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{{short description|Group of vegetation programming and modeling software products}}
{{Infobox software
| name = SpeedTree
| logo = [[File:SpeedTree 5 Logo Wide Thumbnail.gif|SpeedTree Logo]]
| screenshot = 
| caption = Screenshot of SpeedTree 9
| developer = Interactive Data Visualization, Inc. (IDV)
| latest_release_version = SpeedTree for Games v9.0.1 (February 2, 2022)<br/><br/>SpeedTree Cinema v9.1.3<br/><br/>(SpeedTree Studio v7 and SpeedTree Architect 7 were launched November 13, 2013, and discontinued upon the release of SpeedTree Cinema 8)<br/><br/>SpeedTree 8.4.2 for [[Unreal Engine|Unreal Engine 4]] (November 10, 2019)<br/><br/>SpeedTree 8.4.2 for [[Software:Unity (game engine)|Unity]] (November 10, 2019)<br/><br/>SpeedTree 8.4.2 for [[Software:Amazon Lumberyard|Amazon Lumberyard]] (November 10, 2019)
| latest_release_date = 
| latest_preview_version = 
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| operating_system = [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]], [[Engineering:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]], [[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]], [[Engineering:PlayStation 3|PlayStation 3]], [[Engineering:PlayStation Vita|PlayStation Vita]], [[Software:Mac OS X|Mac OS X]], [[Software:Linux|Linux]]
| genre = [[Software:Game engine#Game middleware|Game Middleware]] and [[Engineering:Animation|Animation]]
| license = 
| website = [http://www.speedtree.com/ SpeedTree Official Website]<br/>
[https://www.youtube.com/c/SpeedTreeMiddleware SpeedTree YouTube]
}}

'''SpeedTree''' is a group of vegetation programming and modeling software products developed and sold by Interactive Data Visualization, Inc. (IDV) that generates virtual foliage for animations, architecture and in [[Real-time computing|real time]] for video games and demanding real time simulations.

SpeedTree has been licensed to developers of a range of video games for [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]], and the [[Engineering:Xbox|Xbox]] and [[Engineering:PlayStation|PlayStation]] console series since 2002.

SpeedTree has been used in more than 40 major films since its release in 2009,<ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/Jh1N22EQWOzbwbjcU8jORI/Hollywoods-movie-tech-wizards-honoured-by-Oscars-organizers.html Hollywood’s movie tech wizards honoured by Oscars organizers], LiveMint</ref><ref>[http://www.cgw.com/Press-Center/Web-Exclusives/2014/SpeedTree-Brings-Photoreal-Vegetation-to-The-Wol.aspx SpeedTree Brings Photoreal Vegetation to The Wolf of Wall Street], ComputerGraphicsWorld</ref> including ''Iron Man 3'', ''Star Trek Into Darkness'', ''Life of Pi'' and ''Birdman'', and was used to generate the lush vegetation of Pandora, in ''Avatar''.<ref>[http://www.speedtree.com/avatar/ Avatar Profile], SpeedTree website</ref><ref>[http://www.physicscentral.com/buzz/blog/index.cfm?postid=4512988575527688739 The Science Behind Oscar's Award-Winning Trees And Tresses], PhysicsCentral</ref>

SpeedTree was awarded a Scientific and Technical Academy Award in 2015,<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/234111/SpeedTreereg_Receives_a_Scientific_and_Technical_AcademyAwardreg.php SpeedTree® Receives a Scientific and Technical Academy Award®], Gamasutra</ref> presented to IDV founders Michael Sechrest and Chris King, and Senior Engineer Greg Croft.<ref>[http://www.oscars.org/news/21-scientific-and-technical-achievements-be-honored-academy-awardsr 21 SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACHIEVEMENTS TO BE HONORED WITH ACADEMY AWARDS®], OSCARS Website</ref><ref>[http://www.free-times.com/arts/local-computer-graphics-company-earns-academy-award-for-technical-ac-012115 Local Computer Graphics Company Earns Academy Award for Technical Achievement] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160719030217/http://www.free-times.com/arts/local-computer-graphics-company-earns-academy-award-for-technical-ac-012115 |date=2016-07-19 }}, FreeTimes</ref>

==History==
SpeedTree was conceptualized at IDV in circa 2000, and originated due to the firm's lack of satisfaction with 3rd-party tree-generation software on the market.<ref name="gama">{{cite web|url=http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20040917/meredith_01.shtml|title=Middleware Postmortem: IDV Inc's SpeedTreeRT| work= Gamasutra.com|date=17 May 2005|access-date=2009-11-30}}</ref>

