Pierre Vercruysse
Haption
www.haption.com

"We are very pleased to see the Virtools VR Pack integrated with our optical realtime tracking solutions. The power of this combination and the benefits to our customers have already been proven in several installations. The VRPN open source interface can be downloaded from the A.R.T. website and is designed to support all functionalities of A.R.T. tracking systems that are important components of VR applications. Last but not least, it was a pleasure working with Virtools' excellent technical staff to make this project a reality. Thanks for the perfect cooperation!"

Armin Weiss
Co-Managing Director
A.R.T.
www.ar-tracking.de

Softimage Co., a subsidiary of Avid Technology, Inc., is an industry leader in 3D animation, 2D cel animation, compositing, and special effects software, designed to address the demands of the film and commercial/broadcast and games/interactive industries. SOFTIMAGE|XSI software, an integral player in Avid's Make, Manage and Move Media™ strategy, is the flagship product offering from Softimage. It is the industry's first 3D nonlinear production environment providing animators and digital artists the freedom to make professional animation, visual effects, and games – from major motion pictures, to cartoons and commercials, to animated content for video games and Web sites.

For more information about Softimage, visit www.softimage.com

For more information about Avid, visit www.avid.com

"The power of Virtools development and runtime software combined with the precision of InterSense hybrid motion tracking products produce a powerful solution for realtime, interactive, visualization systems. By adopting the InterSense API, Virtools supports all InterSense trackers through standard InterSense libraries. This approach minimizes application development time resulting in stunning, interactive graphical applications making efficient use of all processing resources."

Dean Wormell
Marketing Manager
InterSense, Inc.
www.intersense.com

"The goal of Virtools' forthcoming partnership with Barco is to provide robust development solutions which merge solid technical infrastructure and powerful interactive 3D authoring tools. Virtools aims to provide optimal support for the peripherals and immersive displays that have made Barco a longstanding leader in the field.
The partnership is designed to offer proven, integrated solutions to clients and also make such solutions accessible to the market for immersive applications. Users will benefit by harnessing the power of proven technology for faster development of virtual reality and immersive simulation environments. "

www.barco.com

"Virtools support of Ascension devices is very close to our API. With the Virtools Dev Schematic, it is a child's game to drive our devices and use them to their fullest advantage.

Ascension is excited that our motion tracking technology is the standard for Virtools' software development platform. With 5 different motion tracking technologies to choose from, Ascension will provide the most robust real-time human interaction devices whether it be for games, simulation or virtual reality."

Greg Erdmann
Sales Manager
Ascension Technology
www.ascension-tech.com

"In utilizing the Virtools Havok Physics Pack for Virtools Dev 2.0, developers will be able to easily deliver a whole new level of interaction online. Friction and gravity acting on all sorts of rigid bodies will now be automatic and available with an immediate preview facility as you develop. We know that's going to make developers' lives a lot easier. We have worked closely with Virtools to provide an accessible solution that will allow highly realistic interaction and more engaging content online."

Hugh Reynolds
CEO
Havok
www.havok.com

"The Virtools plug-in adds a new level of sophistication to immersive 3-D worlds created with Adobe Atmosphere. Now, designers will be able to add rich world and avatar behaviors to their 3-D environments by incorporating characters, objects and behaviors from Virtools."

Michael Kaplan
Senior Engineering Manager of Adobe Atmosphere
Adobe Systems, Inc.
www.adobe.com

"We are very pleased with the direction that Virtools SA has taken with Virtools Dev software technology. The future of gaming and interactive applications clearly requires a real-time component to enable great content, and Virtools' tight connection with 3DS MAX offers artists and programmers a powerful set of tools that enables everything from real-time 3D creation to rapid interactive title development."

im Guerard
Vice President of Product Management
Autodesk
www.autodesk.com

"Alias|Wavefront is excited to see this new plugin come to market which expands the delivery options for content created with Maya. As a member of our Conductor program, Virtools has created a customized tool which streamlines the Maya pipeline for creating interactive 3D content with Maya and Virtools Dev 2.0."

Tom Reyburn
Developer Relations Manager
Alias|Wavefront
www.alias.com

"Right Hemisphere see Virtools as a leader in the 3D visual communication market and we are pleased to be supporting them with the CAD Pack product line. The combination of Right Hemisphere's multi-format translation technology combined with Virtools flexible authoring system and its state of the art 3d render engine is a powerful combination for anyone interested in product communications."

