3dvillage Graduates To eLearning Solutions; Leading 3D Applications Provider Teams Up With Premier e-Learning Company To Deliver Interactive 3D Courseware.Business Editors, High Tech Writers CARY, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2001 3dvillage, a rich 3D media Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the company, today announced an extensive partnership with Periscope periscope (pĕr`ĭskōp) [Gr.,=view around], instrument to enable a person to see objects not in his direct line of vision or concealed by some intervening body. Its essential parts are a tube, prisms, lenses, mirrors, and an eyepiece. 3, an industry leader in delivering interactive e-learning solutions to working professionals. This new joint development effort will combine Periscope3's world-class subject matter and instructional design Instructional design is the practice of arranging media (communication technology) and content to help learners and teachers transfer knowledge most effectively. The process consists broadly of determining the current state of learner understanding, defining the end goal of expertise with 3dvillage's leading-edge 3D media technologies to create a "Hands-On" lab learning experience delivered over the Web or through CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). . Starting today, students will be able to experience rich, immersive classroom instruction at the touch of a button from any web-connected PC. "Periscope3 is delighted to join forces with 3dvillage in our effort to bring hands-on experiences to the e-learning space," said Scott Kingsley, Periscope3's President. "This new partnership will enable us to provide students with an interactive learning experience that is unsurpassed in the industry today." To demonstrate some of their new courseware Educational software. See CBT and OpenCourseWare. (application) courseware - Programs and data used in Computer-Based Training. offerings, 3dvillage and Periscope3 showcased a recently completed 3D training module created for the upcoming "Introduction to Networking" course, a product offering from Periscope3 for the IT professional market. This course marks the first in a series of several planned projects between the two companies. The product is deliverable over the Internet or on CD-ROM and also runs on wireless handheld devices like the PocketPC. "3dvillage is very proud to have Periscope3 as our IT Training partner. We will be announcing similar partnerships in other eLearning fields very soon," added Richard Boyd Richard Boyd (Ph.D. MIT 1970) is a philosopher who has spent most of his career at Cornell University, though he also taught briefly at Harvard University and the University of Michigan. He is well known in philosophy of science circles as a realist. , 3dvillage's Founder, President and Chief Executive Officer. About 3DVILLAGE 3dvillage is a rich 3D media company developing applications for the real estate, travel, city guide and e-Learning markets. 3dvillage has extensive experience in the integration of rich, interactive 3D media with existing business applications. By partnering with companies who are already successful in their target market segments, 3dvillage creates applications with unprecedented visual interactivity that are easy to update and less costly to deliver than traditional media on a wide variety of platforms including the Internet and wireless devices. Located at 114 MacKenan Drive, Suite 100 in Cary, North Carolina Cary is the second largest municipality in Wake County, North Carolina and the third largest municipality in The Triangle (North Carolina) behind Raleigh and Durham. It is the seventh largest municipality in North Carolina. , 3dvillage is headquartered about 18 miles Southeast of the world-renowned Research Triangle Park Research Triangle Park, research, business, medical, and educational complex situated in central North Carolina. It has an area of 6,900 acres (2,795 hectares) and is 8 × 2 mi (13 × 3 km) in size. Named for the triangle formed by Duke Univ. , NC. For additional information on 3dvillage please see http://www.3dvillage.com. About PERISCOPE3 Periscope3 is an IT training company that creates and delivers interactive "hands-on" e-Learning courses. Using the latest 3D graphic technology, delivery methods and instructional design, Periscope3 delivers the most interactive learning experience available, an approach that surpasses other competing e-learning technologies. Periscope3's cost-effective training solutions help business more effectively train salespeople sales·peo·ple pl.n. Persons who are employed to sell merchandise in a store or in a designated territory. , IT technicians, channel partners and end-users while cutting training expenses by creating a more successful learning environment while cutting overall training expenses. Periscope3 is located at 114 Edinburgh South Edinburgh South may refer to:
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