The initial version of SpeedTreeCAD (''CAD'' standing for "[[Engineering:Computer-aided design|computer-aided design]]") was developed by IDV for a real-time golf simulation.  Although backers pulled out of the golf project, IDV refined the CAD software as a 3D Studio Max [[Plug-in (computing)|plug-in]] for an animated architectural rendering, dubbing it SpeedTreeMAX.<ref name="gama"/>

SpeedTreeMAX was released in February 2002, and toward the end of 2002, IDV released SpeedTreeRT, a real-time foliage/tree middleware SDK, which allowed automatic levels of foliage detail, real-time wind effects, and multiple lighting options.<ref name="gama"/> IDV eventually released plug-ins for Maya as well, appropriately named SpeedTreeMAYA. In early 2009, IDV discontinued the SpeedTreeMAX and SpeedTreeMAYA plugins, replacing them with SpeedTree Modeler and Compiler products.

IDV released SpeedTree 5 in July 2009, a version representing a "complete re-engineering" of the software and the first versions of SpeedTree enabling hand modeling and editing of vegetation models: SpeedTree Modeler (replacing SpeedTreeCAD), SpeedTreeSDK (replacing SpeedTreeRT) and SpeedTree Compiler, which prepares SpeedTree files for real-time rendering.

SpeedTree Cinema was first released by IDV in 2009, based on version 5 technology. SpeedTree for Games (version 6) was released on November 7, 2011, and was essentially a re-branded version of SpeedTree 6 (Modeler + Compiler). The product was identified as SpeedTree for Games to distinguish it from other products not meant for gaming/real-time use.

SpeedTree Architect was released on October 15, 2012, and is designed for architectural 3D CAD use and 3D fly-throughs. IDV released updated versions of SpeedTree Cinema, SpeedTree Studio and SpeedTree Architect in November 2013. IDV released SpeedTree v7 for [[Unreal Engine|Unreal Engine 4]] in July 2014. IDV released SpeedTree v7 for [[Software:Unity (game engine)|Unity 5]] on the new engine version's launch date, in March 2015. IDV released SpeedTree for Games v7 on April 16, 2015.

IDV and three of its engineers received a Scientific and Technical Academy Award in 2015,<ref name= "oscars.org">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/news/21-scientific-and-technical-achievements-be-honored-academy-awardsr|title = 21 Scientific and Technical Achievements to be Honored with Academy Awards®|date = 13 January 2015}}</ref> for their SpeedTree Cinema product suite.

IDV was acquired by [[Company:Unity Technologies|Unity Technologies]] in July 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McAloon |first1=Alissa |title=Unity acquires SpeedTree creator Interactive Data Visualization |url=https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/385601/Unity_acquires_SpeedTree_creator_Interactive_Data_Visualization.php |access-date=19 August 2021 |work=www.gamasutra.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=SpeedTree® creator Interactive Data Visualization, Inc. (IDV) joins Unity |url=https://blog.unity.com/news/speedtreer-creator-interactive-data-visualization-inc-idv-joins-unity |access-date=19 August 2021 |work=Unity Blog |language=en}}</ref>

SpeedTree 9 was released on January 10, 2022. This version added new features such as freehand editing for branch bending. New branch features, zig-zag, jink, texture map skew correction can be found on the branch generator. Mesh Converter to help turn 3d trunk and branch scans into full tree models. Atlas control, HDRI lighting, [[Universal Scene Description|USD]] export, material for backside of the leaf geometry<ref>{{Cite web|title=Release Notes [SpeedTree Documentation]|url=http://docs9.speedtree.com/modeler/doku.php?id=streleasenotes|access-date=2022-02-19|website=docs9.speedtree.com}}</ref>

==Products==

===Suites===
'''SpeedTree Cinema''' was released by IDV in 2009, and saw its first major use in Avatar by James Cameron. SpeedTree Cinema is designed for use in the film industry, and generates high-resolution meshes and high-quality textures for [[Software:Autodesk 3ds Max|Autodesk 3ds Max]], [[Software:Autodesk Maya|Autodesk Maya]] and Cinema4D.<ref name="stc">[http://store.speedtree.com/product/speedtree-cinema/ SpeedTree Cinema], SpeedTree Store</ref><ref name="awn1">[http://www.awn.com/news/speedtree-v611-provides-support-cinema-4d SpeedTree v6.1.1 Provides Support for Cinema 4D], Animation World Network</ref> The Cinema edition includes SpeedTree Modeler, and the complete Tree Model Library designed by IDV, while with some other suites tree packs must be purchased separately.<ref name="stc"/> Several members of the SpeedTree line can simulate animated growth of trees and plants and seasonal changes, and can export data for animated wind effects.<ref name="stc"/>

