Artifact Entertainment Commits to Intrinsic Graphics Development Platform for Next Release.Business Editors & High-Tech/Entertainment Writers MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2001 Artifact A distortion in an image or sound caused by a limitation or malfunction in the hardware or software. Artifacts may or may not be easily detectable. Under intense inspection, one might find artifacts all the time, but a few pixels out of balance or a few milliseconds of abnormal sound Entertainment, Inc., the developer of Horizons, the ambitious and highly anticipated Massive Multiplayer Online Game, selects Intrinsic Graphics' Alchemy alchemy (ăl`kəmē), ancient art of obscure origin that sought to transform base metals (e.g., lead) into silver and gold; forerunner of the science of chemistry. to support product development for online game titles Intrinsic Graphics(TM), Inc., the developer of the innovative Intrinsic Alchemy game development platform, announced today a licensing agreement that allows Artifact Entertainment, Inc. to utilize Intrinsic Graphics' Alchemy and provides Artifact Entertainment with technical support and training to permit the company to streamline and optimize optimize - optimisation its game development process. "Intrinsic Graphics' Alchemy provides us with a visually stunning solution that complements our internally developed technologies. By choosing Alchemy, our veteran developer staff is able to focus on providing compelling and feature rich game systems, which in the end will create a more exciting and fulfilling experience for our customers. Alchemy gives us the ability to have highly competitive graphics in an extremely competitive genre without the tremendous resources required to build a graphics technology foundation," said James Jones James Jones is the name of:
Under the terms of the agreement, Artifact Entertainment will license Intrinsic Graphics' Alchemy, allowing Artifact Entertainment to develop and deliver Massively Multiple Player Game (MMGP) titles for PCs. Intrinsic Graphics will also provide full technical backup, enabling Artifact Entertainment to customize and integrate its own title-specific technologies, ensuring that each game carries the creative innovation for which Artifact Entertainment is known. "It is great to see online game development embrace our platform," said T. Paul Thomas Paul Thomas (born Paul Anthony Thomas, 5 October 1980, Waldorf, Maryland, United States) is the bassist of the band, Good Charlotte. He started out on the guitar, but then a friend influenced him to play the bass guitar. , president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Intrinsic Graphics. "Dynamic, forward-thinking companies like Artifact are poised to lead the next wave of growth in the game industry backed by Alchemy, our comprehensive development platform. Video game development must begin to move toward a more efficient, streamlined and professional process for developing hit titles. Artifact is doing exactly that." About Intrinsic Graphics, Inc. Intrinsic Graphics provides developers and artists a powerful, more efficient way to create games, and to do it across multiple systems. The company's flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. , Intrinsic Alchemy, is a high-performance software platform for delivering real-time 3D applications on next generation game consoles See video game console. , personal computers, advanced TV set-top boxes The cable TV box that sits on "top" of the TV "set," although it is often located several feet away in an equipment rack. The set-top box descrambles the premium channels and provides a tuner for the higher cable numbers that very old TVs did not support. and future generation handheld devices. Backed by some of the world's leading gaming and graphics companies including Sony Computer Entertainment, Intrinsic Graphics is headquartered in Mountain View, with offices in Europe and Japan. For more information, visit the Intrinsic Graphics web site at http://www.intrinsic.com. About Artifact Entertainment, Inc.: Artifact Entertainment is dedicated to creating quality online entertainment environments using a monthly subscription model. Using advanced proprietary technology, proven design methods, mass-market appeal and the highest quality talent available, "Horizons" is one of the most ambitious and anticipated MMOG (Massively Multiuser Online Game) A game on the computer played by many people. Also called "massively multiplayer online" (MMO), an MMOG differs from a regular multiplayer game because its environment is perpetual. titles currently announced. "Horizons" is a subscription based interactive fantasy world that is simultaneously accessible by thousands of people in real-time. For more information, please visit http://www.artifact-entertainment.com/. Note to Editors: Intrinsic Graphics is a trademark of Intrinsic Graphics, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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