The Virtools Newsletter| September 2005 | www.virtools.com
Dassault Systèmes Acquires Virtools
“I am delighted that Dassault Systèmes has chosen Virtools as a foundation of its 3D democratization strategy,” said Bertrand Duplat, founder and CTO of Virtools. “We share the vision of market convergence with DS for extended use of interactive 3D.”
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Products
Virtools Dev 3.5 is Now Available
Dev 3.5 boasts some interesting new features, including a new Video Setup, enhanced OpenGL 1.5 rendering engine, Point Clouds support, 5.1 sound support, VRML support, a Flag and Enum Manager and much more.
The release of Virtools Dev 3.5 bolsters Virtools' position in the video games market, for prototyping and full production, as well as in the VR/Simulation market for both large-scale and immersive deployment.
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Highlights on Virtools Dev 3.5
Take part in our web presentations that showcase Virtools Dev 3.5's new features.
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Partner News
New partnership: Imprint Interactive Technology
Virtools annouces its agreement with Imprint Interactive Technology and adds another Value Added Reseller to its list of partners. Imprint Interactive Technology is an educational technology consulting and development company specializing in applications for education, training and personal growth. Imprint designs and builds interactive VR applications for learning and enriching entertainment.
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Client Applications
University of Quebec in Outaouais – Cyber Psychology Project
"Virtools really enabled us to build affordable VR environments for an immersive chamber as well as head mounted displays. With this, we’ll be able to better understand, assess and treat mental disorders", said Stephane Bouchard, professor at University Of Québec in Outaouais.
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SAMIRA II Interactive Maintenance Simulation
Samira II is an interactive simulation system for assembly/disassembly operations, enabling you to experiment with various scenarios and validating maintenance concepts. Thanks to SAMIRA II, the user is able to visualize a 3D virtual assembly scene (either with stereoscopic or not), and to manipulate objects by feeling contact forces/collisions via a force feedback system.
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Virtools Events
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Forum 4D Kommunikation – Virtools Workshops
Virtools is conducting 3 workshops (Virtools CAD PACK, Virtools DEV 3.5 and Virtools VR PACK) during the 4D Kommunication’s forum, a special event hosted by our German partner ComLogic. Join us in the Cybernarium of Darmstadt, Germany, the 22nd of September, from 10am to 4pm!
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9th European PLM Forum in Frankfurt: ECForum
Organised by Dassault Systèmes and IBM, ECForum 2005 is the 9th version of this prestigious event on the Product Lifecycle Management, to be held in Frankfurt, Germany, October 4-6, 2005. Meet Virtools on the exhibition floor or contact info@virtools.com to schedule a private meeting.
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Back from Siggraph!
Thanks for coming to see us at SIGGRAPH 2005. We were thrilled to give a sneak preview of Virtools Dev 3.5, our flagship product’s latest features. Hope you had a chance to participate to our ARTtoolkit demo competition and win one of the many great prizes. Check out our photo album!
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2nd Annual International 3D³ Competition, October 1, 2005 in Paris (Issy-les-Moulineaux), France
Organized by ART3000 – Le Cube and Virtools, the 3D3 Competition rewards students for the best projects "made with Virtools." After last year's success with French schools and universities, the 2005 contest goes worldwide. Several prizes will be given to projects based on a variety of criteria such as creativity, high-level interactivity and technical prowess. Pass the news along to any interested students!
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Virtools Online Seminars
Virtools invites you to attend its online seminars, designed to give you an overview of the company and the Virtools Software Suite. The 45-minutes long session is held at 2pm eastern time/11pm pacific time on the following dates:
- Monday September 12th 2pm (EST)
- Monday September 19th 2pm (EST)
- Monday September 26th 2pm (EST)
>>> To sign up, please fill out this registration form: http://www.virtools.com/us/webseminaire.asp
Virtools at the Montreal Game Summit
Virtools will participate in the Montreal Game Summit, to be held in Montréal, Canada, November 2-3, 2005.
>>> Contact us to schedule a meeting: info.america@virtools.com
Virtools North American User Day
To make the most of the Montreal Game Summit, Virtools invites the Virtools User Community to gather and exchange ideas, November 4 th, 2005.
>>> For further information about this event, please contact info.america@virtools.com
Les Matinées Virtools
Paris, France - Découvrez Virtools au cours d'une matinée de présentation - page d'inscription
- Mardi 6 Septembre 2005
>>> Contactez marketing@virtools.com pour plus d'informations.
Contact Virtools
Marketing/Press: marketing@virtools.com
Sales - Europe and Asia: info@virtools.com
Sales - North and South America, Canada: info.america@virtools.com