Mirai is a 3D creation and editing suite available originally from Nichimen Graphics Corporation, later from Winged Edge Technologies, and currently from
Izware. The modeller uses the
winged edge
In computer graphics, the winged edge data structure is a way to represent polygon meshes in computer memory. It is a type of boundary representation and describes both the geometry and topology of a model. Three types of records are used: vert ...
data structure, is written in Common Lisp, and traces its lineage to the S-Geometry software from
Symbolics
Symbolics was a computer manufacturer Symbolics, Inc., and a privately held company that acquired the assets of the former company and continues to sell and maintain the Open Genera Lisp system and the Macsyma computer algebra system. .
[Symbolics' legacy in Mirai](_blank)
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/ref> It has been used primarily by game developers and high-end character animators—for example by Bay Raitt
Bay Leaf Raitt is an American digital modeler and animator. He has worked for Image Comics, providing computer-image modeling for Steve Oliff to use with "Spawn", "The Pitt", and "The Maxx". He later worked at Protozoa, providing 3D animation co ...
's facial morph targets for the Gollum character in ''The Lord of the Rings'' film trilogy.
See also
* N-World
N-World is a 3D graphics package developed by Nichimen Graphics in the 1990s, for Silicon Graphics and Windows NT workstations. Intended primarily for video game content creation, it has polygon modeling tools, 2D and 3D paint, scripting, color re ...
graphics software
* Wings 3D
Wings 3D is a free and open-source subdivision modeler inspired by Nendo and Mirai from Izware. Wings 3D is named after the winged-edge data structure it uses internally to store coordinate and adjacency data, and is commonly referred to by it ...
graphics software
References
External links
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The Two Towers: Face to Face with Gollum
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