News & Events > Press Releases 1999
October 20, 1999 - Paris, France
Virtools SA ships Virtools Release 1.0.1
New Web Player - New OpenGL engine - More Behaviors and More Documentation
Virtools 1.0.1 includes improved Virtools Web Player, better NT support with new OpenGL engine, new on-line documentation.
Virtools S.A. - the leading developer of authoring solutions for behavioral 3D content development - today announced the release 1.0.1 of its Virtools interactive 3D authoring tool.
Since its launch in May 1999, Virtools has been chosen by leading game and multimedia companies for developing applications that range from 3D Games to Multimedia, Home Productivity, Edutainment, Web applications, Architecture, Design, interactive TV, Advertising or Public Performances.
Virtools's early adopters include Havas Interactive, Disney Imagineering, Digital Anvil, Radical Entertainment, Terratools, Montparnasse Multimedia, Microids, DDB Interactive, Titus Games, etc.
Virtools 1.0.1 improves upon the previous release, with new features including :
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New Web Player, in the form of an ActiveX control that can be integrated in HTML pages for Netscape and Internet Explorer, in Macromedia Director content, or any application that supports ActiveX, such as Microsoft Office. |
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New sound engine based on Aureal A3D. |
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New OpenGL rendering engine. |
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New behaviors, bringing the standard library to more than 300 behaviors. |
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New on-line reference guide. |
Virtools Products
The Virtools product family is made up of two software solutions: Virtools Dev and Virtools Creation. Virtools Creation is a package targeted at independent multimedia authors and companies seeking to integrate real-time interactive 3D into their content.
Virtools Creation includes :
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The Virtools core engine, the foundation of the Virtools technology. |
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The Virtools application (the end user graphic interface). |
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The standard behavior building blocks library (including more than 300 behavior building blocks). |
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The Virtools Player and the Virtools Web Player. |
Unlike Virtools Creation, Virtools Dev is specifically designed to meet the needs of cutting-edge 3D game development. It comes with all of the features of Virtools Creation, plus the Virtools SDK, giving developers low-level access to Virtools technology.
System Requirements
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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (SP4), Windows 98 or Windows 95 |
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A Pentium 200 or faster CPU (Pentium II recommended) |
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64 MB of RAM |
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60 MB Hard Disk Space |
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Direct3D or OpenGL compatible 3D accelerator card |
Pricing and Availability
Upgrade to 1.0.1 is free for Virtools registered user. Please download the 1.0.1 Upgrade Request form in Excel format, and return it as an email attachment to goulam@virtools.com.
About Virtools
Headquartered in Paris, Virtools S.A. is one of Europe's leading providers of 3D interactive media authoring tools, serving the game development, post-production and presentation markets with the company's flagship product, Virtools Creation. Virtools allows non-technical users to graphically and intuitively add behaviors and interactivity to 3D models, scenes and environments without any programming skills. Virtools has received a number of industry accolades and is in use throughout Europe and North America.
Read more about Virtools.
Download the 1.0.1 Upgrade Request form (return it to goulam@virtools.com).
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