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Ralf Schumacher Racing Trainer  ParaworldBased in Dieburg, Germany, Paraworld produces online content of an entirely new generation: "Hollywood on the Internet". In cooperation with their media and licensing partners they bring interactive, three-dimensional multi-user content to the Net with Online Worlds. Paraworld is expanding their global-market position systematically in Europe, the Asian Pacific and the US. Paraworld Aktiengesellschaft (AG) was incorporated in 1999, and combines the know-how of two multimedia companies: Virtual Reality Technologies (VRT) GmbH and The Race PPC Online GmbH. Challenge: Develop an Online Game in Only 4 Months Ralf Schumacher Racing Trainer is a Formula 1 racing game developed and published by Paraworld and deployed on the web by T-Online. The Racing Academy's twelve missions (http://www.rsrt.de) teach you to drive like a pro, with the goal of earning experience points as you steer through each phase. Players acquire better skills and improved driving abilities.
The sales specifications for the online game called for three months of development, plus one month for deployment of the application. In addition, F1 Racing schedules dictated that new online Racing Missions be delivered at speedy two-week intervals throughout the F1 season. Paraworld's development schedule was tight, to say the least! Paraworld's developers also needed to be able to process content
updates on a regular basis. With the game concept based on new missions
andfrequently designed levels to enhance the existing application,
Paraworld needed a toolset that would allow for easy file upgrades
without having to reload the entire game each time. The Virtools Server ensured the application was up and
running on the web fast. The online game, deployed by T-Online,
consists of many small files that can be updated separately, to
let developers tune gameplay and make changes seamlessly –
with the working application already online. Virtools helped Paraworld
manage their gruelling production schedule. By choosing the Virtools Server, Paraworld created in record time a playable online
application with adaptive content to target various user profiles
(saved scores, personalized user interface, etc.). Without interrupting
the development process, regular file updates were made to effortlessly
implement new levels. |
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The
constraints facing today's developers to produce a game like Ralf
Schumacher Racing Trainer are increasingly complex. Though technical
improvements have emerged, they usually don't keep up with high-level
development needs to sufficiently reduce timeframe and production
costs. With these factors in mind, the Paraworld team needed a toolset
that would ensure the success of their game while minimizing the
pressure weighing on the production team.
