May 25, 2004 – Montreal, Canada

For Immediate Release
Category: Interactive 3D Applications / Technology

The Banff Centre integrates Virtools technology in their Advanced Research and Technology visualization laboratory

Montreal, Canada. May 25, 2004 - Virtools™, the leading provider of interactive 3D authoring tools, is proud to announce that its technology was chosen by the prestigious Banff Centre in their visualization laboratory.

The Banff Centre will be using Virtools in the Advanced Research and Technology (ART) visualization laboratory, for the creation of new media works involving virtual reality, visualization, artificial intelligence, and responsive immersive environments. "The Virtools suite of tools fits perfectly in our production and research environment where we need quick turnaround from conception to production without compromising artistic expression. At the end of production we can seamlessly exhibit the art works both in the virtual reality cave and on the web", said Dr. Maria Lantin, Lab Manager and Principal Researcher.

“Virtools has become in the last couple of years -since the first release of the VR Pack, a new reference for PC based Virtual Reality. Our software suite represents the combination of an extremely powerful authoring tool and a state of the art 3D render engine, and enables to create highly interactive application in record time, while dramatically reducing the hardware costs previously associated with VR. The market reacts very well to our software suite, and we warmly welcome the prestigious Banff University into the fast growing number of North American references” said Virgile Delporte , VP sales Americas of Virtools Canada Inc.

Virtools™ publishes an acclaimed and proven suite of software solutions used to create interactive 3D applications for simulation/virtual reality, as well as video games and marketing/multimedia applications.

About Virtools™

Virtools launched its commercial activities in 1993 with consulting and services targeting the VR sector. With the needs of this and other key markets in mind, Virtools built the company's initial software solution, Virtools Dev. As an Independent Software Vendor since Q4 1999, Virtools has become the leading provider of comprehensive software development solutions for building highly interactive 3D content.

With several thousands of users throughout the world, the Virtools Software Suite enables prototyping, development and deployment of offline and online/networked video games, along with applications in the fields of industrial simulation/virtual reality and marketing/multimedia.

Virtools clients include industry leaders such as Procter & Gamble, EDF, EADS, CEA, CNRS, France Telecom, Matsushita, American Department of Energy, Intel, Publicis Networks/Renault, Arte TV and L'Oréal, as well as major game studios such as Electronic Arts, Microïds, Microsoft, Warner Bros Online, Blue Fang Games and Ubisoft.

Among its VR/Simulation partners, Virtools counts Barco, Orad, HP, Nvidia, Intersense, Ascension Technologies and Advanced Realtime Tracking.

More information at: http://www.virtools.com



About The Banff Centre

The Banff Centre is a non-degree granting post-secondary institution in beautiful Banff National Park , Alberta . It encompasses world-class arts training programs in music, theatre, dance, media and visual arts, writing, and Aboriginal Arts. The Centre is also home to a leading conference centre, one of Canada's top leadership development programs, and the annual Banff Mountain Film and Book Festivals, along with summits and speakers' series on conservation, the environment and mountain communities.

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