<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
is	O
a	O
group	O
of	O
vegetation	O
programming	O
and	O
modeling	O
software	O
products	O
developed	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
Interactive	O
Data	O
Visualization	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
(	O
IDV	O
)	O
that	O
generates	O
virtual	O
foliage	O
for	O
animations	O
,	O
architecture	O
and	O
in	O
real	B-General_Concept
time	I-General_Concept
for	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
demanding	O
real	B-General_Concept
time	I-General_Concept
simulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
licensed	O
to	O
developers	O
of	O
a	O
range	O
of	O
video	O
games	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
Xbox	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
console	I-Device
series	O
since	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
used	O
in	O
more	O
than	O
40	O
major	O
films	O
since	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
including	O
Iron	B-Application
Man	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
Star	O
Trek	O
Into	O
Darkness	O
,	O
Life	O
of	O
Pi	O
and	O
Birdman	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
used	O
to	O
generate	O
the	O
lush	O
vegetation	O
of	O
Pandora	O
,	O
in	O
Avatar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
was	O
awarded	O
a	O
Scientific	O
and	O
Technical	O
Academy	O
Award	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
presented	O
to	O
IDV	O
founders	O
Michael	O
Sechrest	O
and	O
Chris	O
King	O
,	O
and	O
Senior	O
Engineer	O
Greg	O
Croft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
was	O
conceptualized	O
at	O
IDV	O
in	O
circa	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
originated	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
firm	O
's	O
lack	O
of	O
satisfaction	O
with	O
3rd-party	O
tree-generation	O
software	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
initial	O
version	O
of	O
SpeedTreeCAD	O
(	O
CAD	B-Application
standing	O
for	O
"	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
"	O
)	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
IDV	O
for	O
a	O
real-time	O
golf	O
simulation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
backers	O
pulled	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
golf	O
project	O
,	O
IDV	O
refined	O
the	O
CAD	B-Application
software	I-Application
as	O
a	O
3D	B-Language
Studio	I-Language
Max	I-Language
plug-in	B-Application
for	O
an	O
animated	O
architectural	O
rendering	O
,	O
dubbing	O
it	O
SpeedTreeMAX	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTreeMAX	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
February	O
2002	O
,	O
and	O
toward	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2002	O
,	O
IDV	O
released	O
SpeedTreeRT	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
real-time	O
foliage/tree	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
SDK	B-Application
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
automatic	O
levels	O
of	O
foliage	O
detail	O
,	O
real-time	O
wind	O
effects	O
,	O
and	O
multiple	O
lighting	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDV	O
eventually	O
released	O
plug-ins	B-Application
for	O
Maya	B-Language
as	O
well	O
,	O
appropriately	O
named	O
SpeedTreeMAYA	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
early	O
2009	O
,	O
IDV	O
discontinued	O
the	O
SpeedTreeMAX	O
and	O
SpeedTreeMAYA	O
plugins	B-Application
,	O
replacing	O
them	O
with	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Modeler	O
and	O
Compiler	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDV	O
released	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
5	O
in	O
July	O
2009	O
,	O
a	O
version	O
representing	O
a	O
"	O
complete	O
re-engineering	O
"	O
of	O
the	O
software	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
versions	O
of	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
enabling	O
hand	O
modeling	O
and	O
editing	O
of	O
vegetation	O
models	O
:	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Modeler	O
(	O
replacing	O
SpeedTreeCAD	O
)	O
,	O
SpeedTreeSDK	O
(	O
replacing	O
SpeedTreeRT	B-General_Concept
)	O
and	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Compiler	O
,	O
which	O
prepares	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
files	O
for	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
rendering	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Cinema	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
by	O
IDV	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
based	O
on	O
version	O
5	O
technology	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
for	O
Games	O
(	O
version	O
6	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
7	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
essentially	O
a	O
re-branded	O
version	O
of	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
6	O
(	O
Modeler	O
+	O
Compiler	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
product	O
was	O
identified	O
as	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
for	O
Games	O
to	O
distinguish	O
it	O
from	O
other	O
products	O
not	O
meant	O
for	O
gaming/real	O
