Wave Issue 0205 2/15/02 Article 1-02

***Z-A Uses Virtools Technology for Immersive 3D Experiences with
the SAScube
(February 12)

At Imagina 2002, ZA and Virtools present for the first time an
immersive 3D application in the SAScube, a virtual reality
solution comprised of multiple screens based around a PC cluster
and VirtoolsT Dev 2.0 interactive 3D development platform.

Z-A uses Virtools Dev 2.0 to create interactive applications in
the SAScube, a room composed of a floor screen and three wall
screens that immerse viewers in a 3D experience. The first
SAScube project was shown at Imagina to demonstrate the potential
that lies in integrating the SAScube with Virtools development
solutions.

Wearing stereoscopic shutter glasses and piloting a joystick
integrated with a 3D tracker, users immerse themselves in the
SAScube and stereoscopic 3D scenes projected on the four
surrounding screens. With the hand-held wand's 3D tracker, users
can seize objects, throw them against walls and observe their
physical interactions as they bounce, fall into a pool and float
back to the surface.