StereoGraphics SimulEyes VR 3D Stereo Vision Glasses to be Supported by NovaLogic; Three New Games from NovaLogic Including Upcoming Blockbuster "Comanche 3" will Support Stereoscopic 3D Glasses.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--StereoGraphics Corp., makers of SimulEyes VR stereo vision glasses, today announced that one of the industry's leading game publishers, NovaLogic, will support the 3D eyewear in three games due out late this summer and in early fall. NovaLogic's new cutting edge games, Comanche 3, Armored Fist 2 - M1A2 Abrams, and F-22 Lightning II will offer true 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 effects for lifelike depth perception during game play. The two companies also announced plans to develop an extensive trade and consumer cross promotion campaign for their new product releases. "Because all NovaLogic PC software is written in assembly language, the enhancement to support 3D eyewear is virtually turnkey. In addition, since our games run extremely fast, it is a breakthrough opportunity to provide consumers with spectacular stereoscopic 3D effects without requiring any hardware upgrade or expense," said John Butrovich, NovaLogic's VP of Development. "By combining that with texture mapping In computer graphics, the application of a type of surface to a 3D image. A texture can be uniform, such as a brick wall, or irregular, such as wood grain or marble. The common method is to create a 2D bitmapped image of the texture, called a "texture map," which is then "wrapped around" , transparency, and shading effects, the overall technology threshold is one of stunning visual realism," he added. NovaLogic is currently at work on three new games which are projected to be released in 1996. Comanche 3 and Armored Fist 2 - M1A2 Abrams introduce an innovative new graphic engine built around NovaLogic's new Voxel Space 2 terrain rendering Terrain rendering covers a variety of methods of depicting real-world or imaginary world surfaces. Most common terrain rendering is the depiction of Earth's surface. It is used in various applications to give an observer a frame of reference. technology. This new technology features highly detailed and smooth 3-D landscapes that give the user an intense sense of realism. F-22 Lightning II introduces another benchmark technology which showcases a highly detailed polygon graphic engine. This game is designed to redefine the flight simulation market and become the new benchmark for flight enthusiasts. "NovaLogic is excited to be working with a partner company that is also committed to providing the consumer with the latest in technology breakthroughs," said Court Shannon, VP of Sales at NovaLogic. "By partnering with StereoGraphics we are delivering enhanced value and greater product realism to the previously untapped military simulation Military simulations, also known informally as war games, are simulations in which theories of warfare can be tested and refined without the need for actual hostilities. Many professional analysts object to the term wargames market," he added. SimulEyes VR employs liquid crystal shutters A method of directing light onto the drum in an electrophotographic printer. A matrix of liquid crystal dots function as shutters that are opened and closed. See LCD. that 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. When used with stereoscopic software, this system effectively emulates normal eyesight to restore depth perception. "StereoGraphics is forging an innovative trade and consumer cross-marketing relationship with NovaLogic to build awareness and sales of this product category," said Craig Rappaport, Product Marketing Manager at StereoGraphics. "The fact is, StereoGraphics' products have been used by the military for years in virtual reality training and simulation work. Now, Comanche 3, Armored Fist 2 - M1A2 Abrams and F-22 Lightning II bring military simulations into the home with virtually the same level of sophistication so·phis·ti·cate v. so·phis·ti·cat·ed, so·phis·ti·cat·ing, so·phis·ti·cates v.tr. 1. To cause to become less natural, especially to make less naive and more worldly. 2. ." Founded in 1985, NovaLogic Inc. is a leading developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for use on PC and Macintosh CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). platforms. NovaLogic's award-winning games include Werewolf werewolf: see lycanthropy. werewolf In European folklore, a man who changes into a wolf at night and devours animals, people, or corpses, returning to human form by day. vs. Comanche 2.0, Comanche Mac, Comanche, Armored Fist, Wolfpack, and Ultrabots. NovaLogic is headquartered in Calabasas, Calif., with offices in London, England. 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, 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 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. Werewolf is a registered trademark of Data East Inc. for video games in the United States. Werewolf is a registered trademark of NovaLogic in the United Kingdom and Germany and is a trademark of NovaLogic in all other territories. Comanche and Armored Fist are registered trademarks of NovaLogic, Inc. Werewolf vs. Comanche 2.0, Comanche 3, RAH-66, Armored Fist 2 - M1A2 ABRAMS, F-22 Lightning II, F-22 Rapier, Voxel Space, Voxel Space 2, WolfPack, Ultrabots, NovaLogic, and the NovaLogic logo are trademarks of NovaLogic Inc. 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 Email: cdwassoc@aol.com or NovaLogic James Lamorticelli, 818/880-1997 Email: jlamorticelli@novalogic.com |
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