'LEGO Creator' Developed by Superscape for Lego Media International.SANTA CLARA Santa Clara, city, Cuba Santa Clara (sän`tä klä`rä), city (1994 est. pop. 217,000), capital of Villa Clara prov., central Cuba. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 1998--Under the terms of an agreement with an initial value of (pound)500,000 ($800,000), interactive 3D software company, Superscape, is developing an innovative new product for LEGO Media International (LMI LMI Labor Market Information LMI Local Management Interface LMI Logistics Management Institute LMI Linear Matrix Inequality LMI Legemiddelindustriforeningen (Norway) LMI Low to Moderate Income LMI Lender's Mortgage Insurance ), which was previewed at the world-renowned E3 exhibition in the USA at the end of May, and will be on the shelves in time for Christmas. Entitled LEGO Creator Lego Creator is a computer game for the PC that involves building with virtual Lego elements. The game has no missions, objectives, challenges, or money constraints. , the new title is part of LEGO Media's LEGO Constructive range, and is based on LEGO SYSTEM Town. It provides children with their first opportunity to build, navigate, explore and play with 3D LEGO bricks in a PC-based virtual environment. The virtual universe enables children to build complete models within their own selected LEGO world. By using the PC as a construction tool, children have endless possibilities to extend what they can do with real bricks. For the first time, children can get right inside and explore the LEGO constructions they create. Mark Livingstone, Worldwide Managing Director of LEGO Media International: "Technology is making a huge impact on the playing patterns and expectations of children, who remain the starting point Noun 1. starting point - earliest limiting point terminus a quo commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the and goal for all our activities. In Superscape, we have found a development partner not only with cutting edge technology, but with the expertise and enthusiasm to help us create what I believe will be an outstanding new title for LMI." LEGO Media's first PC-based venture, LEGO Island LEGO Island is an adventure computer game, the first in the LEGO series. It is a non-linear first person style video game where players get free roam and customizability of the island. Players can build and use a helicopter, a race car, jet ski, and a dune buggy. , was launched in October 1997 and achieved chart-topping success. Following in its footsteps, the company's next three titles are LEGO Creator, LEGO Chess Lego Chess is a computer chess simulation game using Lego minifigures for chess pieces. Game modes Story mode In story mode, the player can pick either a western or pirates theme. and LEGO Loco Lego Loco is a Lego-branded children's computer game for the Microsoft Windows platform. It is a simple open-ended construction game with a slight emphasis on Rail Transport. The aim of the game is to construct a town in which Lego people can live in. . Ian Andrew, President of Superscape Limited said: "Our work with LEGO Media International represents a major development for the company and the opportunity to work in partnership with a world-leading toy manufacturer. The marketplace for interactive 3D software will be given a significant boost by LEGO Media International's adoption of and commitment to this exciting technology." LEGO Creator will be available for Windows 95 CD ROM. -0- Maggie Templeman (Marketing Director) 3945 Freedom Circle, Suite 1000 Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Telephone: 408/969-0535 Fax: 408/969-0510 email: mtempleman@us.superscape.com Jeff James (North American PR Manager) LEGO Media International, Inc Telephone: 860/763-6898 Fax: 860/749-9096 email: jeff_james@legomedia.com April Castle (Media Relations Europe) Cromwell House, Bartley Wood Business Park Hook, Hampshire RG27 9XA UK Telephone: + 44 (0)1256 745745 Fax: + 44 (0)1256 745777 email: acastle@superscape.com Jo Gottschalk (European PR Manager) LEGO Media International Telephone: +44(0)181 600 7000 Fax: +44(0)181 600 7201 email: joanna_gottschalk@legomedia.com -0- Notes for editors: LEGO Media International was established in 1996 with worldwide headquarters in Hammersmith, London. The company is responsible for the development, publishing and marketing of media products for children between the ages of two and sixteen. As part of the LEGO Group, LEGO Media International has access to unique brand recognition afforded by the LEGO Group was well as its strong marketing and distribution power in the children's market. LEGO Media International is led by a strong senior management team of talented interactive media industry professionals and experienced managers from the LEGO Group. LEGO Media International is a separate limited company in the UK and an incorporated company in the US. For more information, visit The LEGO Group Web site (www.lego.com). Superscape develops and publishes interactive 3D authoring software for the World Wide Web and standalone 3D applications. The company also publishes the world's fastest web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. , Viscape, and provides 3D content creation services through two dedicated project teams. Superscape VR plc was founded in 1983 by Ian Andrew, has US headquarters in Santa Clara, California Santa Clara, California (IPA: /ˌsæntəˈklærə/) , founded in 1777 and incorporated in 1852, is a city in Santa Clara County, in the U.S. state of California. and is traded on the London Stock Exchange London Stock Exchange London marketplace for securities. It was formed in 1773 by a group of stockbrokers who had been doing business informally in local coffeehouses. . The company employs eighty staff and has software installed in more than thirty countries worldwide, for clients including Microsoft, Intel, CompuServe, Nortel, Motorola and Land Rover. The Superscape family of 3D authoring products includes: Do 3D, a fun, easy to use home-creativity product for building interactive 3D environments. 3D Webmaster, designed for professional Webmasters and developers, for the creation of interactive 3D Web sites and for adding 3D pages to existing 2D sites Superscape VRT VRT Vita Radio Transport (communications standard / protocol) VRT Virus Removal Tools VRT Vehicle Registration Tax VRT Vehicle Reg Tax VRT Voltage Reduction Technology (Intel Corp) , currently in release 5, the company's award winning authoring software for the enterprise marketplace. Superscape supports both the 3D Internet formats VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) A 3D graphics language used on the Web. After downloading a VRML page, its contents can be viewed, rotated and manipulated. Simulated rooms can be "walked into." The VRML viewer is launched from within the Web browser. and SVR Noun 1. SVR - Russia's intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and . Superscape also pioneered and sponsors the Virtual World Wide Web, an expanding network of over 500 independently owned 3D Web pages. For more information, visit the Superscape Web site (www.superscape.com) and the Virtual World Wide Web (vwww.com). -0- Intel and Pentium are the registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.
CONTACT: Superscape
Maggie Templeman, 408/969-0535 (Marketing Director)
email: mtempleman@us.superscape.com
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