an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message euclideon pty ltd 1 type private industry graphics rendering information technology founded 2010 headquarters brisbane australia key people bruce dell ceo website www.euclideon.com euclideon pty ltd is an australian computer software company best known for a middleware 3d graphics engine called unlimited detail . euclideon claims it is based on a point cloud search engine indexing 2 system and that the technology can provide unlimited graphics power proposing it as a replacement for polygon based rendering . 3 in 2010 euclideon was the recipient of approximately 2 million the largest grant awarded by the australian federal government under its new commercialisation australia initiative . 4 the funds provided by the grant are meant to support the implementation of multi platform functionality allowing euclideon s technology to run on a variety of hardware platforms including mobile phones and game consoles . 5 contents 1 unlimited detail 1.1 history 2 geoverse suite 3 solidscan 4 web streaming technology 5 holoverse 6 see also 7 references 8 external links unlimited detail edit unlimited detail is described by euclideon as a form of point cloud search engine indexing system which uses a large number of individual points to create models instead of a more traditional polygon mesh . according to their description the engine uses a search algorithm to determine which of these points are visible on screen and then displays only these points . on a 1024 768 display for example the engine would display only 786 432 visible points in each frame . as the engine is displaying the same number of points in every frame the level of geometric detail provided is limited only by the amount of hard drive space needed to store the point cloud data and the rendering speed is limited only by the screen resolution . euclideon have previously described their technique as being a voxel rasterizer 6 but decided to use their own terminology such as 3d atoms and point cloud saying that that word voxels doesn t have the prestige in the games industry that it enjoys in medicine and the sciences . 7 history edit the project was first showcased at the australian game developers conference in 2003 . 8 in 2011 euclideon gained worldwide attention online when it released a number of video demos showcasing its unlimited detail technology attracting both skepticism and interest from the gaming press . minecraft developer markus persson was critical of the demos arguing that euclideon portrays the software as revolutionary while it may suffer the same limitations as existing voxel renderers . 9 10 11 john carmack said the technology has no chance of a game on current gen systems but maybe several years from now . 10 euclideon later released several interviews with ceo bruce dell in an attempt to respond to critics concerns . 12 13 in september 2012 bruce dell filed a patent describing the rendering algorithm said to be used in euclideon s software . the patent application was published on march 27 2014 . 14 the unlimited detail engine was noted in a review of digidoc scotland by cyark 15 as incredible and game changing . shortly after euclideon was a sponsor and attendee at ilmf in denver 11 13 february 2013 showcasing unlimited detail enabled products . in may 2013 another demonstration of the capabilities of the euclideon 3d engine showcases the geoverse where geospatial use is highlighted with the newly offered sdk . 16 17 18 in june 2013 a former employee of euclidean claimed that a significant number of staff were let go mentioning that clients were very impressed with euclideon s technology and that plans are in place to develop the infinite detail engine to a stage where it could eventually be utilised for games . 19 euclideon appeared again in 2014 with a new video on their youtube channel showcasing their solid laser scan technology and announced that they are currently working on 2 games and plan to open a gaming division in 2015 . 20 21 in 2016 euclideon released another video in which it shows a revolutionary take on the vr virtual reality market claiming to have created real life hologram rooms . they ve announced that they will open a 40 hologram room entertainment arcade on the 4th of june 2016 located at southport queensland australia . the project itself goes under the name holoverse . 22 geoverse suite edit geoverse suite is intended to allow users to view terabytes of point cloud data from laser scans of cities and terrain . 23 the point cloud is intended to be viewable within a second of the file being loaded and at high frame rate . it is stated that as opposed to be loaded into ram the data is streamed from a local hard drive 24 or it can be streamed from a usb drive or over a network connection . the geoverse suite currently contains two software products geoverse massive data manager geoverse mdm and geoverse convert . the software requirements for geoverse mdm recommend 2 gib of ram . 25 geoverse convert is the tool that is used to convert typical mesh and point cloud formats into euclideon s proprietary streamable uds unlimited detail data set format . 