization	I-Application
and	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Mental	B-Application
Ray	I-Application
software	O
project	O
started	O
in	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
rendering	O
software	O
were	O
influenced	O
,	O
tested	O
and	O
used	O
for	O
production	O
by	O
Mental	B-Algorithm
Images	I-Algorithm
 '	O
then	O
operating	O
large	O
commercial	O
computer	O
animation	O
division	O
,	O
led	O
by	O
the	O
visual	O
effects	O
supervisors	O
John	O
Andrew	O
Berton	O
(	O
1986-1989	O
)	O
,	O
2000	O
Academy	O
Award	O
winner	O
John	O
Nelson	O
(	O
1987-1989	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
1996	O
and	O
2000	O
Academy	O
Award	O
nominee	O
Stefen	O
Fangmeier	O
(	O
1988-1990	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
Mental	B-Algorithm
Images	I-Algorithm
completed	O
an	O
investment	O
round	O
led	O
by	O
and	O
another	O
large	O
international	O
private	O
equity	O
investor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
Dec	O
2007	O
Mental	B-Algorithm
Images	I-Algorithm
GmbH	O
is	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
the	O
Nvidia	O
corporation	O
with	O
headquarters	O
in	O
Berlin	O
,	O
subsidiaries	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
(	O
Mental	B-Algorithm
Images	I-Algorithm
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
and	O
Melbourne	O
(	O
Mental	B-Algorithm
Images	I-Algorithm
Pty	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
acquisition	O
by	O
Nvidia	O
the	O
company	O
has	O
been	O
renamed	O
Nvidia	B-Algorithm
Advanced	I-Algorithm
Rendering	I-Algorithm
Center	I-Algorithm
(	O
Nvidia	B-Algorithm
ARC	I-Algorithm
GmbH	I-Algorithm
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mental	B-Algorithm
Images	I-Algorithm
is	O
the	O
developer	O
of	O
the	O
rendering	O
software	O
Mental	B-Application
Ray	I-Application
,	O
iray	O
,	O
mental	O
mill	O
,	O
RealityServer	O
,	O
and	O
DiCE	O
.	O
</s>