'''SpeedTree Studio''' was released by IDV in 2009 as a less expensive companion to SpeedTree Cinema. It does not include all Cinema features, nor the complete Tree Model Library.<ref name="studio">[http://store.speedtree.com/product/speedtree-studio/ SpeedTree Studio]</ref>

'''SpeedTree Architect''' was released in 2012, is designed for use in 3D architectural CAD. It generates meshes compatible with typical architectural applications such as [[Software:Autodesk 3ds Max|Autodesk 3ds Max]], [[Software:Autodesk Maya|Autodesk Maya]] and [[Software:Rhinoceros 3D|Rhino]].<ref name="arch">[http://store.speedtree.com/product/speedtree-architect/ SpeedTree Architect]</ref> The Architect edition also exports [[Normal mapping|normal maps]] and UV maps, for physically-accurate rendering engines such as [[Software:V-Ray|V-Ray]] and mental ray.<ref name="arch"/>

'''SpeedTree for Games''' is the edition of SpeedTree for [[Engineering:Video game|video game]] development, contrasting with the Subscription edition offered to users of the [[Software:Unity (game engine)|Unity]] game development engine and certain versions of the [[Unreal Engine#Unreal Engine 4|Unreal Engine 4]] engine.<ref name="games">[http://www.speedtree.com/game-software-features.php SpeedTree for Games], SpeedTree</ref> The Games edition includes the Modeler, Compiler, and SDK.<ref name="games"/> This edition permits game developers to integrate SpeedTree runtime technology into any game engine of their choice.<ref>[http://www.speedtree.com/middleware-integration-sdk.php SpeedTree SDK Middleware], SpeedTree</ref> Meshes generated with the system are [[Low poly|low poly]], with multiple [[Level of detail (computer graphics)|levels of detail]], use [[Texture atlas|texture atlas]]es, and are typically stored in an efficient binary format.<ref name="stcom">[http://www.speedtree.com/game-development-compiler.php SpeedTree Compiler], SpeedTree</ref>

'''SpeedTree Subscription Edition''' is a low-cost edition of SpeedTree Modeler and Runtime, targeted at [[Software:Independent video game development|independent game studio]]s. The licensing fee is a US$19 monthly charge, as well as additional charges for tree packs.<ref>[http://www.develop-online.net/news/speedtree-modeler-for-unreal-engine-4-adopts-19-per-month-subscription-fee/0194423 SpeedTree Modeler for Unreal Engine 4 adopts $19 per month subscription fee], DevelopOnline</ref> Subscribers get access to the SpeedTree editor, the ability to generate 3D models of trees and plants, such plants being exclusively usable with either Unreal Engine 4<ref>[http://www.speedtree.com/ue4/subscription.php SpeedTree for UE4* Subscription Modeler], SpeedTree</ref> or [[Software:Unity (game engine)|Unity]],<ref>[http://store.speedtree.com/product/speedtree-modeler-for-unity/ SpeedTree for Unity 5], SpeedTree</ref><ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/pressreleases/230435/SpeedTreereg_for_Unityreg_5_Beta_Launched.php SpeedTree® for Unity® 5 Beta Launched], Gamasutra</ref> depending on the license. Subscribers can download additional tree model packs from the Model Library, and pricing varies between packs.<ref>[http://store.speedtree.com/product-category/ue4/tree-packages/ Tree packages for Unreal Engine 4], SpeedTree Store</ref><ref>[http://store.speedtree.com/product-category/unity/tree-packages-unity/ Tree packages for Unity], SpeedTree Store</ref>

===Components===
'''SpeedTree Modeler''' is a [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Windows]]-based specialized modeling tool for designing foliage.<ref name="tm">[http://www.speedtree.com/tree-modeler.php SpeedTree Modeler Features], SpeedTree website</ref> The modeler features a combination of procedural tree generation, and hand-editing tools, to draw trees or transform individual tree parts.<ref name="tm"/> Procedural tree generation uses configuration such as branch length, branching angles and bark texture to generate a tree in a variety of formats. Newer versions support a drag-and-drop interface that automatically blends branch intersections and handles branch collisions.<ref name="awn1"/><ref name="gs2"/>

'''SpeedTree Compiler''' is a software that enables creation of efficient tree models for use in real-time rendering or video games. It generates [[Texture atlas|texture atlas]]es and compiles and optimizes tree models for real-time use.<ref name="stcom"/>

