About Us

Starting in 2008, the motivation for LightUp grew out of the desire to bring together the fast workflow of Google SketchUp (now Trimble SketchUp), with cutting-edge realtime lighting technology. With all this working within the SketchUp Window with familiar SketchUp Tools. The key focus is fast workflow, simple to use, high quality realtime lighting.

• Interior design / Set design
• Movie pre-production and production
• Video game asset creation
• Solar analysis

The main developer of LightUp is Adam Billyard who has been involved in 3D graphics for over 25 years. Prior to starting LightUp, Adam was co-founder of Criterion Software which revolutionized aspects of the video games industry production process. He has been involved in video game development for many years - his first published game was with Atari in 1983.

LightUp is developed in Brighton, UK which is on the sunny south coast of England - no really, we do get some sun!

Here is an online biography of stuff I've been involved in: Wikitia: Adam Billyard