Peter Eastman is the lead developer of the free application and creator of other software titles such as the interactive fiction game, Episode in the Life of an Artist.

Peter has a Ph.D. in Applied Physics and did graduate research in developing algorithms to simulate protein molecules. He is currently employed as a programmer, creating data analysis software for use by biologists.

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art_of_illusion is a software package used for 3D modeling, texturing, ray tracing, and otherwise rendering computer generated imagery stills or animations (movies).

The goal of is to provide powerful 3D modeling tools with a user interface that improves on those found in other 3D software packages. Though its interface is simple, contains many features found in high-end commercial graphics software. Some of its features, like the use of online repositories and a built-in downloading tool for installing extensions, are not found in similar proprietary software.

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