'''SpeedTree SDK''' is a multi-platform [[C++]] [[Software development kit|SDK]] that efficiently handles rendering of SpeedTree-generated trees and forests. The engine is designed to integrate and operate within a larger [[Software:Game engine|game engine]], with ready-made support for [[Unreal Engine]], [[Software:Unity (game engine)|Unity]] and [[Software:OGRE|OGRE]].<ref name="games"/><ref>[http://www.develop-online.net/news/speedtree-integrated-into-unreal-engine-4/0195375 SpeedTree integrated into Unreal Engine 4], DevelopOnline.net</ref> The engine contains optimized systems to cull off-screen trees, and to determine level of detail for on-screen trees.<ref name="games"/><ref name="devdestiny">[http://www.develop-online.net/news/speedtree-plants-roots-in-bungie-s-destiny/0114641 SpeedTree plants roots in Bungie's Destiny], DevelopOnline</ref> Full [[Source code|source code]] is available to licensees for use in video games and other real-time applications, and modification of the engine is supported.<ref name="games"/> The engine is built to work with [[Software:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]], [[Software:Mac OS X|Mac OS X]], [[Engineering:Xbox|Xbox]], [[Engineering:PlayStation|PlayStation]] and [[Engineering:PlayStation Vita|PlayStation Vita]].<ref name="gs2">[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/128091/New_Optimized_SpeedTree_Version_Adds_Support_For_Vita_Mac_DirectX_11.php New Optimized SpeedTree Version Adds Support For Vita, Mac, DirectX 11], Gamasutra</ref>

==Partners==
IDV is a licensed [[Middleware|middleware]] partner with [[Engineering:PlayStation 3|PlayStation 3]], [[Engineering:PlayStation 4|PlayStation 4]], [[Engineering:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]] and [[Engineering:Xbox One|Xbox One]].

IDV has partnered with [[Company:Epic Games|Epic Games]] in order to integrate the software with Epic's Unreal Engine 4 and Unreal Engine 3 and the free UDK engine released in November 2009. Partnerships have also been formed between IDV and [[Company:BigWorld|BigWorld Tech]], the Vision Engine by [[Software:Havok|Havok]], [[Company:Multiverse Network|Multiverse Network]], the [[Software:Gamebryo|Gamebryo]] engine by Emergent Game Technologies and the [[Software:OGRE|OGRE]] open-source rendering engine by Torus Knot.

==Awards==
* SpeedTree won a Scientific and Technical Academy Award in 2015.<ref name="oscars.org"/> 
* SpeedTree was accorded a Primetime Emmy Engineering Award in October 2015.
* 2015 Develop Industry Excellence Award Winner, in the Design & Creativity Tool category. Develop, a UK-based magazine and website serving the game industry, first recognized industry achievements in a variety of categories in 2003.
* 2016 Develop Industry Excellence Awards Finalist, in the Design & Creativity Tool/Tech & Services category.
* 2008 Develop Industry Excellence Awards Finalist, in the Technology & Services, Tools Providers category.
* 2005 Frontline Award, Middleware category. This award program, sponsored by ''[[Software:Game Developer (magazine)|Game Developer]]'' magazine, recognizes exceptional game development tools.
* Frontline Award Finalist: 2003, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2012
* MT2 Top 100: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013. The MT2 Top 100 awards are sponsored by Kerrigan Media International and Military Training Technology to recognize companies and technologies that have made a significant impact in the military training industry.

==Applications==

===Video game industry===
SpeedTree for Games was licensed for its first video games, including ''[[Software:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV]]'', in December 2002.  SpeedTree has been licensed for [[Engineering:Personal computer|PC]] and next-generation console titles in a wide variety of genres. Studios that have used SpeedTree, or published games featuring the technology, include:

