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Sept. 18, 2003 - Montreal, Canada
Virtools and Torcomp-Studica collaborate to provide universities and students with the most comprehensive solutions for real time interactive 3D technology. Virtools publishes a suite of software solutions used to create interactive 3D applications for simulation/virtual reality, as well as video games and marketing/multimedia applications. Virtools' revolutionary interactive 3D technology makes learning complex game or multimedia production easier than ever before. More and more universities are taking advantage of this opportunity by introducing Virtools solutions to their arsenal of teaching tools. Dev's user-friendly graphic interface is the perfect introduction to interactive 3D media, whether students have a foundation in programming or not. “With Torcomp-Studica collaboration, Virtools makes an important step towards the educational market in North America”, says Virgile DELPORTE, VP sales Americas of Virtools Canada Inc. “Having a partner dedicated on the educational market is a great opportunity to speed up our success in North America”. “We are glad to include Virtools solutions in our range of software. It’s definitely the most comprehensive platform for game classes”, says Frank NANFARA of Torcomp-Studica. Many universities are already using Virtools technology like New York University, The Academy of Art College of San Francisco, the University of Calgary, Laval University and the Imaging Research Center of UMBC. About Virtools™ Founded in 1993, Virtools™ enables Global 2000 companies and their integrators, as well as game studios, to develop and deploy 3D applications with game-like interactivity. Costs and timeframes are kept under control through a scalable set of software and server-based solutions that reduce the risks associated with developing interactive applications. France Telecom, EDF, EADS, American Department of Energy, Intel
and the CEA are among the growing number of companies which have
benefited from Virtools technology. Using Virtools, clients reduce
development costs and increase interactivity. Virtools software
is used by online and offline game development studios including:
Electronic Arts, Dreamcatcher, Microïds, Microsoft Ensemble
Studios, Warner Bros Online, Blue Fang Games and Ubisoft. About Torcomp-Studica™ Torcomp-Studica
is the premier reseller of software and technology to students through
www.studica.com
and high schools, colleges and universities through www.torcomp.com.
Torcomp-Studica is an authorized Education Reseller for Autodesk,
Discreet, Adobe, Macromedia, Microsoft and many other multimedia
lines. Torcomp's philosophy is to provide the absolute best service
with the purchase of any product. This philosophy has allowed them
to grow year after year to be number one in their field. Press contacts |
