Golaem Crowd

Golaem Crowd

Developer(s)	Golaem
Initial release	May 2011; 13 years ago (2011-05)
Stable release	8.0.3 / November 3, 2021; 3 years ago (2021-11-03)[1]
Written in	C++, MEL, Python
Operating system	Linux, Windows
Platform	x64
Available in	English
Type	3D Computer Graphics
License	Proprietary
Website	golaem.com/content/product/golaem

Golaem Crowd is a plug-in for Autodesk Maya that simulates controllable character crowds based on independent agents.^[2] Golaem, a French-based software company, developed it.

History

• The first public version of the software was presented and released in May 2011 at the 16th annual FMX conference in Stuttgart.^[3][4][5]
• V1.1 was released in June 2011 with the added support of 3Delight.^[6]
• During SIGGRAPH 2011, Golaem and the Academy award-winning post-production studio Mikros Images^[7] released Golaem Project, a short film showcasing Golaem Crowd's capabilities.^[8]
• V1.2 was released in September 2011. It was the first version to support Chaos Group's V-Ray rendering engine and use Disney's Partio particle cache.^[9]
• V1.3 was released in November 2011 and added new character behaviors relying on IK. At the same time, the new pricing was announced, as was the official Golaem Crowd blog.^[10][11]
• V1.5 was released in July 2012.
• V2.0 was released in August 2012 and added a graphical behavior editor and ragdoll physics and formations.^[12]
• V2.2 was released in January 2013 and added support for Solid Angle's Arnold rendering engine.^[13]
• V3.0 was released in December 2013, adding n-peds support, flock behaviors, and a new previsualization.^[14]
• V3.1 was released in February 2014, adding visual debugging and Arnold mtoa 1.x compatibility.^[15]
• V4.0 was released in March 2015, adding timeline scrubbing, cache editing, cloth simulation, squash and stretch, and alembic support.^[16]

In production

Some examples where Golaem Crowd was used in production includes:

• ALÉSIA, le rêve d'un roi nu,⁣^[17][18][19] by Mikros Image (post-production)
• Once Upon a Time,^[20] by Zoic Studios
• Nissan Juke commercial,^[21] by Mikros Image (post-production)
• Orange Sport Be Prepared commercial,⁣^[22] by Mikros Image (post-production)
• Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia,⁣^[23] by Mikros Image (post-production)
• Warm Bodies,^[24][25] by Look Effects
• Nike 'Dare to be Brazilian' commercial,[1]^[26][27] by Framestore
• Game of Thrones, ⁣^[28][29][30] by Pixomondo
• Der Medicus,⁣^[31] by Pixomondo
• Sky Sports 'Making Sports Better',⁣^[32] by Framestore
• Hercules,^[33] by Milk VFX and Cinesite
• Dracula Untold,⁣^[34] by Framestore and Milk VFX
• Dawn of the Planet of the Zombies and the Giant Killer Planets on Some Serious Acid,^[35] a short film by Alf Lovvold
• Woodlawn,^[36] by Red Sky Studios
• Guitar Hero Live,⁣^[37] by Framestore and FreeStyleGames
• Norm of the North^[38]
• Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales^[39]

Compatible renderers

• Pixar's RenderMan^[40][41]
• Chaos Group's V-Ray^[42][43]
• Guerilla Render^[44]
• Solid Angle’s Arnold^[13]
• Mental Ray
• 3Delight
• Redshift

See also

• Crowd simulation
• List of Maya plugins

References

1. "Release Notes | Golaem". golaem.com. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2021-04-10.
2. "Interview with Golaem's CEO Stéphane Donikian". Archived from the original on 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
3. "Attack Of The Crowds - New Tools For Crowd Simulation". Archived from the original on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
4. www.vizworld.com (28 April 2011). "Golaem launches Golaem Crowd at FMX". Retrieved 2011-08-12.
5. www.3dworldmag.com. "Golaem Crowd for Maya released". Retrieved 2011-08-12.
6. "Golaem Crowd 1.1, Golaem Puppet 2.2, Golaem SDK 2.3 available". Retrieved 2011-08-12.
7. "Logorama remporte l'Oscar 2010 du meilleur court-métrage d'animation". Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-08-12.
8. "Golaem and Mikros Image partnered to produce funny short mov". Retrieved 2011-08-12.
9. "Golaem Announces Golaem Crowd 1.2, supporting V-Ray rendering". 7 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
10. "Golaem Crowd 1.3". 7 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
11. www.cgchannel.com. "Golaem releases Golaem Crowd 1.3 for Maya". Retrieved 2011-11-09.
12. www.cgchannel.com. "Golaem ships Golaem Crowd 2.0".
13. "Golaem Crowd 2.2 Supporting Solid Angles Arnold?". cgmeetup.com. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
14. "Golaem Crowd 3, unleash your imagination". Golaem. 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
15. "Golaem Announces Crowd 3.1 Visual Debug and Arnold MTOA 1x Compatibility". Golaem. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
16. "Golaem Crowd 4.0, Take Full Control Of Your Crowds". Golaem. 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
17. Alesia, le reve d'un roi nu (2011) on IMDb.
18. Alesia, le reve d'un roi nu (2011) on Facebook.
19. Bande annonce Alésia, le rêve d'un roi nu
20. Once Upon a Time (TV Series 2011) on IMDb.
21. Mikros testimonial on Nissan Juke commercial.
22. "Mathematic commercials: Orange Sport Be Prepared". Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2012-05-31.
23. Astérix et Obélix au service de Sa Majesté.
24. The 5 step zombie plan: Warm Bodies.
25. "How Dan Schrecker and Jonathan Levine brought the undead to life in Warm Bodies". Archived from the original on 2013-05-13. Retrieved 2013-03-11.
26. "Framestore - Nike 'Dare to be Brasilian'". Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
27. Framestore Creates Brazilian Crowds for Nike Using Golaem Crowd
28. "Golaem: la start-up rennaise s'invite dans Game of Thrones". Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
29. Palme de l'animation : Golaem crée les armées de Game of Thrones
30. "Golaem, numéro un mondial de la création de foules virtuelles". Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
31. Pixomondo : retour sur les effets du film Der Medicus
32. "Sky Sports 'Making Sports Better'". Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-06-23.
33. 'Legend or truth: the VFX of Hercules'
34. 'Going full vamp: Dracula Untold'
35. 'How one VFX artist made these 3 minutes of madness'
36. 'Woodlawn Vfx Breakdown'
37. 'It’s Guitar Hero, but not as you know it'
38. "Cine Gear Expo 2023". Post Magazine. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
39. 'Art of VFX: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN – DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES'
40. Pixar Launches RenderMan On Demand™ Archived 2012-01-23 at the Wayback Machine, on Pixar Press Releases
41. Pixar launches RenderMan On Demand online service, on cgchannel.com
42. Chaos Group newsletter
43. "Golaem announces Golaem Crowd 1.2, supporting V-Ray rendering". Golaem. 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
44. "Guerilla Render Technology". Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-09.