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* [[Company:Activision|Activision]]
* [[Company:Bethesda Softworks|Bethesda Softworks]]
* BioWare
* [[Company:Blue Byte|Blue Byte]]
* [[Company:Bungie|Bungie]]<ref name="gbdestiny">{{cite web| url= http://gamingbolt.com/destiny-to-feature-speedtree-for-games-for-creating-environmental-vegetation |title= Destiny to Feature SpeedTree For Games for Creating Environmental Vegetation| website= GamingBolt.com}}</ref>
* [[Company:Capcom|Capcom]]
* CD Projekt Red
* The Creative Assembly
* DICE
* [[Company:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]]
* [[Company:Epic Games|Epic Games]]
* [[Company:FromSoftware|FromSoftware]]
* [[Company:Frontier Developments|Frontier Developments]]
* [[Company:Funcom|Funcom Productions]]
* [[Company:Gearbox Software|Gearbox Software]]
* [[Company:Hello Games|Hello Games]]
* [[Company:Insomniac Games|Insomniac]]
* [[Company:Koei|Koei]]
* [[Company:Larian Studios|Larian Studios]]
* [[Company:Massive Entertainment|Massive Entertainment]]
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* [[Company:Microsoft|Microsoft Game Studios]]
* Namco Bandai
* NCsoft
* [[Company:Ninja Theory|Ninja Theory]]
* [[Company:Obsidian Entertainment|Obsidian Entertainment]]
* Epic Games Poland
* [[Company:Piranha Bytes|Piranha Bytes]]
* [[Company:Rockstar Games|Rockstar Games]]
* [[Company:Rocksteady Studios|Rocksteady Studios]]
* SEGA
* [[Software:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]]
* [[Company:Sony Interactive Entertainment|Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
* [[Company:Square Enix|Square Enix]]
* [[Company:Sucker Punch Productions|Sucker Punch]]
* [[Company:Take-Two Interactive|Take-Two Interactive]]
* [[Company:Tango Gameworks|Tango Gameworks]]
* [[Company:Ubisoft|Ubisoft]]
* [[Company:Volition|Volition]]
* [[Company:Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment|Warner Bros.]]
* WEBZEN
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Selected recent, upcoming and/or popular titles featuring SpeedTree for Games:

