Atari Games chooses Multigen to enhance gaming experience; GameGen II and MultiGen II Pro used in creation of SF RUSH.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 28, 1997--MultiGen, Inc., the leader in realtime 3D authoring software, today announced that MultiGen's family of tools is a core technology of Atari Games Atari Games Corporation was an American producer of arcade games, and originally part of Atari Inc. History When, in 1984, Warner Communications sold the Atari Consumer division of Atari Inc. and their new PC game, San Francisco RUSH San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing (also known as San Francisco Rush and Rush) is an arcade racing game set in San Francisco, California. Extreme Racing. Tools used for the game include: GameGen II and MultiGen II Pro with the Road Tools Option. This is the fifth title announced by Atari Games that was developed using GameGen II, once again proving that it is the only 3D software which allows for multi-platform development along with the use of an Open Flight Format. SF RUSH has been available in arcades since November 1996 and will be released for the PC and Playstations in third quarter 1997. SF RUSH offers the excitement and challenge of racing up and down the scenic, air-catching hills of San Francisco. Using realistic landmarks from this famous city, players feel the "rush" of driving up and down the steep hills and over the Golden Gate Bridge Golden Gate Bridge, across the Golden Gate from San Francisco to Marin Co., W Calif.; built 1933–37. Its overall length is 9,266 ft (2,824 m); its main span across the strait, 4,200 ft (1,280 m), is one of the longest bridges in the world. Joseph B. . Many of the city's world-renowned locations have been 3D modeled and photographed to create one of the best "virtual tours" of the city. "Atari Games' innovative development of SF RUSH puts them at the forefront of the coin-op and the PC industry," said Vince Robinson, entertainment market manager for MultiGen, Inc. "Arcade players will not only enjoy more realistic and immersive game play, they will get to do so more often because Atari Games can bring new titles to market faster using MultiGen's tools." At the heart of the game are many creative elements of realism that will make SF RUSH a mega-hit with players around the world. These include a variety of car choices, each with unique handling characteristics and exciting race course shortcuts See Win Shortcuts. . In this spirit of realism, they provide the standard player options, including optional automatic or 4-speed manual transmission. Players who demand the greatest racing challenge can select a clutch pedal that responds like a real clutch when the Extreme cars are selected. To round out the sensory experience, realistic audio effects include explosions, collisions, and crashes punctuated by an 8-inch woofer (jargon) woofer - (University of Waterloo) Some varieties of wide paper for printers have a perforation 8.5 inches from the left margin that allows the 3.5 inch excess on the right-hand side to be torn off when the print format is 80 columns or less wide. placed in the seat. There is also a six song player-selectable soundtrack available at the touch of a button. "MultiGen's software enables SF RUSH to combine a level of realism and racing excitement superior to any other driving game," said Bill Hindorf, vice president of consumer product development at Atari Games. "A player taking the road won't know the difference between our RUSH game and the real thing." MultiGen's Technology MultiGen, Inc. and the GameGen II authoring environment provide users with the best in realtime 3D environments. The foundation of GameGenII is the OpenFlight format. This logical Scene Description Database format contains the optimal data types, structure and logic critical to performance and interactivity. OpenFlight contains organizational features for spatially grouping, ordering and prioritizing your world for optimum realtime computing. OpenFlight's structure can be tuned for different culling culling removal of inferior animals from a group of breeding stock. The removal is premature, i.e. before completion of its life span, disposal of an animal from a herd or other group. methodologies such as Z-buffer, Binary Separating Plane (BSP BSP Bromsulphalein, a dye used in the study of liver function. See also sulfobromophthalein clearance test. ) trees or Fix listing. OpenFlight's memory saving techniques, like model instancing and visual property palettes, are crucial to squeezing the last bit into tight memory budgets. OpenFlight can help maximize graphics performance using LOD Lod (lōd), city (1994 pop. 51,200), central Israel. It is also known as Lydda. Its manufactures include paper products, chemicals, oil products, electronic equipment, processed food, and cigarettes. , model morphing and culling volume control. OpenFlight has the power to support dynamic effects and event logic with degrees of freedom, state switching, collision volumes, flipbook flip·book n. A small book consisting of a series of images that give the illusion of continuous movement when the edges of the pages are flipped quickly. animations and linkages. For more information about MultiGen, Inc., GameGen II and OpenFlight, see the company's website at http://www.multigen.com . The Companies Atari Games is a developer, marketer, licensor and publisher of coin-operated amusement games under the Atari Games name, and is not related to Atari Corporation, the manufacturer of the Jaguar home game system. Atari Games is known for creating such classic arcade games as Asteroids This is a list of numbered minor planets, nearly all of them asteroids, in sequential order. As of late September 2007 there are 164,612 numbered minor planets, and many more not yet numbered. Most asteroids are ordinary and not particularly noteworthy. , Centipede centipede, common name for members of a single class, Chilopoda, of the phylum Arthropoda. Centipedes are the most familiar of the myriapodous arthropods, which consist of five groups of arthropods that had a separate origin from other arthropods. , Missile Command, Gauntlet, Primal Rage, Area 51, and the granddaddy of them all, Pong (games) Pong - A computer game invented in 1972 by Atari's Nolan Bushnell. The game is a minimalist rendering of table tennis. Each of the two players are represented as a white slab, controllable by a knob, which deflects a bouncing ball. . Atari Games is an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of Midway Games, Inc. For more information on SF RUSH, contact an authorized distributor or call Atari Games at 408/434-3700, fax 408/434-3776. MultiGen Inc., founded in 1986, is the leading supplier of realtime 3D authoring software for visual simulation, entertainment and CAD visualization applications. Its products, including MultiGen II, GameGen II and SmartScene are used to create 3D objects and scenes used in realtime applications for non-immersive and immersive environments. Headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , the company markets its products worldwide directly, through a network of distributors and VARs, and via partnerships with leading computing and realtime simulation companies. Major entertainment developers using the software include: Nintendo Company Ltd., Disney Imagineering, Sony Interactive Entertainment, RARE, Ltd., and SingleTrac Entertainment Technology. -0- Note to Editors: MultiGen and OpenFlight are registered trademarks and GameGen and SmartScene are trademarks of MultiGen, Inc. All other trademarks mentioned herein are property of their respective companies. CONTACT: MultiGen Inc. Chris Stocker, 408/261-4100 cstocker@multigen.com http://www.multigen.com OR Brodeur Porter Novelli Derek Perez,408/324-4848 dperez@brodeur.com OR Atari Games Mary Fujihara, 408/434-3748 fujihara@agames.com |
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