Golaem Crowd Explained

Golaem Crowd
Developer:	Golaem
Latest Release Version:	8.0.3
Latest Release Date:	^[1]
Programming Language:	C++, MEL, Python
Operating System:	Linux, Windows
Platform:	x64
Language:	English
Genre:	3D Computer Graphics
License:	Proprietary

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)
• ,⁣^[23] by Mikros Image (post-production)
• Warm Bodies,^{[24] [25]} by Look Effects
• Nike 'Dare to be Brazilian' commercial,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEz28WUKTl4^{[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]
• ^[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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Release Notes | Golaem . golaem.com . 4 November 2013 . 2021-04-10.
2. Web site: Interview with Golaem's CEO Stéphane Donikian . 2011-04-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110412235117/http://en.inria.fr/innovation/partnerships-transfer-of-technology/start-ups/golaem . 2011-04-12 .
3. Web site: Attack Of The Crowds - New Tools For Crowd Simulation . 2011-04-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110427065656/http://www.fmx.de/program/detail.html?tx_fmxevents_pi1%5Bevent%5D=97&tx_fmxevents_pi1%5Bdate%5D=99&tx_fmxevents_pi1%5Blocationuid%5D=26&tx_fmxevents_pi1%5Beventlocationdate%5D=99&tx_fmxevents_pi1%5Baction%5D=detail&tx_fmxevents_pi1%5Bcontroller%5D=Event&cHash=85141343495adfba274fcdea04d751c1 . 2011-04-27 .
4. Web site: Golaem launches Golaem Crowd at FMX . www.vizworld.com . 28 April 2011 . 2011-08-12.
5. Web site: Golaem Crowd for Maya released . www.3dworldmag.com . 2011-08-12.
6. Web site: Golaem Crowd 1.1, Golaem Puppet 2.2, Golaem SDK 2.3 available . 2011-08-12.
7. Web site: Logorama remporte l'Oscar 2010 du meilleur court-métrage d'animation . 2011-08-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110818181031/http://www.mikrosimage.eu/realisations/logorama-remporte-oscar-2010-meilleur-court-metrage-danimation/ . 2011-08-18 . dead .
8. Web site: Golaem and Mikros Image partnered to produce funny short mov . 2011-08-12.
9. Web site: Golaem Announces Golaem Crowd 1.2, supporting V-Ray rendering . 7 September 2011 . 2011-11-04.
10. Web site: Golaem Crowd 1.3 . 7 November 2011 . 2011-11-08.
11. Web site: Golaem releases Golaem Crowd 1.3 for Maya . www.cgchannel.com . 2011-11-09.
12. Web site: Golaem ships Golaem Crowd 2.0 . www.cgchannel.com.
13. Web site: Golaem Crowd 2.2 Supporting Solid Angles Arnold? . 2023-01-09 . cgmeetup.com . en.
14. Web site: 2013-12-04 . Golaem Crowd 3, unleash your imagination . 2023-01-09 . Golaem . en.
15. Web site: Golaem Announces Crowd 3.1 Visual Debug and Arnold MTOA 1x Compatibility . 2023-01-09 . Golaem . en.
16. Web site: 2015-03-23 . Golaem Crowd 4.0, Take Full Control Of Your Crowds . 2023-01-09 . Golaem . en.
17. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2088674/ Alesia, le reve d'un roi nu (2011)
18. https://www.facebook.com/pages/AL%C3%89SIA-le-r%C3%AAve-dun-roi-nu/129209263781121 Alesia, le reve d'un roi nu (2011)
19. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUCPi3UWYKc Bande annonce Alésia, le rêve d'un roi nu
20. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1843230/ Once Upon a Time (TV Series 2011)
21. http://www.golaem.com/content/products/golaem-crowd/user-testimonials/mikros-juke Mikros testimonial on Nissan Juke commercial.
