E3Expo/"Big Brother" Is Watching as MediaX Corp. Debuts Real-Time 3-D Gaming Title Based on George Orwell's Literary Work.ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 1998--MediaX Corp. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :MXMX), award-winning developer and publisher of multimedia educational and entertainment software, Thursday announced the preview of its upcoming late-summer/early-fall release "Big Brother," based on the classic novel "1984," by George Orwell Noun 1. George Orwell - imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950) Eric Arthur Blair, Eric Blair, Orwell . "MediaX is happy to transition this classic story and vision of suspense SUSPENSE. When a rent, profit a prendre, and the like, are, in consequence of the unity of possession of the rent, &c., of the land out of which they issue, not in esse for a time, they are said to be in suspense, tunc dormiunt, but they may be revived or awakened. Co, Litt. 313 a. , thought control and the dangers created by any totalitarian government to individuality and freedom into a game setting," said Nancy Poertner, MediaX president. "The mystery and intrigue found in the original book is something that lends itself to exciting and visionary gameplay
Gameplay includes all player experiences during the interaction with game systems, especially formal games. Proper use is coupled with reference to "what the player does". . Combined with MediaX's leading-edge, real-time 3-D graphic environment, this will make for an epic adventure for gamers to experience for themselves. "Selling over 40 million copies, this novel is the second-best- selling book of the century and continues to sell at a rate of 500,000 copies per year, the Orwellian vision today more applicable than ever," continued Poertner. "While the game stands on its own as an entirely new creation in itself and will attract the typical game audience, the 'Big Brother' game will undoubtedly also attract a large literary audience." "Big Brother," based on the Orwell novel "1984," which is exclusively licensed from the Orwell estate in London, picks up where the literary work ends. A new character, Eric Blair Noun 1. Eric Blair - imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950) Eric Arthur Blair, George Orwell, Orwell , returns to his homeland to discover a completely changed world dominated by the Thought Police. Eric must venture on a dangerous journey to search for his missing fiancee, to whom he had hoped to return. What he finds is secretive se·cre·tive adj. Having or marked by an inclination to secrecy; not open, forthright, or frank. See Synonyms at silent. se behavior and strange happenings, leading him into a dangerous journey for the player to experience. Gamers enter this cutting-edge, real-time 3-D adventure and navigate 10 square blocks of Orwell's retro-futuristic world, navigating freely through the dystopian dys·to·pi·an adj. 1. Of or relating to a dystopia. 2. Dire; grim: "AIDS is one of the dystopian harbingers of the global village" Susan Sontag. Adj. landscape in search of the missing Emma. The adventure offers the player clues to follow, puzzles to solve and interaction with other real-time 3-D characters while trying to disable To turn off; deactivate. See disabled. and destroy intrusive tele-screens and spy cameras watching the player's every move. Everything is interactive and a potential key to the next stage of gameplay. With more than 20 levels packed with dynamic, interactive puzzles, new elements can appear in the game at any time. Additional products in the MediaX line include "Peter Norton's PC Guru," the PC user's ultimate multimedia guide to the PC and the Internet; and the award-winning "On the Road With BB King," an autobiographical and interactive exploration of King's life and the blues culture. Founded in 1996, MediaX is an award-winning developer and publisher of multimedia educational and entertainment titles as well as software-development tools for real-time 3-D technology. The company also produces and publishes new-media entertainment content for entertainment companies. With headquarters in Culver City Culver City, city (1990 pop. 38,793), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1917. It is a center of the U.S. motion-picture industry, whose roots in the city date to c.1915. Its chief manufactures are rubber products and computers. , Calif., MediaX also owns and operates a 5,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art digital production facility in Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, city, United States Santa Cruz (săn`tə kr  z), city (1990 pop. 49,040), seat of Santa Cruz co., W Calif., on the north shore of Monterey Bay; inc. 1866. , Calif.For more information, contact Gwenivere Micheli at MediaX Corp.; telephone 310/815-8002; fax 310/815-8096; e-mail info@mediax.com. Additional information is available on the World Wide Web at www.mediax.com. At E3, MediaX will be showing "Big Brother" in the SoftKat booth, No. 939, located in the Georgia World Congress Center-East.
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