-time	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Architect	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
architectural	O
3D	O
CAD	B-Application
use	O
and	O
3D	O
fly-throughs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDV	O
released	O
updated	O
versions	O
of	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Cinema	O
,	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Studio	O
and	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Architect	O
in	O
November	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDV	O
released	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
v7	O
for	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
in	O
July	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDV	O
released	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
v7	O
for	O
Unity	B-Application
5	I-Application
on	O
the	O
new	O
engine	O
version	O
's	O
launch	O
date	O
,	O
in	O
March	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDV	O
released	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
for	O
Games	O
v7	O
on	O
April	O
16	O
,	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDV	O
and	O
three	O
of	O
its	O
engineers	O
received	O
a	O
Scientific	O
and	O
Technical	O
Academy	O
Award	O
in	O
2015	O
,	O
for	O
their	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Cinema	O
product	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDV	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Unity	B-Application
Technologies	O
in	O
July	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
9	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
January	O
10	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Cinema	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
IDV	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
and	O
saw	O
its	O
first	O
major	O
use	O
in	O
Avatar	O
by	O
James	O
Cameron	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Cinema	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
the	O
film	O
industry	O
,	O
and	O
generates	O
high-resolution	O
meshes	O
and	O
high-quality	O
textures	O
for	O
Autodesk	B-Language
3ds	I-Language
Max	I-Language
,	O
Autodesk	B-Language
Maya	I-Language
and	O
Cinema4D	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Cinema	O
edition	O
includes	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Modeler	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
complete	O
Tree	O
Model	O
Library	O
designed	O
by	O
IDV	O
,	O
while	O
with	O
some	O
other	O
suites	O
tree	O
packs	O
must	O
be	O
purchased	O
separately	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
members	O
of	O
the	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
line	O
can	O
simulate	O
animated	O
growth	O
of	O
trees	O
and	O
plants	O
and	O
seasonal	O
changes	O
,	O
and	O
can	O
export	O
data	O
for	O
animated	O
wind	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Studio	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
IDV	O
in	O
2009	O
as	O
a	O
less	O
expensive	O
companion	O
to	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Cinema	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Architect	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
2012	O
,	O
is	O
designed	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
3D	O
architectural	O
CAD	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
generates	O
meshes	O
compatible	O
with	O
typical	O
architectural	O
applications	O
such	O
as	O
Autodesk	B-Language
3ds	I-Language
Max	I-Language
,	O
Autodesk	B-Language
Maya	I-Language
and	O
Rhino	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Architect	O
edition	O
also	O
exports	O
normal	B-Application
maps	I-Application
and	O
UV	O
maps	O
,	O
for	O
physically-accurate	O
rendering	O
engines	O
such	O
as	O
V-Ray	B-Application
and	O
mental	B-Application
ray	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
for	O
Games	O
is	O
the	O
edition	O
of	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
for	O
video	O
game	O
development	O
,	O
contrasting	O
with	O
the	O
Subscription	O
edition	O
offered	O
to	O
users	O
of	O
the	O
Unity	B-Application
game	O
development	O
engine	O
and	O
certain	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Games	O
edition	O
includes	O
the	O
Modeler	O
,	O
Compiler	O
,	O
and	O
SDK	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
edition	O
permits	O
game	O
developers	O
to	O
integrate	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
runtime	O
technology	O
into	O
any	O
game	O
engine	O
of	O
their	O
choice	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Subscription	O
Edition	O
is	O
a	O
low-cost	O
edition	O
of	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Modeler	O
and	O
Runtime	O
,	O
targeted	O
at	O
independent	O
game	O
studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Subscribers	O
get	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
editor	O
,	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
generate	O
3D	O
models	O
of	O
trees	O
and	O
plants	O
,	O
such	O
plants	O
being	O
exclusively	O
usable	O
with	O
either	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
or	O
Unity	B-Application
,	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
license	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Modeler	O