{|class="wikitable sortable"
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! Title !! Year !! Developer
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| ''[[Software:Absolver|Absolver]]'' || 2017 || Sloclap
|-
| ''America's Army 3'' || 2009 || United States Army
|-
| ''[[Software:Ark: Survival Evolved|Ark]]'' || 2017 || [[Company:Studio Wildcard|Studio Wildcard]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Assassin's Creed Unity|Assassin's Creed Unity]]'' || 2014 || [[Company:Ubisoft Montreal|Ubisoft Montreal]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Detroit: Become Human|Detroit]]'' || 2018 || [[Company:Quantic Dream|Quantic Dream]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Batman: Arkham Asylum|Batman]]'' || 2009 || [[Company:Rocksteady Studios|Rocksteady Studios]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Batman: Arkham City|Batman]]'' || 2011 || Rocksteady Studios
|-
| ''[[Software:Batman: Arkham Knight|Batman]]'' || 2015 || Rocksteady Studios
|-
| ''[[Software:Battlefield 3|Battlefield 3]]'' || 2011 || EA Digital Illusions CE
|-
| ''[[Software:Battlefield 4|Battlefield 4]]''<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Battlefield-4-Teaser-Trailers-Teases-Tanks-Boats-53891.html Battlefield 4 Teaser Trailers Teases Tanks And Boats], CinemaBlend</ref> || 2013 || EA Digital Illusions CE
|-
| ''[[Software:Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway|Brothers in Arms]]'' || 2008 || [[Company:Gearbox Software|Gearbox Software]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Call of Duty 3|Call of Duty 3]]'' || 2006 || [[Company:Treyarch|Treyarch]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Champions Online|Champions Online]]'' || 2009 || [[Company:Cryptic Studios|Cryptic Studios]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Crackdown (video game)|Crackdown]]'' || 2007 || [[Company:Realtime Worlds|Realtime Worlds]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Dakar 18|Dakar 18]]'' || 2017 || Bigmoon Studios
|-
| ''[[Software:Destiny (video game)|Destiny]]''<ref name="devdestiny"/><ref name="gbdestiny"/> || 2014 || [[Company:Bungie|Bungie]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Destiny 2|Destiny 2]]'' || 2017 || Bungie
|-
| ''[[Software:Digital Combat Simulator|Digital Combat Simulator]]''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.twomoreweeks.net/eagle-dynamics-promises-dcs-2-5-for-late-january-2018/|title = Twomoreweeks.net &#124; Home}}</ref> || 2017 || [[Company:Eagle Dynamics|Eagle Dynamics]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Dragon Age: Inquisition|Dragon Age]]'' || 2014 || BioWare
|-
| ''[[Software:Dragon Age: Origins|Dragon Age]]'' || 2009 || BioWare Edmonton
|-
| ''[[Software:Elden Ring|Elden Ring]]'' || 2022 || [[Company:FromSoftware|FromSoftware]]
|-
| ''[[Software:The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion|The Elder Scrolls IV]]'' || 2006 || [[Company:Bethesda Game Studios|Bethesda Game Studios]]
|-
| ''[[Software:The Evil Within|The Evil Within]]'' || 2014 || [[Company:Tango Gameworks|Tango Gameworks]]
|-
| ''[[Software:The Evil Within 2|The Evil Within 2]]'' || 2017 || Tango Gameworks
|-
| ''[[Software:Empire: Total War|Empire]]'' || 2009 || The Creative Assembly
|-
| ''[[Software:Fallout 3|Fallout 3]]'' || 2008 || Bethesda Game Studios
|-
| ''[[Software:Far Cry 4|Far Cry 4]]'' || 2014 || Ubisoft Montreal
|-
| ''[[Software:Far Cry 5|Far Cry 5]]'' || 2018 || Ubisoft Montreal
|-
| ''[[Software:Far Cry Primal|Far Cry Primal]]'' || 2015 || Ubisoft Montreal
|-
| ''[[Software:Final Fantasy XV|Final Fantasy XV]]'' || 2016 || [[Company:Square Enix|Square Enix]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Forza Horizon|Forza Horizon]]'' || 2012 || [[Company:Playground Games|Playground Games]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Forza Horizon 3|Forza Horizon 3]]'' || 2016 || Playground Games
|-
| ''[[Software:Forza Horizon 4|Forza Horizon 4]]'' || 2018 || Playground Games
|-
| ''[[Software:Forza Motorsport 5|Forza Motorsport 5]]'' || 2013 || [[Company:Turn 10 Studios|Turn 10 Studios]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Forza Motorsport 6|Forza Motorsport 6]]'' || 2015 || Turn 10 Studios
|-
| ''[[Software:Forza Motorsport 7|Forza Motorsport 7]]'' || 2017 || Turn 10 Studios
|-
| ''[[Software:Friday the 13th: The Game|Friday the 13th]]'' || 2017 || [[Company:IllFonic|IllFonic]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Gears of War 3|Gears of War 3]]'' || 2011 || [[Company:Epic Games|Epic Games]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Ghost of Tsushima|Ghost of Tsushima]]'' || 2020 || [[Company:Sucker Punch Productions|Sucker Punch Productions]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Ghostwire: Tokyo|Ghostwire]]'' || 2022 || [[Company:Tango Gameworks|Tango Gameworks]], [[Company:Bethesda Softworks|Bethesda Softworks]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Gran Turismo Sport|Gran Turismo Sport]]'' || 2017 || [[Company:Polyphony Digital|Polyphony Digital]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Gravel (video game)|Gravel]]'' || 2018 || [[Company:Milestone srl|Milestone srl]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands|Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands]]'' || 2017 || [[Company:Ubisoft|Ubisoft]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Grand Theft Auto IV|Grand Theft Auto IV]]'' || 2008 || [[Company:Rockstar North|Rockstar North]]
|-
| ''H1Z1: Just Survive'' || 2015 || [[Company:Daybreak Game Company|Daybreak Game Company]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Hawken (video game)|Hawken]]''<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Hawken-Use-SpeedTree-49816.html Hawken Will Use SpeedTree], CinemaBlend</ref> || 2012 || Adhesive Games
|-
| ''Heavenly Sword'' || 2007 || [[Company:Ninja Theory|Ninja Theory]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Hitman (2016 video game)|Hitman]]'' || 2016 || [[Company:IO Interactive|IO Interactive]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Horizon Zero Dawn|Horizon Zero Dawn]]'' || 2017 || [[Company:Guerrilla Games|Guerrilla Games]]
|-
| ''[[Software:IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover|IL-2 Sturmovik]]'' || 2011 || [[Company:1C Company|1C Company]]/Team Fusion Simulations
|-
| ''[[Software:Jurassic World Evolution|Jurassic World Evolution]]'' || 2018 || [[Company:Frontier Developments|Frontier Developments]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Killzone: Shadow Fall|Killzone]]'' || 2013 || Guerrilla Games
|-
| ''[[Software:LocoCycle|LocoCycle]]'' || 2013 || [[Company:Twisted Pixel Games|Twisted Pixel Games]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor|Middle-earth]]'' || 2014 || [[Company:Monolith Productions|Monolith Productions]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Middle-earth: Shadow of War|Middle-earth]]'' || 2017 || Monolith Productions
|-
| ''[[Software:MotoGP 18|MotoGP 18]]'' || 2018 || [[Company:Milestone srl|Milestone srl]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Nier: Automata|Nier]]'' || 2017 || Square Enix
|-
| ''[[Software:No Man's Sky|No Man's Sky]]'' || 2016 || [[Company:Hello Games|Hello Games]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Obduction (video game)|Obduction]]'' || 2016 || [[Company:Cyan Worlds|Cyan Worlds]]
|-
| ''[[Software:The Order: 1886|The Order]]'' || 2015 || [[Company:Ready at Dawn|Ready at Dawn]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Primal Carnage|Primal Carnage]]'' || 2013 || Lukewarm Media
|-
| ''[[Software:PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds|PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds]]'' || 2017 || BlueHole Studio
|-
| ''[[Software:Project Gotham Racing 4|Project Gotham Racing 4]]'' || 2007 || [[Company:Bizarre Creations|Bizarre Creations]]
|-
| ''Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction'' || 2007 || [[Company:Insomniac Games|Insomniac Games]]
|-
|[[Software:Resident Evil Village|Resident Evil Village]]
|2021
|[[Company:Capcom|Capcom]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Resistance 2|Resistance 2]]'' || 2008 || Insomniac Games
|-
| ''[[Software:Saints Row (2006 video game)|Saints Row]]'' || 2006 || [[Company:Volition|Volition]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Saints Row 2|Saints Row 2]]'' || 2008 || [[Company:Volition|Volition]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Saints Row: The Third|Saints Row]]'' || 2011 || [[Company:Volition|Volition]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Saints Row IV|Saints Row IV]]'' || 2013 || [[Company:Volition|Volition]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Skylanders: Swap Force|Skylanders]]'' || 2013 || [[Company:Vicarious Visions|Vicarious Visions]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Sports Champions|Sports Champions]]'' || 2010 || [[Company:San Diego Studio|San Diego Studio]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Star Wars: The Old Republic|Star Wars]]'' || 2011 || BioWare
|-
| ''[[Software:State of Decay (video game)|State of Decay]]'' || 2013 || [[Company:Undead Labs|Undead Labs]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Sudden Strike 4|Sudden Strike 4]]'' || 2017 || Kite Games
|-
| ''[[Software:Shadow of the Colossus|Shadow of the Colossus]]'' || 2018 || [[Company:Bluepoint Games|Bluepoint Games]]
|-
| ''Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006'' (Xbox 360 only) || 2005 || EA Sports
|-
| ''[[Software:Tom Clancy's The Division|Tom Clancy's The Division]]'' || 2015 || [[Company:Massive Entertainment|Massive Entertainment]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege|Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege Operation Chimera]]'' || 2018 || Ubisoft Montreal
|-
| ''[[Software:Uncharted 4: A Thief's End|Uncharted 4]]'' || 2016 || [[Company:Naughty Dog|Naughty Dog]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Unreal Tournament 3|Unreal Tournament 3]]'' || 2007 || [[Company:Epic Games|Epic Games]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Valkyria Chronicles|Valkyria Chronicles]]'' || 2008 || Sega Wow
|-
| ''[[Software:Watch Dogs 2|Watch Dogs 2]]'' || 2016 || Ubisoft Montreal
|-
| ''[[Software:World of Tanks|World of Tanks]]'' || 2008 || [[Company:Wargaming|Wargaming]]
|-
| ''[[Software:Warriors Orochi 3|Warriors Orochi 3]]''<ref>[http://www.cinemablend.com/games/Warriors-Orochi-3-Using-IDV-SpeedTree-39073.html Warriors Orochi 3 Using IDV's SpeedTree], CinemaBlend</ref> || 2011 || Tecmo Koei
|-
| ''[[Software:The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt|The Witcher 3]]'' || 2015 || CD Projekt Red
|-
| ''[[Software:Zoo Tycoon (2013 video game)|Zoo Tycoon]]'' || 2013 || [[Company:Frontier Developments|Frontier Developments]]
|}

