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Arete Entertainment, Inc., established in 1996, specializes in providing 3D computer graphics software for photo-realistic simulation and rendering of natural environments and pyrotechnic FX to the entertainment/visual FX industry. Aret¡§¦ Entertainment?s simulation and rendering products are available across a broad range of graphics platforms including Maya, Softimage|3D Extreme, LightWave, 3D Studio Max, Electric Image Universe Animator, and After Effects.

Arete Entertainment?s software products have won numerous industry awards and have been used to generate digital imagery for many feature films such as Castaway, Titanic, Deep Blue Sea, The Truman Show, and Pearl Harbor.

Arete Entertainment also offers Digital GameWare API, a middleware solution for adding real-time natural FX to game environments.