StereoGraphics SimulEyes VR 3D Stereo-Vision System Ships With Five New Games In The Box; Leading 3D Eyewear Product Now Includes Over 100 Hours Of Game Play With Descent II Test Flight, Slipstream 5000, Rise of the Triad, Whiplash Preview, and In Pursuit of Greed: World 1.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)--Aug. 19, 1996-- StereoGraphics(R) today announced agreements with key software vendors to include major new game titles with the SimulEyes(TM) VR 3D Stereo-Vision System. The new titles include Descent(TM) II Test Flight by Interplay(TM), Slipstream To fix a bug or add enhancements to software without identifying such inclusions by creating a new version number. (TM) 5000 by Gremlin gremlin, in American folklore, malicious, airborne supernatural being. Gremlins were first heard of during World War II as creatures responsible for unexplainable mechanical failures and disruptions in aircraft. , Rise of the Triad Rise of the Triad: Dark War (acronym is ROTT) is a first-person shooter video game that was first released on February 17, 1995 and developed by Apogee Software (now known as 3D Realms). (TM) by Apogee(TM), Whiplash whiplash n. a common neck and/or back injury suffered in automobile accidents (particularly from being hit from the rear) in which the head and/or upper back is snapped back and forth suddenly and violently by the impact. (TM) Preview by Interplay, and In Pursuit of Greed(TM): World 1 by Softdisk(TM) Inc. With these titles SimulEyes customers receive a value of over 100 hours of 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. "We feel SimulEyes represents the cutting edge in 3D technology and is perfect for today's game enthusiasts," stated Trish Wright, Interplay's vice president of marketing. "In the next 12 months we will develop a variety of SimulEyes compatible games. The list already includes Descent I, Descent II, Slipstream 5000, Whiplash, and, this fall, Shattered Steel and Starfleet Academy." SimulEyes uses StereoGraphics' liquid crystal shutter technology, the standard in workstation visualization environments for over eight years. The shutters in the glasses rapidly alternate in sync with left- and right-eye views on the computer monitor, ensuring 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. "With the street price close to what you'd pay for three new PC games, SimulEyes is a terrific value," said Craig Rappaport, product marketing manager for StereoGraphics. "And with over 50 new games in development (20 due by this Christmas) consumers can be confident of a steady flow of new 3D software." 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, 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, 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 Corp. 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 Karen Righthand, 415/454-6599 Email: karen@wuthmann.com |
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