Golaem Crowd
Golaem Crowd is a plug-in for Autodesk Maya that allows for the simulation of controllable character crowds based on independent agents .[2] It is developed by Golaem , a France-based software company.
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 capabilities.[8]
V1.2 was released in September 2011, it was the first version supporting Chaos Group's V-Ray rendering engine and using Disney's Partio particle cache.[9]
V1.3 was released in November 2011, added new character behaviors relying on IK . At the same time, the new pricing was announced, as well as the official Golaem Crowd blog .[10] [11]
V1.5 was released in July 2012.
V2.0 was released in August 2012, added a graphical behavior editor, as well as ragdoll physics and formations.[12]
V2.2 was released in January 2013, added support for Solid Angle's Arnold rendering engine .[13]
V3.0 was released in December 2013, added n-peds support, flocks behaviors and a new previsualization.[14]
V3.1 was released in February 2014, added visual debug and Arnold mtoa 1.x compatibility.[15]
V4.0 was released in March 2015, added 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
See also
References
^ "Release Notes | Golaem" . golaem.com . 4 November 2013. Retrieved 2021-04-10 .
^ "Interview with Golaem's CEO Stéphane Donikian" . Archived from the original on 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-04-29 .
^ "Attack Of The Crowds - New Tools For Crowd Simulation" . Archived from the original on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-29 .
^ www.vizworld.com (28 April 2011). "Golaem launches Golaem Crowd at FMX" . Retrieved 2011-08-12 .
^ www.3dworldmag.com. "Golaem Crowd for Maya released" . Retrieved 2011-08-12 . {{cite web }}
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^ "Golaem Crowd 1.1, Golaem Puppet 2.2, Golaem SDK 2.3 available" . Retrieved 2011-08-12 .
^ "Logorama remporte l'Oscar 2010 du meilleur court-métrage d'animation" . Archived from the original on 2011-08-18. Retrieved 2011-08-12 .
^ "Golaem and Mikros Image partnered to produce funny short mov" . Retrieved 2011-08-12 .
^ "Golaem Announces Golaem Crowd 1.2, supporting V-Ray rendering" . 7 September 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-04 .
^ "Golaem Crowd 1.3" . 7 November 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-08 .
^ www.cgchannel.com. "Golaem releases Golaem Crowd 1.3 for Maya" . Retrieved 2011-11-09 .
^ www.cgchannel.com. "Golaem ships Golaem Crowd 2.0" .
^ a b "Golaem Crowd 2.2 Supporting Solid Angles Arnold?" . cgmeetup.com . Retrieved 2023-01-09 .
^ "Golaem Crowd 3, unleash your imagination" . Golaem . 2013-12-04. Retrieved 2023-01-09 .
^ "Golaem Announces Crowd 3.1 Visual Debug and Arnold MTOA 1x Compatibility" . Golaem . Retrieved 2023-01-09 .
^ "Golaem Crowd 4.0, Take Full Control Of Your Crowds" . Golaem . 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2023-01-09 .
^ Alesia, le reve d'un roi nu (2011) on IMDb.
^ Alesia, le reve d'un roi nu (2011) on Facebook.
^ Bande annonce Alésia, le rêve d'un roi nu
^ Once Upon a Time (TV Series 2011) on IMDb.
^ Mikros testimonial on Nissan Juke commercial.
^ "Mathematic commercials: Orange Sport Be Prepared" . Archived from the original on 2014-05-07. Retrieved 2012-05-31 .
^ Astérix et Obélix au service de Sa Majesté.
^ The 5 step zombie plan: Warm Bodies.
^ "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 .
^ "Framestore - Nike 'Dare to be Brasilian' " . Archived from the original on 2013-12-12. Retrieved 2013-12-10 .
^ Framestore Creates Brazilian Crowds for Nike Using Golaem Crowd
^ "Golaem: la start-up rennaise s'invite dans Game of Thrones" . Archived from the original on 2013-12-14. Retrieved 2013-12-10 .
^ Palme de l'animation : Golaem crée les armées de Game of Thrones
^ "Golaem, numéro un mondial de la création de foules virtuelles" . Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-12-10 .
^ Pixomondo : retour sur les effets du film Der Medicus
^ "Sky Sports 'Making Sports Better' " . Archived from the original on 2014-07-04. Retrieved 2014-06-23 .
^ 'Legend or truth: the VFX of Hercules'
^ 'Going full vamp: Dracula Untold'
^ 'How one VFX artist made these 3 minutes of madness'
^ 'Woodlawn Vfx Breakdown'
^ 'It’s Guitar Hero, but not as you know it'
^ "Cine Gear Expo 2023" . Post Magazine . Retrieved 2023-07-11 .
^ 'Art of VFX: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN – DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES'
^ Pixar Launches RenderMan On Demand™ Archived 2012-01-23 at the Wayback Machine , on Pixar Press Releases
^ Pixar launches RenderMan On Demand online service , on cgchannel.com
^ Chaos Group newsletter
^ "Golaem announces Golaem Crowd 1.2, supporting V-Ray rendering" . Golaem . 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2023-07-11 .
^ "Guerilla Render Technology" . Archived from the original on 2012-08-08. Retrieved 2012-08-09 .