Exodyssey: Visual Development of an Epic Adventure by Steambot Studios

From Steambot Studios, the cutting edge team of digital artists and concept designers who are currently working on the hotly anticipated blockbuster "Tron 2", comes "Exodyssey", a stunning 'art of' book which acts as an introduction to an epic new sci-fi saga, set in a brilliantly realised future world. It's not a movie or a video game...yet! Mixing character and vehicle designs with fully painted 'production art'-style visuals of environments, from a polluted future Earth to the Moon, Mars, and beyond into deep space and the mysterious planet code-named 'Samhuinn', the book outlines the voyage of Harry, a highly gifted engineer, and his dysfunctional team of followers, as they escape an evil empire and make first contact with extra-terrestrial life. Steambot Studios is a collective of five digital artists working in the world of visual Entertainment, whether it be films, TV or video games. Vyle (David Levy), Viag (Nicola: Ferrandi), Barontieri (Thierry Doizon), Feerik (Joel Dos Reis Viegas) and Rainart (Sebastien Larroude) have worked for, amongst others, Walt Disney Imagineering, EA, Eidos, Hasbro and Activision. They are based in Montreal, and this is their first book.

David Levy is an internationally recognized expert on artificial intelligence. He is president of the International Com-puter Games Association and in 1997 led the team that won the Loebner Prize--the world championship for conversational computer software. In 2006 he became the first person ever to present papers on intimate relationships with robotic partners at an international conference. He is also the author of ""Robots Unlimited"". Levy lives in London with his wife, Christine, and their cat.

Steambot Studios is a collective of five digital artists - David Levy, Nicolas Ferrand, Thierry Doizon, Joel Dos Reis Viegas, and Sebastien Larroude - working in the world of visual entertainment. The label is based in Montreal, Canada, and benefits from 10 years quality experience.