===Film and animation industry===
Following the release of SpeedTree Cinema in 2009, SpeedTree saw its first major cinematic use in 2009's ''Avatar'', in which the technology provided the vegetation for the flyover of the planet Pandora in the first frames of the movie, as well as other scenes. Known movies and television productions featuring SpeedTree include:
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Film
|-
| {{dts|2018}} || ''Avengers: Infinity War''
|-
| {{dts|2018}} || ''Black Panther''
|-
| {{dts|2018}} || ''Monster Hunt 2''
|-
| {{dts|2017}} || ''Alien: Covenant''
|-
| {{dts|2017}} || ''Kingsman: The Golden Circle''
|-
| {{dts|2017}} || ''Beauty and the Beast''
|-
| {{dts|2017}} || ''Despicable Me 3''
|-
| {{dts|2017}} || ''The Fate of the Furious''
|-
| {{dts|2017}} || ''Kong: Skull Island''
|-
| {{dts|2017}} || ''Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales''
|-
| {{dts|2017}} || ''Wonder Wheel''
|-
| {{dts|2016}} || ''Allied''
|-
| {{dts|2016}} || ''The Jungle Book''
|-
| {{dts|2016}} || ''Captain America: Civil War''
|-
| {{dts|2016}} || ''Rogue One''
|-
| {{dts|2016}} || ''Snowden''
|-
| {{dts|2016}} || ''The Legend of Tarzan''
|-
| {{dts|2016}} || ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows''
|-
| {{dts|2016}} || ''Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice''
|-
| {{dts|2016}} || ''Warcraft''
|-
| {{dts|2016}} || ''Independence Day: Resurgence''
|-
| {{dts|2016}} || ''Alice Through the Looking Glass''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''Star Wars: The Force Awakens''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''The Revenant''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''Cinderella''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''Spotlight''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''Jurassic World''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''San Andreas''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''Point Break''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''The Wave''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''Crimson Peak''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''Goosebumps''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''Pan''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''The Man from U.N.C.L.E.''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''Avengers: Age of Ultron''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''Mad Max: Fury Road''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''In the Heart of the Sea''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''McFarland, USA''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''Unbroken''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''Tomorrowland''
|-
| {{dts|2015}} || ''Ax Men''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''Godzilla''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''Lucy''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''Hercules''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''Into the Storm''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''Maleficent''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''Noah''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''The Nut Job''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''The Giver''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''The Hundred-Foot Journey''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''Captain America: The Winter Soldier''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''Birdman''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''Pompeii''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''Vikings''
|-
| {{dts|2014}} || ''X-Men: Days of Future Past''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''47 Ronin''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''Thor: The Dark World''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''G.I. Joe: Retaliation''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''The Great Gatsby''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''Iron Man 3''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''Jack the Giant Slayer''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''The Lone Ranger''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''Star Trek Into Darkness''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''White House Down''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''The Wolf of Wall Street''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''World War Z''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''Olympus Has Fallen''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''The Secret Life of Walter Mitty''
|-
| {{dts|2013}} || ''Free Birds''
|-
| {{dts|2012}} || ''Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter''
|-
| {{dts|2012}} || ''The Avengers''
|-
| {{dts|2012}} || ''Mirror Mirror''
|-
| {{dts|2012}} || ''Life of Pi''
|-
| {{dts|2012}} || ''The Men Who Built America''
|-
| {{dts|2012}} || ''Snow White and the Huntsman''
|-
| {{dts|2011}} || ''Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides''
|-
| {{dts|2011}} || ''Super 8''
|-
| {{dts|2009}} || ''Avatar''
|-
| {{dts|2008}} || ''Speed Racer''
|}

