AndNow LLC Announces SmallBall Baseball, The Next Generation of Online Sports Fantasy Games.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers HALF MOON BAY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 13, 2001 AndNow LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control is pleased to announce SmallBall Baseball, an unusual massively multi-player sports fantasy game for the Internet. SmallBall Baseball is the first sports game A sports game is a computer or video game that simulates the playing of traditional sports. They are extremely popular, the genre including some of the best-selling games. to feature "living" players. AndNow's "Artificial Life" technology gives the virtual players emotion and allows them to grow and improve their abilities over time. The team owner forms a strong emotional bond with his or her team during a unique nurturing play-pattern that brings new meaning to online sports competition. Unlike typical fantasy sports A fantasy sport (also known as rotisserie, roto, or fairy-tale sport; or owner simulation) is a game where fantasy owners build a team that competes against other fantasy owners based on the statistics generated by individual players or teams of a professional sport. games, SmallBall games feature fully animated games and characters. Owners develop training strategies and decide when & who to play. This is a new approach to online Sports games. New owners are given a team of rookies to be named, dressed in a range of uniform colors, assigned as·sign tr.v. as·signed, as·sign·ing, as·signs 1. To set apart for a particular purpose; designate: assigned a day for the inspection. 2. player positions and TRAINED. The more the team trains, the better they play. Almost 40,000 teams are registered for SmallBall Baseball. An active user community creates their own leagues and clubs. The community is supported with message boards and live chat rooms. Regional groups form and meet to share SmallBall tips and stories. An international community is developing. All games are saved and can be reviewed by any other owner, giving a shared history to the sport. The SmallBall Hall of Fame and a bi-weekly newspaper extend this history, and provide context, owner-written articles, tips and results with SmallBall users. Although the basic game is FREE owners can purchase advanced add-ons such as the "Deluxe de·luxe also de luxe adj. Particularly elegant and luxurious; sumptuous: deluxe accommodations; a de luxe automobile. adv. Trainer" which gives owners the ability to set up training schedules for their players to follow. Future features include PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) A handheld computer for managing contacts, appointments and tasks. It typically includes a name and address database, calendar, to-do list and note taker, which are the functions in a personal information manager (see PIM). training, SMS (1) (Storage Management System) Software used to routinely back up and archive files. See HSM. (2) (Systems Management Server) Systems management software from Microsoft that runs on Windows NT Server. messaging, and even a GameBoy version. SmallBall Baseball is available now at http://www.SmallBall.com SmallBall Soccer is due to come out in 2nd quarter 2002. Other team sports will follow. |
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