Wave Issue 9714 6/19/97 Article 1-01

***Quick News
By Christina Person

3Name3D and Ticketmaster Inc. Presented Ticketmaster Online at Intel
Technology Series
[June 2]

At the June 2nd Intel Technology Series, "The Future of Business Computing
Symposium," 3NAME3D and Ticketmaster Inc. showcased Ticketmaster Online.
Ticketmaster Online uses 3D multimedia technology and VRML developed by
3NAME3D to give the ticket buyer a "real time" view of the field or stage
from the available seats. 3NAME3D has helped Ticketmaster Online use VRML
2.0 compliant 3D graphics and navigation techniques. Ticketmaster Online
allows the consumer an opportunity to view all the services offered by
Ticketmaster.

Coalition for Advertising Supported Information and Entertainment Calls
For Entries in 2nd Annual Competition
[June 5]

The Coalition for Advertising Supported Information and
Entertainment(CASIE) is calling for entries in the 2nd Annual CASIE
Awards. The CASIE Awards honor and recognize the most effective
advertising and marketing on the Internet. The CASIE Awards have
implemented a new category this year: Best Collaborative Effort. The
deadline for entry forms is August 8, 1997. All ads must have appeared
for the first time between July 1,1996 and June 30, 1997. Finalists will
be notified September 8,1997 and winners will be announced at an awards
ceremony at the ANA Annual Conference on October 19, 1997.

www.ana.net

Intel Announces the Opening of "State of the Art"
[June 2]

Intel Corporation has announced the opening of "State of the Art", an
interactive, 3D art gallery on the Internet. State of the Art is a
collaboration between Intel Europe, Art Concepts of Germany and
Superscape VR plc. The debut exhibit includes works by artists Isa
Genzken, Anton Henning, and Claus Goedicke. The gallery is accessible to
all Internet-connected PC users running Windows 95/NT software plus
Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer.

www.intel.com/english/art

www.superscape.com

Compaq Offers Diamond's Fire GL 4000 with E&S's REALimage Technology
[June 9]

Compaq Computer Corp. will be offering the Diamond Multimedia Fire GL
4000 graphics accelerator with Evans & Sutherland's REALimage technology
in its new Compaq Professional Workstation 6000 and 8000 NT graphics
computers. The addition of the Fire GL 4000 offers customers 3D graphics-
intensive applications like 3D modeling, animation and industrial design.

www.compaq.com

www.diamondmm.com

www.es.com

AST Computer Selects ATI's 3D RAGE II+ for Brave MS
[May 27]

ATI Technologies Inc. announced that its 3D RAGE II+ graphics controller
has been chosen for AST Computer's Bravo MS commercial desktop and
minitower computers. 3D RAGE II+ offers fast 2D and enhanced 3D video
acceleration for standard and advanced business applications. Features of
the chip include: video texturing, Gouraud shading and an integrated
200MHz digital to analog converter(DAC).

www.atitech.com

www.ast.com

Intervista Software Launches "Reality Check" on Web Site
[June 17]

Intervista Software has launched a feature series on their Web Site. The
series is aimed at advancing the understanding of 3D interactive
technology for the general Internet community and developers of 3D
content for Web Sites. The site includes presentations on integrating
VRML technology with existing multimedia programming languages like Java.
The first presentation is scheduled for release on June 16th and will
cover the benefits of product display or product development using VRML.

www.intervista.com

Number Nine Previews Revolution 3D
[June 5]

Number Nine Visual Technology previewed the Revolution 3D graphics
controller. The graphics controller features 3D, 2D and Video performance
capabilities. It supports both Direct3D and OpenGL features including:
hardware texture-mapped triangles, 32-bit precision Z-buffering and
fogging. Some of the features of Revolution 3D are a built-in 650 MFLOPs
3D floating point setup engine, an 8KB on-chip texture cache, and a 128-
bit Video Engine. Revolution 3D is being offered standard with 4- or 8-
megabytes of high speed, dual WRAM graphics memory, expandable to a full
16MB's of WRAM. The estimated price is $349(4MB) and $449(8MB) while user
upgradeable WRAM memory modules cost $149(4MB) and $249(8MB).
Availability will begin Q3 1997.

www.nine.com

Digimation Ships LenZFX for 3D Studio MAX
[June 6]

Digimation has announced the shipment of LenZFX MAX, a revision of
LexZFX, a 3D special effects package for 3D Studio. It contains four
modules; Glow, Hilight, Flare and Focus. The special effects package also
includes Inferno, a special effects generator.

www.digimation.com

Game Developers Call on Microsoft to Actively Support OpenGL
[June 12]