===Real-time applications===
SpeedTree is being used in the following real-time projects and offerings:
*America's Army project, both the ''[[Software:America's Army|America's Army]]'' game and in non-public applications used for training, simulation, education, virtual prototyping and outreach
*An optional foliage module with the Vega Prime visualization product line.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.multigen.com/news/pr/0411_07.pdf |title= Official announcement| website= multigen.com}}</ref> Vega Prime is a 3D visual simulation software package used by the global military industry and in other game and non-game markets.
*An Apache attack helicopter FLIR simulation developed for the US Army by Camber Corp. for pilot training under night flying conditions
*The Expresso Fitness Virtual Reality Bike, a cardio exercise system developed by Expresso Fitness and sold to gyms and home users
*A combat simulation developed by [[Software:Gamebryo|Emergent Game Technologies]] for the US Department of Defense<ref>{{cite web| url= http://blog.speedtree.com/wp-content/uploads/news/PR_Emergent_Licenses_SpeedTreeRT_April_12_06.pdf |title= Official announcement| website= speedtree.com| date= April 12, 2006}}</ref>
*A project under development by the Germany-based division of European Aeronautic Defence and Space (EADS)<ref>{{cite web| url= http://blog.speedtree.com/wp-content/uploads/news/PR_EADS_Deutschland_Licenses_SpeedTreeRT_February_21_06.pdf| title= Official announcement| website= speedtree.com| date= February 21, 2006}}</ref>
*The Forest Fire project, developed by the Media Convergence Laboratory (MCL) at the [[Organization:University of Central Florida|University of Central Florida]]. The project is helping to determine if a virtual reality presentation of wildfires can influence local residents to invest in prescribed burns and other protective efforts.

==See also==
*[[Software:Game engine|Game engine]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.speedtree.com/ SpeedTree official website]
* [http://www.idvinc.com/ Interactive Data Visualization, Inc. Official Website] - the website of the developers of SpeedTree.
* [http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20040917/meredith_01.shtml Gamasutra feature article on SpeedTree]

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