is	O
a	O
Windows-based	O
specialized	O
modeling	O
tool	O
for	O
designing	O
foliage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Compiler	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
that	O
enables	O
creation	O
of	O
efficient	O
tree	O
models	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
rendering	I-General_Concept
or	O
video	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
SDK	B-Application
is	O
a	O
multi-platform	B-Operating_System
C++	B-Language
SDK	B-Application
that	O
efficiently	O
handles	O
rendering	O
of	O
SpeedTree-generated	O
trees	O
and	O
forests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
is	O
designed	O
to	O
integrate	O
and	O
operate	O
within	O
a	O
larger	O
game	O
engine	O
,	O
with	O
ready-made	O
support	O
for	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
Unity	B-Application
and	O
OGRE	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Full	O
source	O
code	O
is	O
available	O
to	O
licensees	O
for	O
use	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
and	O
other	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
applications	I-General_Concept
,	O
and	O
modification	O
of	O
the	O
engine	O
is	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
engine	O
is	O
built	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Vita	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDV	O
is	O
a	O
licensed	O
middleware	B-General_Concept
partner	O
with	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
IDV	O
has	O
partnered	O
with	O
Epic	O
Games	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
integrate	O
the	O
software	O
with	O
Epic	O
's	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	O
and	O
the	O
free	O
UDK	O
engine	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Partnerships	O
have	O
also	O
been	O
formed	O
between	O
IDV	O
and	O
BigWorld	O
Tech	O
,	O
the	O
Vision	O
Engine	O
by	O
Havok	B-General_Concept
,	O
Multiverse	O
Network	O
,	O
the	O
Gamebryo	O
engine	O
by	O
Emergent	O
Game	O
Technologies	O
and	O
the	O
OGRE	B-Application
open-source	O
rendering	O
engine	O
by	O
Torus	O
Knot	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
won	O
a	O
Scientific	O
and	O
Technical	O
Academy	O
Award	O
in	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
was	O
accorded	O
a	O
Primetime	O
Emmy	O
Engineering	O
Award	O
in	O
October	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2005	O
Frontline	O
Award	O
,	O
Middleware	B-General_Concept
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
for	O
Games	O
was	O
licensed	O
for	O
its	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
including	O
The	B-Application
Elder	I-Application
Scrolls	I-Application
IV	I-Application
:	I-Application
Oblivion	I-Application
,	O
in	O
December	O
2002	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
has	O
been	O
licensed	O
for	O
PC	B-Device
and	O
next-generation	O
console	O
titles	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Studios	O
that	O
have	O
used	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
,	O
or	O
published	O
games	O
featuring	O
the	O
technology	O
,	O
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Selected	O
recent	O
,	O
upcoming	O
and/or	O
popular	O
titles	O
featuring	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
for	O
Games	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
Cinema	O
in	O
2009	O
,	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
saw	O
its	O
first	O
major	O
cinematic	O
use	O
in	O
2009	O
's	O
Avatar	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
technology	O
provided	O
the	O
vegetation	O
for	O
the	O
flyover	O
of	O
the	O
planet	O
Pandora	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
frames	O
of	O
the	O
movie	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
scenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Known	O
movies	O
and	O
television	O
productions	O
featuring	O
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Year	O
Film	O
Avengers	O
:	O
Infinity	O
War	O
Black	O
Panther	O
Monster	O
Hunt	O
2	O
Alien	O
:	O
Covenant	O
Kingsman	O
:	O
The	O
Golden	O
Circle	O
Beauty	O
and	O
the	O
Beast	O
Despicable	O
Me	O
3	O
The	O
Fate	O
of	O
the	O
Furious	O
Kong	O
:	O
Skull	O
Island	O
Pirates	O
of	O
the	O
Caribbean	O
:	O
Dead	O
Men	O
Tell	O
No	O
Tales	O
Wonder	O
Wheel	O
Allied	O
The	O
Jungle	O
Book	O
Captain	O
America	O
:	O
Civil	O
War	O
Rogue	O
One	O
Snowden	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Tarzan	O
Teenage	B-Application
Mutant	I-Application
Ninja	I-Application
Turtles	I-Application
:	I-Application
Out	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Shadows	I-Application
Batman	O
v	O
Superman	O
:	O
Dawn	O
of	O
Justice	O
Warcraft	O
Independence	O
Day	O
:	O
Resurgence	O
Alice	O
Through	O
the	O
Looking	O
Glass	O
Star	O
Wars	O
:	O
The	O
Force	O
Awakens	O
The	O
Revenant	O
Cinderella	O
Spotlight	O
Jurassic	O
World	O
San	O
Andreas	O
Point	O
Break	O
The	O
Wave	O
Crimson	O
Peak	O
Goosebumps	O
Pan	O
The	O
Man	O
from	O
U.N.C.L.E.	O
</s>
<s>
SpeedTree	B-General_Concept
is	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
following	O
real-time	O
projects	O
and	O
offerings	O
:	O
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