22. Web site: Mathematic commercials: Orange Sport Be Prepared. . 2012-05-31 . 2014-05-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140507013018/http://www.mathematic.tv/projects/orange-sport-be-prepared/ . dead .
23. http://www.pixelcreation.fr/3d-video/filmvideo/asterix-et-obelix-au-service-de-sa-majeste Astérix et Obélix au service de Sa Majesté.
24. http://www.fxguide.com/quicktakes/the-5-step-zombie-plan-warm-bodies The 5 step zombie plan: Warm Bodies.
25. Web site: How Dan Schrecker and Jonathan Levine brought the undead to life in Warm Bodies. . 2013-03-11 . 2013-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130513020621/http://www.awn.com/articles/visual-effects/an-appetite-for-effects/page/4%2C1 . dead .
26. Web site: Framestore - Nike 'Dare to be Brasilian' . 2013-12-10 . 2013-12-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212094437/http://www.framestore.com/work/nike-dare-be-brasilian . dead .
27. http://www.awn.com/news/framestore-creates-brazilian-crowds-nike-using-golaem-crowd Framestore Creates Brazilian Crowds for Nike Using Golaem Crowd
28. Web site: Golaem: la start-up rennaise s'invite dans Game of Thrones . 2013-12-10 . 2013-12-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214063544/http://lentreprise.lexpress.fr/business-web-high-tech/golaem-la-start-up-rennaise-s-invite-dans-game-of-thrones_40806.html . dead .
29. http://www.usine-digitale.fr/article/palme-de-l-animation-golaem-cree-les-armees-de-game-of-thrones.N196761 Palme de l'animation : Golaem crée les armées de Game of Thrones
30. Web site: Golaem, numéro un mondial de la création de foules virtuelles . 2013-12-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131213023715/http://www.valeursactuelles.com/golaem-bo%C3%AEte-foules20130625.html-0 . 2013-12-13 . dead .
31. http://www.3dvf.com/actualite-9791-pixomondo-retour-sur-effets-film-der-medicus.html Pixomondo : retour sur les effets du film Der Medicus
32. Web site: Sky Sports 'Making Sports Better' . 2014-06-23 . 2014-07-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140704112816/http://www.framestore.com/work/sky-sports-making-sports-better . dead .
33. http://www.fxguide.com/featured/legend-or-truth-the-vfx-of-hercules 'Legend or truth: the VFX of Hercules'
34. http://www.fxguide.com/featured/going-full-vamp-dracula-untold 'Going full vamp: Dracula Untold'
35. http://www.fxguide.com/featured/how-one-vfx-artist-made-these-3-minutes-of-madness 'How one VFX artist made these 3 minutes of madness'
36. http://www.cgmeetup.net/home/woodlawn-vfx-breakdown 'Woodlawn Vfx Breakdown'
37. http://www.fxguide.com/featured/its-guitar-hero-but-not-as-you-know-it/ 'It’s Guitar Hero, but not as you know it'
38. Web site: Cine Gear Expo 2023 . 2023-07-11 . Post Magazine.
39. http://www.artofvfx.com/pirates-of-the-caribbean-dead-men-tell-no-tales-rudy-grossman-digital-effects-supervisor-atomic-fiction/ 'Art of VFX: PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN – DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES'
40. http://renderman.pixar.com/products/news/release-renderman-on-demand.html Pixar Launches RenderMan On Demand™
41. http://www.cgchannel.com/2012/01/pixar-launches-renderman-on-demand-online-service/ Pixar launches RenderMan On Demand online service
42. http://www.chaosgroup.com/en/2/news.html?single=396 Chaos Group newsletter
43. Web site: 2011-09-07 . Golaem announces Golaem Crowd 1.2, supporting V-Ray rendering . 2023-07-11 . Golaem . en.
44. Web site: Guerilla Render Technology . 2012-08-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120808141953/http://www.guerillarender.com/technology/ . 2012-08-08 . dead .