Softdisk Publishing Announces Support for SimulEyes VR 3D Stereo Vision Glasses by StereoGraphics; First Title, "In Pursuit of Greed," is High-Speed Action in Stereoscopic 3-D.SAN RAFAEL San Rafael (săn rəfĕl`), residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 1996--Softdisk Publishing, developer of the popular 3D action game, In Pursuit of Greed, today revealed plans to support StereoGraphics' SimulEyes VR stereo vision eyewear in "Greed" and future titles. SimulEyes VR enables players to proceed through 22 game levels of fast 3D action with true depth perception. "Softdisk Publishing fully supports StereoGraphics' SimulEyes VR in our 3D action game entitled In Pursuit of Greed," said Softdisk Vice President David Bowman This article is about the Space Odyssey character. For the Scottish football (soccer) player, see David Bowman (footballer). David Bowman is a character in the Space Odyssey series. . "Our staff's enthusiasm for SimulEyes VR told us it was the right product to support. StereoGraphics' developer assistance has been excellent and we will definitely publish SimulEyes VR-ready titles in the future, including `Birthrite' coming this fall." SimulEyes VR employs StereoGraphics' liquid crystal shutter technology, the industry standard for 3D stereo vision in workstation environments. The shutters in the eyewear rapidly alternate in sync with left- and right-eye views on the computer monitor. The shutters ensure that the left eye sees only the left image while the right eye sees only the right. This effectively emulates normal eyesight to restore depth perception. "Softdisk's support of SimulEyes VR marks yet another software publisher committed to our industry leading technology," said Craig Rappaport, Product Marketing Manager at StereoGraphics. "With the addition of In Pursuit of Greed, we are building a varied and comprehensive list of titles for the expanding stereoscopic stereoscopic /ster·eo·scop·ic/ (ster?e-o-skop´ik) having the effect of a stereoscope; giving objects a solid or three-dimensional appearance. ster·e·o·scop·ic n. 1. 3D games market." Published and distributed by Softdisk, a Shreveport-LA-based software company in business for over 14 years, In Pursuit of Greed was developed by Mind Shear Software. Mind Shear, formerly known as Channel VII, also developed Ironseed, a galactic ga·lac·tic adj. 1. Relating to milk. 2. Promoting the flow of milk. galactic 1. pertaining to milk. 2. galactagogue. strategy game published by Softdisk in 1995. In Pursuit of Greed is available for $39.95 from Softdisk's toll-free order hotline: 800/831-2694. Founded in 1980, StereoGraphics pioneered and developed the market for modern stereoscopic imaging equipment and is the world leader in sales of electro-stereoscopic shuttering eyewear. CrystalEyes, StereoGraphics' 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. , has an installed base of over 20,000 users in scientific visualization scientific visualization Process of graphically displaying real or simulated scientific data. It is a vital procedure in the creative realization of scientific ideas, particularly in computer science. , GIS/mapping, molecular modeling, CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. , and commercial presentation. With SimulEyes VR, StereoGraphics offers affordable 3D eyewear for home PC game, multimedia, and edutainment Educational material that is also entertaining. (application) edutainment - Interactive education and entertainment services or software, usually supplied commercially via a cable network or on CD-ROM. markets. StereoGraphics' address is 2171 E. Francisco Blvd., San Rafael, CA 94901. -0- Note to Editors: StereoGraphics and CrystalEyes are registered trademarks, and SimulEyes is a trademark of StereoGraphics Corporation. 3Dlabs is a registered trademark, and Permedia is a trademark of 3Dlabs. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Wuthmann Associates Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most (for StereoGraphics) Karen Righthand, 415/454-6599 E-mail: cdwassoc@aol.com |
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