Who's using it
This page lists situations where Terragen™ has been used in a commercial or educational setting. If you have used
Terragen for a commercial or educational project, we would be happy to add you to this list. Please send an email
to oshyan@planetside.co.uk
with some information and a link if applicable. You can also find more examples of Terragen usage
on our In the Media page.
film
multimedia / entertainment
content
education
print
television
film
Beyond the Limits - VFX by Filmfuzzies
Terragen was used for the skies in the hell sequence of the horror movie Beyond the Limits,
by Olaf Ittenbach. The film was released on DVD at the end of 2003 and has been shown at some
festivals. Parts of the scenes Terragen was used in can be seen in the trailer at the movie's
website. The effects for the film were done by
Carsten Blume, Garloff Langenbeck
and Matze Neumann of the Filmfuzzies group.
Pearl Harbor II: Pearlmageddon - VFX by Max Ink Cafe
Max Ink Cafe used Terragen in this 8 minute digital short
film, including for the opening shot. For more information on the film, including details of where you
can see it on the big screen, visit the official website.
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multimedia / entertainment
Games
Monster Roll Cage - Idryonis Studios
Idryonis Studios use Terragen exclusively to create skyboxes
for Monster Roll Cage, an amusement park monster truck
simulation ride. The ride has full 360 degree movement on the pitch and roll axes. You can find
more information about the game, including screenshots, at its website.
Digital Illusions CE - multiple titles
Digital Illusions, creators of the award winning Battlefield 1942
series of games, have been using Terragen for their games since 1999, for sky and ground textures.
Terragen has been used in such games as Codename Eagle, Battlefield 1942, Battlefield Vietnam and
Battlefield : Modern Combat.
Ground Control 2 - trailer
Odd Nydrén used Terragen to create skies for the trailer
of the game Ground Control 2, from Massive Entertainment. Odd used Terragen's scripting capabilities
to render cubic skyboxes, which he later converted to spheres. You can view screenshots at his
site ( in the gallery ), and view the trailer at the Ground
Control 2 website.
Dragon Rage - 3DO, PlayStation 2
Max Ink Cafe used Terragen for backgrounds in the in-game
cinematic sequences.
Serious Sam and Serious Sam : The Second Encounter
- Croteam, Windows
Croteam used Terragen for the backgrounds/skyboxes in the popular Serious Sam and
Serious Sam : The Second Encounter games. Davor Hunski, lead designer/application programmer at Croteam, says that Terragen has no
competition when it comes to the final rendering output and ease of use. For SS:TSE, Croteam engaged the services of
Peter Kleiner. Peter has a
project page ( in German ) which has screenshots and
information about his work.
Formula 1 2000 - EA Sports, PlayStation 2
Terragen was used for the skyboxes in EA Sports
Formula 1 2000 for the PS 2.
E.ON MixPower - Flash online
Peter Kleiner used Terragen for a number of images for use in a Flash based online
game for one of the largest German energy companies, E.ON. Peter
has a project page ( in German ) which has screenshots and information
about his work.
Multimedia
Skillman Media - VRML
Skillman Media uses Terragen to generate environments for
immersive 3D VRML visualisations, mainly in the architectural field. Visit their website
for examples.
Jag Panzer - music DVD
Mark Briody used Terragen to render a flythrough of snowy mountains as an alternative to much more costly live
filming from a helicopter, used as part of a music video for US heavy metal band
Jag Panzer. Mark also used Terragen for the menu screen and cover graphics of
the DVD.
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content
Moving Skies - Animatools.com
Moving Skies from Animatools.com is a set of animated
panoramic skies rendered using Terragen. They are designed for use with architectural visualisations
as an alternative to static sky images, and are aimed at users of AccuRender
and coMOTION but should also be useful to users
of other applications.
SkyTimeLapse.com - stock footage
SkyTimeLapse.com sells time lapse stock footage with a natural theme. They've used Terragen to
render footage for their Computer Generated Worlds collection ( see the Digital Flight section ),
with footage based on DEMS of Crater Lake, the Grand Tetons and the Grand Canyon, with more to follow.
They've also used generated terrains for fictional locations. They can create custom clips.
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education
Cartography Lectures - Tim O'Donoghue
Some work of Tim O'Donoghue's has been incorporated into a series of Cartography
lecture slides for the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University,
Melbourne, Australia. The topic of the slides is "3D Terrain Visualisation" and they will be used in online learning
as well as on CDs for use by overseas students.
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print
Books
FUTURES 50 Years In Space : The Challenge of the Stars - David A. Hardy and Patrick Moore
Well known astronomical artist David Hardy used Terragen Mac to help create a number of images for
FUTURES 50 Years In Space, the book he co-authored with noted astronomer Patrick Moore. The book is
a look at how knowledge and conceptions of space have changed since the pair's first collaboration,
The Challenge of the Stars, was conceived in 1954. Varied and interesting art is matched with clear
and easy to digest descriptions of the scenes portrayed. David used Terragen renders for the basis of the
final images, which are considerably reworked in a more painterly style. The book is
published by Artists' and Photographers' Press Limited.
Getting Results series - Charlie Hills
Charlie Hills used Terragen for the covers of his two books, "Getting Results with VideoStudio 7"
and "Getting Results with MediaStudio Pro 7".
Worlds Beyond series - Ron Miller
Ron Miller used Terragen extensively for his Worlds Beyond series of books,
published by Millbrook Press. Worlds Beyond is a 10 book series about the Solar
System, covering the planets, the Sun, comets and meteors. You can see some sample images from the books
here.
Paysages 3D - Editions Eyrolles, France
French publisher Editions Eyrolles has a book called
"Paysages 3D",
about 3D landscapes, published as part of their "The Designer's Collection" series. The book
features nine workshops where nine different artists describe how they created their image. There are
three Terragen landscapes in the book, by the talented artists Luc Bianco, Olivier Cousinou and Jean-marc
Négroni.
Magazines
Please see our In the Media page for a more complete listing of Terragen usage in magazines.
3DWorld - Fraser Smith
Fraser Smith wrote a tutorial about Terragen's atmosphere settings which appeared in Issue 23 of 3DWorld magazine. He
also had two pictures in the exhibition section of Issue 21.
Newsweek - Chris Short
Chris Short has used Terragen for a couple of illustrations in
Newsweek, including the April 16 2001 cover and a two page spread in the December 6, 1999 issue.
New York Spirit - Chris Short
Chris Short has used Terragen for an illustration
in the New York Spirit magazine.
Various - Ron Miller
Ron Miller has used Terragen for illustrations in a number of magazines, including
Scientific American,
Natural History and
Analog.
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television
Music videos
Brandy, "What About Us?" from "Full Moon" - VFX by Base 2 Studios
Oliver Hotz, at Base 2 Studios, used Terragen for the landscape shots in the video
for Brandy's single "What About Us?". Elements from Maya and LightWave were composited with the Terragen landscapes to
create various worlds. Painted clouds were also composited with Terragen's clouds. More information and scenes from the video
can be found here.
Programs
Heart of Ice - CG by White Walls
Heart of Ice is a documentary about the late Sir Peter Blake's blakexpeditions expedition to Antarctica,
to do environmental assessment. White Walls used Terragen to create the sky backdrops and environment maps for a number of CG
sequences used in the program. Mans Bjorklund from White Walls mentioned that this was their very first use of Terragen,
which he thinks speaks well for it's ease of use and production value.
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