Mark Thomas
President and CTO
Right Hemisphere
www.righthemisphere.com

"NewTek is very dedicated to our customers in both the game development and the web / multimedia markets. With the release of the Virtools Exporter for LightWave 3D, we are pleased that an additional resource will be offered to these customers. After popular requests to Virtools for a LightWave compatible version of their export plugin, we're convinced that this will be well received by current and future LightWave users that need the additional functionality that Virtools is able to provide. Virtools Dev 2.0 is an elegant solution for anyone interested in using interactive 3D technology, whether it be for games, the web, or education."

David Tracy
Technical Marketing Manager for 3D
NewTek
www.newtek.com

"Virtools enables Xbox game developers to prototype in weeks rather than months - and concentrate on the quality of both graphics and game play. I'm delighted to welcome Virtools and look forward to the release of this excellent Xbox prototyping tool."

Drew Angeloff
Xbox Tools Program Manager
Microsoft
www.microsoft.com

"Intel is pleased that Virtools Dev takes advantage of the performance of the Pentium processor and Streaming SIMD Extensions. By optimizing for the Pentium processor, Virtools Dev offers developers a powerful and robust tool for rendering 3D content."

Stan Mo
Director of Tools Technologies
Intel Corporation
www.intel.com

Hewlett-Packard
www.hp.com

"Macintosh is the best platform for graphics and multimedia, and its only getting better with Mac OS X. We're thrilled that Virtools' powerful plugin and player will allow Mac users to get immersed in the exciting new 3D worlds created with Virtools Dev."

Clent Davidson
Vice President of Worldwide Developer Relations
Apple
www.apple.com

Virtools, winner of the 1999 NVIDIA High IQ Award, selected from 150 contenders in recognition of Outstanding Achievement.

For more info, visit www.nvidia.com

"With its new approach to 3D content development, Virtools will expand the use of real time 3D beyond hardcore gaming. Virtools will save 3D-experienced developers time and money in prototyping and development. Its user friendly interface should also bring new people to interactive 3D content creation. 3DLabs is looking forward to seeing the resulting range of 3D content that could emerge from Dev's and Creation's use."

Tim Lewis
Director of strategic Marketing
www.3dlabs.com

"Virtools Dev is a highly effective prototyping and production tool that is ideally suited to ATI's RAGE graphics accelerator technology. For developers working on our RAGE platform, Virtools Dev will speed up the entire development cycle, with the excellent visual quality of the RAGE chip enabling them to truly test and tweak 3D models, animations and games in real time. The superior image quality and high frame rates of ATI's newest RAGE 128 graphics accelerator will easily allow designers to develop their products with Virtools Dev. And with Virtools Dev, designers will be able to utilize the RAGE 128's extensive Direct3D and OpenGL features without the need to specifically know Direct3D and OpenGL programming."

Ed Grondahl
Vice President of Product Marketing
www.atitech.ca

Matrox - video card manufacturer, has a been a Virtools Partners since 1998. Matrox Graphics Inc. is the only graphics chip designer and graphics card manufacturer who draws on 25 years of industry experience to provide customers with state-of-the-art 2D, 3D and digital video acceleration, vibrant image quality and real-world functionality. A quality and innovation leader, Matrox has been recognized with over 1,000 international awards for the Millennium, Marvel, Productiva and Mystique product lines.

For more info, visit www.matrox.com

"I feel that Virtools has the potential to break new ground in interactive 3D content development. Virtools Dev is the ideal software for developers, graphic artists and game designers who want to exploit the full potential of PowerVR 3D hardware, since it allows them to easily create powerful interactive content, even beyond hardcore gaming applications. We are looking forward to see compelling content based on Virtools' innovative technology, powered by PowerVR hardware."

Trevor Wing
Vice President of Group Marketing
Videologic Inc.
www.powervr.com

"Publishers are becoming more discriminant and less willing to take risks... It will make the task of selling a game even harder for a studio. Virtools can really help. Virtools can rationalize costs and bring games to market much faster."

Pascal Luban
General Manager
The Game Design Studio

Read the Pascal Luban interview

“Our staff has an extensive track-record in satisfying the most demanding and prestigious clients in automotive, marketing, advertising, and visual effects. We know what “looks real” and does not, we check for every details and never satisfy with approximate result. After several months using Virtools and talking with clients, we felt that there was a need in the market for a ready-made shader library that would allow users to get easily and in the fastest way the right look and effects you expect for rendering of all type of standard materials such as metal, plastic, fabrics, woods and so forth. www.shaderfarm.com is born from that idea, and, through a subcription-based service, we hope to serve the Virtools users community by sharing our years of experience in the form of an extensive, ever-growing, real-time shader and texture library”

Mika Ishikawa
President
Shaderfarm