Big Stage Entertainment Announces 'Portable You' Program; Opens Use of Proprietary 3-D Facial Modeling System to Partners.Virtual World Companies Icarus Studios and The Venue Network Integrate PortableYou For Realistic 3-D Avatar Creation LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Big Stage Entertainment, Inc., a media technology company that lets consumers project themselves photo-realistically into the digital realm, is opening its proprietary 3-D facial modeling system to third parties for seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. into video games See video game console. , virtual worlds, Web sites, mobile apps, kiosk-based systems and more. This new program, called PortableYou(TM), enables any third party to offer a consumer experience that features an animated, 3-D likeness of a user to enhance everything from entertainment to communications and retail. A key feature of PortableYou is the ability for partners to enable their own users to easily create a sophisticated 3-D model of their face for free. Through the PortableYou system, realistic facial models can be created in less than two minutes using one to three photos taken with a standard digital camera. Core components of the PortableYou system will include APIs, code samples, methods and reference libraries. "By offering a powerful, unified system for the integration of a realistically animated 3-D version of yourself into your digital life, PortableYou has the potential to revolutionize how we both entertain ourselves and communicate through digital media," said Phil Ressler, Big Stage Entertainment 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. . "With the high level of personalization that PortableYou makes possible, digital media can evolve to truly reflect who we are in the real world, whether through life-like extension or alter ego A doctrine used by the courts to ignore the corporate status of a group of stockholders, officers, and directors of a corporation in reference to their limited liability so that they may be held personally liable for their actions when they have acted fraudulently or unjustly or when fantasy. Faces are fundamental to human communication and adding recognizable, animated avatars to an application changes it fundamentally." First Virtual Worlds to Integrate PortableYou White label virtual world developer, Icarus Studios, and virtual conferencing company, The Venue Network (TVN TVN Televisión Nacional de Chile (Chilean official TV network) TVN Televisora Nacional (Panamanian TV Network) TVN Total Volatile Nitrogen TVN Telewizja Nowa (Polish TV network) ) will be using PortableYou to add realistic, animated avatar creation capabilities to their offerings so users can insert their own faces onto their 3-D digital representative used in virtual worlds. Icarus Studios is a leading provider of white label massively multi-player online games, virtual worlds and serious games for major entertainment, corporate and government clients. Icarus Studios is integrating PortableYou with its technology platform to allow users to easily build avatars that look just like them for use in its games and virtual environments. "Given the complexity of human faces, developing high-fidelity, realistic facial construction systems for avatars is incredibly costly and requires highly specialized skill sets," said James Hettinger CEO, Icarus Studios. "PortableYou offers an easy and cost-effective way for us to integrate sophisticated cloning capabilities into the virtual worlds we create. Our clients are very excited that their users can now create accurate virtual representations of themselves for use in their worlds, at development costs that generate significant ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). for incorporating the innovation in user experience that the PortableYou system make possible." The Venue Network is integrating PortableYou technology into its 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. , VenueGen, which is scheduled to launch in early 2009. Currently in beta, VenueGen is a browser-based application that enables users to quickly create and customize on-demand virtual events and drag 2D content such as Adobe Flash and Microsoft PowerPoint directly into the 3D gathering. The Venue Network is using PortableYou to enable its users to create a personalized avatar for educational and corporate functions by simply uploading a photo of a user's face taken with a standard digital camera. VenueGen users' avatars will be recognizable on sight complete with facial expressions facial expression, n the use of the facial muscles to communicate or to convey mood. and lip synchronization Noun 1. lip synchronization - combining audio and video recording in such a way that the sound is perfectly synchronized with the action that produced it; especially synchronizing the movements of a speaker's lips with the sound of his speech . "Many companies are currently evaluating virtual 3D conferencing as an alternative to costly real-world events and as a more personal, immersive and engaging experience than what 2D Web conferencing A videoconferencing session via the Internet. In order to interact with other participants, attendees use either a Web application or an application downloaded into their client machines. tools can provide," said David Gardner David Gardner is one of the three founders of The Motley Fool. He is currently co-chairman of the board. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on a Morehead-Cain Scholarship. , CEO of The Venue Network. "The incredible fidelity and simplicity of this technology were the critical factors in The Venue Network's selection of PortableYou." About Big Stage Entertainment, Inc. Big Stage Entertainment, Inc. is a media technology company that enables the projection of self into the digital realm. With Big Stage Entertainment products and services, accessible at BigStage.com, consumers can create a fully photorealistic Having the image quality of a photograph. , 3-D, animated @ctor to represent themselves in online communities and insert themselves in digital media, including video clips, flip movies and still images. Big Stage @ctors can also participate in games and entertainment on the Web and mobile handsets. At BigStage.com, anyone can generate a free, animated 3-D @ctor by uploading digital photos of their face for instant placement throughout the digital landscape. It's The Digital You[TM]. Using Big Stage Entertainment's BackStage product, business clients and partners can create interactive experiences under their own brands that allow consumers to create @ctors and engage with those brands through personalization of creative content and messaging via video games, mobile devices and on-location kiosks. Big Stage Entertainment's B2B (Business to Business) Refers to one business communicating with or selling to another. See B2B e-commerce, B2C and B2G. B2B - business to business solutions are the premier vehicles for powering personalized, participative media. Headquartered in South Pasadena South Pasadena (păs'ədē`nə), city (1990 pop. 23,936), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1888. Medical supplies, clothing, and transportation and electronic equipment are manufactured. , CA, Big Stage Entertainment investors include Mission Ventures, Selby Ventures and Tech Coast Angels. For more information, please visit www.bigstage.com. About Icarus Studios Icarus Studios is a leading provider of white label massively multi-player online games, virtual worlds, and serious games for major entertainment, corporate, and government clients. Icarus Studios provides its partners a total solution that includes design and content production, monetization, customer support, hosting, and a tightly integrated technology platform. The Icarus technology platform was built from the ground-up on industry standards to accelerate time to market, reduce development and running costs running costs npl [of business] → gastos mpl corrientes [of car] → gastos mpl de mantenimiento running costs npl [of business , and enable new revenue streams through 3D, Web, Flash, and mobile user experiences. Icarus Studios is a North Carolina-based company with over 100 experienced professionals and an executive team with over twenty years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. each in entertainment, gaming, and business. About The Venue Network The Venue Network, Inc. is a new media company that provides on-demand virtual venues where presenters can share their content and customize unique event experiences for online attendees. TVN is the next generation of 3D technology designed and built for the specific purpose of equipping virtual presenters with powerful and intuitive communication capabilities and reach. Through the use of avatars, TVN enables companies and individuals to virtually and realistically share their knowledge, interests and passions together unhindered unhindered Adjective not prevented or obstructed: unhindered access Adverb without being prevented or obstructed: he was able to go about his work unhindered by distance, time and impractical costs. TVN empowers an online community of intellectually curious individuals to create immersive and interactive learning, collaborative, social and entertainment experiences. Legal Disclaimer: @ctor, BackStage and PortableYou are trademarks or registered trademarks of Big Stage Entertainment, Inc. All other trademarks or trade names mentioned are the property of their respective owners. |
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