Many of the top game developers released an open letter to Microsoft
Corporation asking the company to actively support the OpenGL 3D API for
games on Windows 95 and Windows NT. The developers would like the choice
to use OpenGL and they are asking Microsoft to work with them so that
OpenGL is provided on its platforms.

biz.yahoo.com/prnews/97/06/12/msft_x000_4.html

www.microsoft.com

Macromedia, Inc. Integrates Shockwave Flash Into WebTV Network Service
[June 17]

Macromedia, Inc. has announced that it's Shockwave Flash technology will
be integrated into the next version of the WebTV Network service. This
will allow WebTV Network customers to view Flash animations and graphics
via Shockwave. This will give the users an opportunity to view an
interactive experience of Web-based multimedia.

www.macromedia.com

www.webtv.com

NEC Licenses SciTech Graphics Technology
[June 12]

NEC has licensed SciTech's proprietary SVGA device driver technology for
its NEC PowerVR 3D graphics chip. NEC is presently using the technology
for its Tomb Raider game to fully utilize the PowerVR 3D hardware.
PowerVR will offer high-performance 3D graphics and 3D effects like
shadows, fogging and translucency. Fully functional trial versions of
SciTech's products are available for download at www.scitechsoft.com.

www.scitechsoft.com

www.nec.com

Sven Technologies, Inc. Releases AvatarMaker 3D
[June 13]

Sven Technologies, Inc. has announced the release of AvatarMaker 3D
Version 1.0 for Windows 95/NT. AvatarMaker 3D offers customized 3D
characters for use in 3D graphics and WWW applications. Avatars can be
generated in 3D multi-user worlds, web page enhancement and general 3D
character design. Included in the AvatarMaker 3D are 3D models and
textures. AvatarMaker 3D retails for $39.95.

www.sven-tech.com

RTIME Announces Java Interface
[June 9]

RTIME Inc. has announced the beta release of its RTIME Interactive
Networking Engine for Java. Game developers can now create and deploy
multiplayer games that can go anywhere on the Internet. RTIME's
Interactive Networking Engine was developed to support real-time
interaction, while mitigating the effects of latency and reducing
bandwidth consumption. The RTIME Java Interface is available on Windows
95/NT. The RTIME Server Engine is available for Windows 95/NT, SGI and
Solaris.

www.rtimeinc.com

3Dlabs and Newfire Inc. Deliver Video Experiences with Web Browsers
[June 18]
3Dlabs Inc. and Newfire Inc. have announced their joint venture to create
a combination of hardware and software for an entertainment experience
via common Web browsers. Both companies will develop versions of
Newfire's Torch Internet entertainment player and Catalyst authoring
tools optimized for PERMEDIA 2, the second generation of 3Dlabs graphics
processor. Optimized versions of Torch and Catalyst will be available
this summer.

www.newfire.com

www.3dlabs.com

Lightscape Technologies Introduces Lightscape Libraries
[June 17]

At the A/E/C Systems Show, Lightscape Technologies, Inc. introduced the
Lightscape Libraries program. Using Lightscape 3.0, designers can import
data from the Lightscape Libraries product catalogues. Volume I offers 3D
models which provide a visual and quantitative representation of real
world lights and how lighting and material products will perform and
appear. Volume I features over 90 Peerless luminaires and over 350 3D
objects and material finishes. The suggested retail price is $99.95. The
price for Lightscape 3.0 is $495.

www.lightscape.com

Lightscape Technologies Ships Lightscape Import/Export Plug-ins for 3D
Studio MAX and 3D Studio VIZ
[June 17]

Lishtscape Technologies, Inc. has announced the release of import/export
plug-ins for direct translation of data between 3D Studio MAX and
Lightscape. 3D Studio MAX users can now integrate Lightscape 3.0 into
their work to enhance the realism of their 3D animations. The new
translators will provide support for 3D Studio VIZ also. The Lightscape
Importer and Exporter Plug-ins are being shipped immediately. They will
be available free-of-charge to registered Lightscape customers and can be
downloaded from the Lightscape Web site.

www.lishtscape.com

SegaSoft Incorporates Lightscape 3.0 Into Vigilance
[June 18]

Lightscape Technologies, Inc. has announced that SegaSoft used its
Lightscpae 3.0 in previewing their 3D game Vigilance. 3.0 was used in the
game to create pre-computed environmental lighting effects. Lightscape
also announced that Lightscape 3.0 has been selected as an essential game
development tool for AnyWorld, a new game development engine and workflow
solution from AnyChannel, which has been licensed by SegaSoft.

www.lightscape.com

www.segasoft.com

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