Stephen Regelous
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Stephen Regelous is a pioneering computer graphics
software engineer
from New Zealand
. He is best known as the creator of the Massive simulation system that generated the battle scenes of the Peter Jackson
movie trilogy The Lord of the Rings. In 2004, Regelous received an Academy Award for Scientific and Engineering Achievement. He is the founder of the company Massive Software.
Prior to working on Lord of the Rings, Regelous had worked as a Technical Director on Jackson's earlier movie, The Frighteners
. In 1996, Jackson asked Regelous to work on The Fellowship of the Ring
, the first movie in the LOTR trilogy. Regelous was asked by Jackson to come up with a programme that could create the huge battle scenes in the trilogy. Regelous wrote the software over several years and it was utilised in all three Lord of the Rings movies.
The 'revolutionary' new software generated individual 'agents' which, at the time, were the closest any programme had come to artificial intelligence in digital characters.
In 2005, Regelous opened an office in Bangkok
.
Computer graphics
Computer graphics are graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help from specialized software and hardware....
software engineer
Software engineer
A software engineer is an engineer who applies the principles of software engineering to the design, development, testing, and evaluation of the software and systems that make computers or anything containing software, such as computer chips, work.- Overview :...
from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. He is best known as the creator of the Massive simulation system that generated the battle scenes of the Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson
Sir Peter Robert Jackson, KNZM is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , adapted from the novel by J. R. R...
movie trilogy The Lord of the Rings. In 2004, Regelous received an Academy Award for Scientific and Engineering Achievement. He is the founder of the company Massive Software.
Prior to working on Lord of the Rings, Regelous had worked as a Technical Director on Jackson's earlier movie, The Frighteners
The Frighteners
The Frighteners is a 1996 comedy horror film directed by Peter Jackson and co-written with his wife, Fran Walsh. The film's cast includes Michael J. Fox, Trini Alvarado, John Astin, Jeffrey Combs, Dee Wallace, Jake Busey and Chi McBride...
. In 1996, Jackson asked Regelous to work on The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring
The Fellowship of the Ring is the first of three volumes of the epic novel The Lord of the Rings by the English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It takes place in the fictional universe Middle-earth. It was originally published on July 29, 1954 in the United Kingdom...
, the first movie in the LOTR trilogy. Regelous was asked by Jackson to come up with a programme that could create the huge battle scenes in the trilogy. Regelous wrote the software over several years and it was utilised in all three Lord of the Rings movies.
The 'revolutionary' new software generated individual 'agents' which, at the time, were the closest any programme had come to artificial intelligence in digital characters.
In 2005, Regelous opened an office in Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...
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