The Virtools Newsletter | March 2008 | www.virtools.com
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The RVPI project, jointly created by the UTC and Continental France with Virtools technology, awarded at Imagina 2008The RVPI (Virtual Reality for Industrial Production) project, developed with Virtools technology by the UTC (University of Technology of Compiegne) and Continental France SNC plant at Clairoix, France, has just received the "Best Performance Award" in the category Industry, at Imagina 2008. Virtools offers its congratulations to UTC and Continental for the success of this project, which consists of a 3D tire manufacturing simulator for training operators on their future tasks. |
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3D Life Player: Mandatory HTML Code UpdateIn order to fasten and ease 3D Life Player installations for your web visitors, and to automatically update the HTML code of your websites, please make sure that all your Virtools-based web pages use the latest HTML code update, explained here: This new, host-independent script allows us to continue offering you the best and latest technology for high-volume content delivery. NOTE: old HTML tags may no longer be supported in a few months. More details can be found on the 3D Life Player website. |
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Virtools in Moscow at the 12th Russian Educational Forum, April 22-25 2008, with our reseller VE GroupOur reseller VE Group |
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From Paris to Beijing: discover the amazing challenge of Mr Philippe FuchsEver thought about running the 10,000 kms that separates Paris from Beijing? That's the challenge of Philippe Fuchs, professor at the engineering school Ecole des Mines de Paris and President of the French Virtual Reality Association, who decided to cross countries and continents in 5 months, and to arrive in Beijing for the beginning of the 2008 Olympic Games. His journey was made possible through Dassault Systèmes' Passion for Innovation program, that helps non-profit organizations and passionate individuals fulfill their dreams using Dassault Systèmes' 3D software solutions. Dassault Systèmes thus decided to help Philippe Fuchs in his passion by creating the Virtual Plus Reality Challenge with Virtools technology and two other partners, Sports Without Borders (see article below) and the Marseille Laboratory of Movement and Perception. Using real data from Philippe's run, the lab create the first scientifically valid 3D virtual and bio-realistic foot. Everybody can also follow the progression of Philippe in real-time, online at http://share-vplusr.3ds.com/en/where-is-philippe-now/. In one week, he already runned 525 kms and arrived in Germany! Support Sports without Borders: run the virtual 3D relay on Facebook!In parallel with Philippe Fuchs’ challenge, Dassault Systèmes created a virtual race through the well-known social network Facebook. After registering on Facebook, download the V+R application to generate your photorealistic 3D avatar and choose one scene for your relay among the 300 scenes proposed. Then, run your 1km relay and pass it to your friends! In the end, every virtual kilometer run will become one euro for the Sports Without Borders Association. You too, support Philippe and Sports without Borders by running the course at: |
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When sport meets Virtual Reality: [rmh]'s interactive playing field[rmh], a high-profile service provider in the field of interactive media and 3d computer graphics, used Virtools technology to create an interactive playing field. This game consists of an infrared camera which projects the image of a virtual soccer field on an Interactive screen on the floor. It was displayed in Sportarena, a sport retailer store in Bonn, Germany, during the 2006 Soccer World Cup. Real players could thus stand on the screen and play with the virtual soccer ball on the virtual field. |
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Omedya Inc, new user of Virtools technologyOmedya Inc operates in Ostim, one of the most prominent organized industrial regions in Turkey, with 5000 companies and 50 000 employees. Omedya Inc has chosen Virtools technology for their project to recreate their industrial area in a virtual world. The application, also called Ostim, for "Organized Industrial Region Simulation", is designed as a web-based and multi user 3d game. In this mix of free roaming and role playing type of game, the organized industrial region is reflected with its entire superstructure. A virtual copy of the Real Ostim is created by the reference of satellite photos, vector maps, infrastructure and architectural projects, videos and photographs. A huge database of all products, service and companies are also being integrated to this game. Considering all these together, an Ostim customer doesn't even have to go to Ostim. Instead, he can do an enjoyable, instant and easy shopping. He can travel around Ostim, visit the workshops and get information about the company. He can do 3d-chat with a person of the company he is interested in and interact with the other users on the media. He can visit the virtual tradeshows and have the opportunity to search the products, structured in detail. Or just for fun, he can compete with the other users in activities such as car racing, paintball and carting. In the end, the application will recreate a Living-Ostim online. |
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Welcome to 3 new universities using VirtoolsVirtools is glad to present you the three new universities who have joined the Virtools educational community: the Technische Universität Darmstadt in Germany, the University of Seville in Spain which will both use Virtools for Virtual Reality purposes, and the ENJMIN (Graduate School of Games and Interactive Medias) in France which will use Virtools for the game. >>> Find out more about Technische Universität Darmstadt |
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Back from the Game Developers Conference 2008The Game Developer Conference 2008 was a great opportunity to discover Virtools' latest innovations as well as the 3DVIA brand. We hope you had a chance to discover our new solution, Virtools 4.1, which provides better platform support and improved Virtual Reality (VR) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) libraries, as well as other key usability enhancements. GDC was also the occasion for us to unveil 3DVIA MP, a comprehensive development platform with a realistic real-time rendering engine for PC and Xbox 360™. We would like to thank our guest speakers, who took some time to showcase their use of Virtools technology on our booth. |
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Laval Virtual, April 9-11 at Laval, FranceAmazing applications, latest innovations and playful realizations will be waiting for you on Virtools/3DVIA booth at Laval Virtual 2008. As every year, Virtools will be there to tell you about its latest evolutions, and you will be able to experiment Virtools powerful technology with the many application made with Virtools on our partners' booth. As usual, Virtools will also sponsor the Student Competition to encourage young talents in Virtual Reality. Check our dedicated webpage for some news coming very soon. |
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Game Developer Exchange Conference, April 10-11 at SCAD-Atlanta, 1600 Peachtree St.Virtools is proud to be a sponsor of the Game Developer Exchange Conference, organized by the Savannah College of Art and Design. The GDX gathers game developers, educators and students together with game development experts who share their behind-the-scenes knowledge of the game industry. Participants choose from a variety of sessions where professionals share their expertise on game creation. |
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NEW Virtools training session: April 21,22 and 23rd of April 2008, Paris, FranceTo let you fully benefit from Virtools technology and its amazing possibilities, we are offering you new upcoming training sessions: a 3-day learning session to control and understand the Virtools 4 interface, its different tools and essential scripting techniques. These collective sessions will provide you with the opportunity to exchange knowledge with other Virtools professionals at a lower cost. Also well adapted to the educational community, this training will set the basis for teaching your students solid working methodologies. Save time and money and give yourself the chance to enhance your Virtools applications by attending these sessions! |
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Virtools Technical Overview - Web SeminarsVirtools invites you to take part in its online seminars, designed to give you an overview of the company and the Virtools Software Suite. |
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