▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁stars , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁database ▁of ▁real ▁stars , ▁and ▁with ▁the ▁novel ▁ability ▁to ▁navigate ▁around ▁and ▁fly ▁into ▁the ▁stars ▁at ▁greater ▁than ▁light ▁speed . ▁The ▁models ▁of ▁the ▁ships ▁were ▁compos ited ▁at op ▁the ▁star ▁fields . ▁These ▁star ▁fields ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁before ▁and ▁during ▁the ▁opening ▁cred its . ▁The ▁Evans ▁& ▁S uther land ▁team ▁also ▁produced ▁the ▁vector ▁graphics ▁tact ical ▁displays ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁Enter prise ▁and ▁the ▁sim ulator ▁bridge . ▁ ▁Among ▁the ▁film ' s ▁technical ▁achiev ements ▁was ▁cinema ' s ▁first ▁entirely ▁computer - generated ▁sequences , ▁both ▁the ▁star ▁fly - through ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁cred its , ▁and ▁IL M ' s ▁animation ▁for ▁the ▁demonstr ation ▁of ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁Gen esis ▁Device ▁on ▁a ▁bar ren ▁planet . ▁The ▁first ▁concept ▁for ▁the ▁shot ▁took ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁labor atory ▁demonstr ation , ▁where ▁a ▁rock ▁would ▁be ▁placed ▁in ▁a ▁chamber ▁and ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁flower . ▁Ve ille ux ▁suggested ▁the ▁sequence ' s ▁scope ▁be ▁expanded ▁to ▁show ▁the ▁Gen esis ▁effect ▁taking ▁over ▁a ▁planet . ▁While ▁Param ount ▁appreciated ▁the ▁more ▁dram atic ▁presentation , ▁they ▁also ▁wanted ▁the ▁simulation ▁to ▁be ▁more ▁impress ive ▁than ▁traditional ▁animation . ▁Having ▁seen ▁research ▁done ▁by ▁Lucas film ' s ▁Computer ▁Graphics ▁group , ▁Ve ille ux ▁offered ▁them ▁the ▁task . ▁Int rodu cing ▁the ▁novel ▁technique ▁of ▁particle ▁systems ▁for ▁the ▁si