Axial Systems Unveils Industry's Fastest VRML 2.0 Technology; Demonstrates Doom Scenes Playing at "Game Speed"; Will License Browser Technology to Software Developers.NEW ORLEANS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 7, 1996--Axial Systems, Inc. announced today the first 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. 2.0 (Virtual Reality Modeling Language (virtual reality, language) Virtual Reality Modeling Language - (VRML) A draft specification for the design and implementation of a platform-independent language for virtual reality scene description. VRML 1.0 was released on 1995-05-26. http://vrml.org/. Wired. ) browser fast enough to play Doom scenes at "game speed" without hardware acceleration In computing, hardware acceleration is the use of hardware to perform some function faster than is possible in software running on the normal (general purpose) CPU. Examples of hardware acceleration include blitting acceleration functionality in graphics processing units (GPUs) and . The company unveiled its Axial Flyer browser technology in a demonstration at the VRML Birds of a Feather Birds Of a Feather - (BOF) (From the saying "Birds of a feather flock together") An informal discussion group, scheduled on a conference program or formed ad hoc, to consider a specific issue or subject. meeting at SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics, www.siggraph.org) The arm of the ACM that specializes in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Providing publications, workshops and conferences, it has served technicians and researchers as well as the artist and business community . VRML 2.0 is the standard for interactive 3D animation descriptions over the World Wide Web. Axial will license its Axial Flyer toolkit to tool and content developers who are creating viewers for multi-user chat, on-line games and information access applications that play VRML 2.0 files. The toolkit consists of a VRML 2.0 compliant engine, a real-time 3D scene manager and a high-speed scan line A horizontal line (a row) in a video frame. Camcorders sense image frames a line at a time, and display systems create images a line at a time. The scan lines are the vertical resolution of the system; for example, an NTSC TV signal uses 525 lines, 480 of which contain image data renderer with sample source code for creating Netscape Navigator An earlier Web browser for Windows, Macintosh and X Windows from Netscape that provided secure transmission over the Internet. Soon after its introduction in 1994, Navigator, or just "Netscape," as it was commonly called, quickly became the leading browser on the Web. plug-ins and Active-X controls. John Ison, president and chief executive officer, Axial Systems, Inc., said, "Killer content will make VRML successful. We believe that hot entertainment titles like Id Software's Doom and Quake will be the force that drives VRML onto the desktop. We are pleased to be the first company to show the industry that a high level of performance can be achieved now." Mark Pesce Mark Pesce, (December 8, 1962, in Everett, Massachusetts) (pronounced [ˈpɛʃi]) one of the early pioneers in Virtual Reality is a writer, researcher and teacher. , co-creator of VRML, said, "Axial has shown that VRML 2.0 can be fast, efficient and beautiful. For gaming and interactive simulations, the Axial Flyer toolkit is an excellent 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 ." Alan Wootton, chief technology officer, Axial Systems, Inc., added, "Axial's browser technology is a top-to-bottom VRML 2.0 solution optimized for the fast playback of interactive 3D animation typically found in today's 3D chat and game content. Our goal is to provide smooth animation of fully texture-mapped scenes on average multimedia personal computers. Content providers will be especially pleased with how our intelligent scene manager optimizes rendering performance, and how our rendering technology handles any size of texture map without scaling." The Axial Flyer toolkit will be available for download and licensing in September, 1996. For more information, please contact Harry Vitelli at Axial, 408/996-3100, x107 or harry@axial.com. Axial Systems, Inc. Axial was established to develop VRML 2.0 (Moving Worlds) software tools for a new genre of Internet content and user experience based on interactive 3D animation. Axial's products are designed for Web site designers, multimedia content producers, 2D and 3D animators and game developers. These interactive media professionals, along with Axial, are defining the next generation of World Wide Web-based entertainment, education, training, data visualization and advertising. The privately-held company was founded in February 1996 and can be reached at 12901 Saratoga Avenue, Suite 4, Saratoga, Calif., 95070; Tel: 408/996-3100; Fax: 408/996-3381. Corporate and employment information can be found at http://www.axial.com. CONTACT: Axial Systems, Inc. Harry Vitelli, 408/996-3100 E-mail: harry@axial.com or Cole Communications Calisa Cole, 415/324-3152 E-mail: calisa@aol.com |
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