![]() The poky Austrian farm building is filled with a blaze of noise, colour and light. Once powered into action the 25 motors, one-armed bandit, 64 bird whistles, 20 fan belts and 14 bells, whistle, clang and whirr. Created over 23 years by Franz Gsellmann, the machine is made up of hundreds of separate parts, including a ship’s propeller, two gondolas, a Dutch windmill, a Persian goblet, a salt and pepper set, five crucifixes, 560 wooden beads, a glass Jesus and a glass Mary, eight lampshades and a barometer, held together with a brightly coloured lattice of wire, pipes and gear wheels. I have been using World Machine since version 1.25 and haven't found anything else that can compete for ease of use, versatility and stunning results.Tucked behind the southern Austrian hills in a farmhouse outbuilding sits the Weltmaschine (the World Machine). ![]() Rebecca Shearin, Senior Environment Artist, Electronic Arts This saves a bundle of time and with results that look more detailed and professional. World Machine works well with our proprietary terrain editor in that we can not only create height maps, but alphas for our terrain paint layers as well. Kenny Lammers, Technical Art Director, Microsoft Games Studio i would recommend this to any development studio that needs very realistic terrains, quickly! Its erosion filters are the best I have seen but also give a lot of control over the final look. World machine gives us the power to create very realistic terrains in a short amount of time. World Machine handled all of that beautifully. We needed a very large landscape and wanted something natural-looking but with enough control that we could place canyons and hills exactly where needed. World Machine was instrumental in creating the terrain for our Supersonic Sled demo. I have used World Machine on a number of film projects and find it an invaluable asset for environment creation. Jordan Edell, Senior Artist Specular Interactive A must have tool for any environmental artist. ![]() ![]() The feature set and work flow get better with each release. World Machine has allowed me to quickly and efficiently create massive game areas both terrestrial and otherwise. ![]()
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