Euclideon & Unlimited Detail - Bruce Dell Interview

Euclideon, a small company consisting of 9 people in Brisbane Australia, was in the news again in early August 2011 after having released a demo video of it Unlimited Detail Technology to give its fans a one year update. This video received almost 2 million views in the first 4 days and generated a lot of questions.

Euclideon is a very secretive company that normally declines interviews. Recently though, public outcry for it to respond to its critics has been so great that Euclideon kindly agreed to an exclusive interview with [H]ardOCP.

[H]ardOCP is proud to present this full feature video, behind-the-scenes interview with Bruce Dell, the founder and CEO of Euclideon, and the original creator Unlimited Detail technology.

John Gatt interview's Bruce Dell for a full look into the past, present, and future of Euclideon and the Unlimited Detail technology.

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[coyotech]

wow these two still at it in comments. You guys need to have some angry sex or something.

[Robushko]

No, uneducated people are those who believe that tech is developed over night - the reality is that it can take years if not decades. Additionally, you fail to consider the power of current hardware.

It is obvious to me that you can't even see the irony in your own words "nobody cares" - and yet here you are, obsessed about it.

Stop being a childish troll that has nothing better to do than insult anyone who shares a conflicting opinion, or fact, over the internet.

[hombacom]

It's uneducated people that don't understand that software is limited by hardware. Also, Bruce try to sell "more details" but totally leave out the cost of storage and time to actually produce it, therefor he showcases half-made point clouds year after year. Nobody in game industry cares. Bruce has talked about point clouds for years, but nobody care, it's only useful in the geospatial industry. You just think it sounds more exciting with conspiracies and secret tech.

[Robushko]

Bragging? I would define it more as clever marketing. He received a lot of attention, both positive and negative. Negative responses = fear of the unknown...but face it, change is imminent. The gaming industry - game budgets are too high to sustain, and definitely needs to change or else it will collapse.

Question: Would you share anything unless it was finished, or would you risk potential leaks or large competition copying the code and essentially taking your profits? Wouldn't think so...

[hombacom]

And you don't see that Bruce is still bragging, don't share any details and that nobody has said he is important for any industry. Because a company get a grant doesn't mean they are successful. You can always have that excuse; they are secret and doesn't need to share anything.

[Robushko]

Based on your responses to me, I can clearly see that you have no idea how technology is developed because you don't appreciate the time and complexity of it - nor do you appreciate that such a small company takes time out of their busy schedule to show us anything at all. The Australian government gave them a grant to develop the tech for multiple industries - and you expect them to have either shown everything by now? Since they haven't, you assume they cannot deliver on their promises. 

[hombacom]

"will most likely be made in far less time than right now" Haha Euclideon release videos like once per year. Artists need great tools to edit in realtime, convert to a proprietary format by an australian company doesn't solve anything. They were hyped 2011 and now it's 2013.

[Robushko]

Controversy or not - he has shown that it works...it will be revolutionary for games, especially since laser scanned objects are impossible for games - not to mention that games will most likely be made in far less time than right now...and indie developers will be able to make great games themselves. The possibilities are endless, and I will wait patiently...

[Adrian Stein]

This guy sounds like a bad salesman

[hombacom]

That's the funny thing, you say "does not have to do any updates". It's not the world that saying that UD is important or will change the future. Bruce popped up from nowhere years ago and said it was revolutionary, ground-breaking, had unlimited possibilities etc. That arrogance created the controversy. Simple as that.