26 geoverse mdm allows users to view these uds files using the unlimited detail technology . uds files may be streamed from external servers or the internet without having to first download the files . it also contains standard industry features such as placing bookmarks labels and taking measurements . on 30 september 2013 merrick & company s a 116 million geospatial technology firm announced that it has signed an agreement with euclideon to distribute the geoverse software product line with north america . 27 in july 2013 the austrian company meixner imaging gmbh part of meixner group one of europe s leading geospatial companies have signed an agreement that appoints meixner as the premium distributor for geoverse software throughout europe . 28 29 solidscan edit solidscan is the latest software available to the public for purchase . solidscan converts a laser scan into a solid photo realistic representation of the real world . 30 solidscan s technology significantly improves the visual quality of laser scanner data which typically appears as a sparse array of points while still keeping the dimensions of objects true to life . 31 web streaming technology edit in 2014 euclideon released its first demo available for the public in the form of a web viewer . 32 codenamed udweb the technology allows users browsing using the google chrome browser to stream multi gigabyte point cloud models through to their browser without a plugin . holoverse edit in june 2016 the company opened holoverse 33 a holographic entertainment centre in southport funded by a grant from the federal government along with private equity allowing visitors to step into hologram rooms and be transported to other worlds . 34 see also edit sparse voxel octree search algorithm search engine indexing point cloud lidar references edit euclideon pty ltd australian securities & investments commission what is unlimited detail . euclideon . retrieved 1 september 2016 . technology explanation video time 7 27 to 7 35 . archived from the original on 23 may 2013 . retrieved 3 august 2011 . government grants pump 13 million into new inventions . startup smart . 7 march 2011 . retrieved 16 march 2011 . commercialisation australia euclideon pty ltd . retrieved 3 august 2011 . 15 march 2011 . dear supporters . archived from the original on 25 november 2011 . retrieved 16 august 2011 . polygon to voxel conversion is still young but is working as expected . digital foundry vs. unlimited detail . 6 august 2011 . retrieved 15 august 2011 . agdc archive 2003 . retrieved 18 august 2011 . minecraft creator speaks out on unlimited detail claims pc games game news atomic mpc . retrieved 10 july 2012 . a b minecraft creator calls bullshit on unlimited detail graphics hype . retrieved 10 july 2012 . infinite detail and euclideon the elephants in the room kotaku australia . kotaku.com.au . retrieved 2012 07 03 . unlimited detail interview . retrieved 14 august 2011 . euclideon & unlimited detail bruce dell interview . hardocp . retrieved 14 august 2011 . wo patent 2014043735 bruce dell a computer graphics method for rendering three dimensional scenes published 2014 03 27 digidoc 2012 recap . retrieved 30 october 2012 . http www.hardocp.com news 2013 06 06 euclideon unlimited detail technology status update euclideon unlimited detail technology status update http www.ausgamers.com news read 3310845 euclideon point cloud rendering tech resurfaces with focus on geospatial industry euclideon point cloud rendering tech resurfaces with focus on geospatial industry http www.pcgameshardware.de neue technologien thema 71240 news unlimited detail engine neues video engine ohne polygone 1071125 unlimited detail engine neues video von der vielversprechenden engine ohne polygone http www.kotaku.com.au 2013 06 inside euclideon a significant portion of staff let go but infinite detail still exists inside euclideon a significant number of staff let go but infinite detail still exists http techreport.com review 27103 euclideon preps voxel rendering tech for use in games euclideon preps voxel rendering tech for use in games euclideon makes world s most realistic graphics https www.youtube.com watch v 5avcxa9y9nu euclideon presents the first holo rooms https www.youtube.com watch v ltz mhzaocs http www.kotaku.com.au 2013 05 euclideon said it would change video games its now working in the geospatial industry http www.asmmag.com 2012 12 30 14 40 18 feature 5686 australia s euclideon unveils geoverse promising to revolutionise 3d point cloud viewing.html http www.euclideon.com products geoverse http www.euclideon.com products geoverse http www.gisuser.com content view 31035 2 merrick & company announces business partnership with euclideon http www.gim international.com news mapping geospatial data id7562 meixner signs geoverse agreement with euclideon.html http meixnerimaging.com category news http www.euclideon.com products solidscan http meixnerimaging.com solidscan http udserver.euclideon.com demo http holoverse.com.au pidgeon aleisha 19 december 2015 . visit different 3d worlds in world first for the gold coast . gold coast bulletin . news corp australia network . retrieved 28 april 2016 . external links edit official website 2011 demo geoverse information merrick & company geoverse video 1 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title euclideon & oldid 739196399 categories companies established in 2010software companies of australiahidden categories articles with a promotional tone from april 2015all articles with a promotional toneuse dmy dates from august 2011use 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