Ton Roosendaal | |
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.jpg) Roosendaal in 2018 | |
| Born | 20 March 1960 Netherlands |
| Occupation(s) | Software developer, film producer |
| Employer | Blender Institute |
| Known for | Creator of Blender Open-content projects, including Elephants Dream, Big Buck Bunny, Yo Frankie!, Sintel, and Tears of Steel |
| Title | Founder and Chairman, Blender Foundation |
Ton Roosendaal (Dutch: [tɔn ˈroːzə(n)ˌdaːl]; born 20 March 1960[1]) is a Dutch software developer and film producer. He is the original creator of the open-source 3D creation suite Blender and Traces[2] (an Amiga ray tracer which was the forerunner of Blender). He is also known as the founder and chairman of the Blender Foundation, and for pioneering large scale open-content projects. In 2007, he established the Blender Institute in Amsterdam, where he works on coordinating Blender development, publishing manuals and DVD training, and organizing 3D animation and game projects.
- ^ Bart Veldhuizen (20 March 2010). "Article: Happy Birthday Ton!". BlenderNation. Retrieved 20 March 2010.
- ^ Zgodziński, Piotr (19 March 2018). "Blender's prehistory - Traces on Commodore Amiga (1987–1991)". zgodzinski.com. Retrieved 18 March 2023.