The Virtools Newsletter | June 2008 | www.virtools.com
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The Virtools 4.1 Service Pack 1 (4.1.0.62/64) now available!Virtools 4.1 has released its first Service Pack, featuring technical improvements of 3D authoring Software. Service Pack provides better use of Virtools Scripting Language and more joysticks and devices are recognized in the Input Manager. Virtools 4.1 Call Behavior Building Blocks have also been improved with more opportunities to duplicate instances quicker and easier during development. The update is automatic, or you can also go to your support area to download it. |
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Enter the international competition organized by Dassault Systemes and take your chance to see your concept produced and featured at the biggest virtual reality venue in the world, La Géode!This competition aims to promote the design and production of new multi-platform virtual reality programs for the general public, like what has been done with the Khufu project at La Géode since March 2007, now showcased everyday at 11.30am. The submitted projects should be original, fun and/or educational programs with a strong interactive component in any of the following topics: History and civilization, Science and technology, Human adventure, Anticipation, Nature, Great discovery. Inspired by the challenge? Create your team, write up the storyboard for your project, and submit it before the 12th of September 2008. Ten projects will be selected to receive Virtools licenses and 1,500 euros per project to complete 3D tests. They will also have access to La Géode as well as to the virtual reality projection rooms of Dassault Systèmes (France) and BARCO (Belgium). Three of these ten projects will have the opportunity to see their pilot project produced and transformed into a full show at La Géode and on the Internet. The big winner will also receive a BARCO stereoscopic projector worth 75,000 euros. >>> Find out more, download the rules and registrate yourself |
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SHIMANE Training course of Virtools Content CreationSince May 16th, a training course on Content Creation using Virtools has been launched at SHIMANE University and Matsue College of Technology. With 15 session of 90 minutes, this program will end in March 2009. This course is supported by Shimane-prefecture and Ministry of Economy. You can check this course program on the following web site: |
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A Virtools application for a high school communication course with the Greenwich High SchoolThe Greenwich High School, in Connecticut, USA, has been offering its students a “3-D Game Making-honors” course aimed at teaching 3D gaming with Virtools. Organized in teams, each team is responsible for developing a game concept and all the environments and characters required for the game. Four of its students have recently developed a game consisting of racing through lower Manhattan from the Brooklyn Bridge to Houston Street without using the main thoroughfares. The players must thus find their way through a very difficult part of New York City. The four students have also imported students into the game using Poser to make game-standard figures resemble students. They also used Google Anywhere and Sketch Up to import the cityscape and arrange the buildings in their correct locations. |
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Immaterial and magic: Virtools presents Archipel from Electronic ShadowElectronic Shadow exposes its new showpiece, Archipel, until the 7th of June at the Transpalette in Bourges, France. Archipel groups together different environments, where the visitor/spectator/actor walks around and connects to a virtual world. The installation is composed of a 5 by 2 meter and 20cm high pool filled with luminous water, and a numerical installation on the internet called Ex-isles. Two light islands are situated at each side of the pool: one of them is on the ground and represents the “real”, the other one in the water and represents the “virtual”. When the visitor enters the island of light representing the physical space, he produces a natural shadow that is projected in the water as a luminous trace swimming across the pool. The visitor's silhouette thus draws a line from one island to the other, which corresponds to the trajectory taken by the luminous shadow across the water. On the exhibition's website, internet visitors have the possibility to project themselves in the water from the virtual to the real island thanks to an online real-time 3D application made with Virtools. A link is therefore created between the real visitors and the net-surfers, who can interact anytime from anywhere in the world. This application will also be presented at the International Biennial of Contemporary Art of Seville (Biacs3), which will be held from the 2nd October 2008 to the 9th January 2009 in Seville, Spain. |
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Virtools at the European Research & Innovation Exhibition (SERI) in Paris, 5-7 June 2008.Virtools will attend the SERI 2008 on Dassault Systèmes’ booth, from 5th-7th June in Paris. The SERI 2008 brings together actors of research and innovation in all sectors worldwide: industry, finance, education, institutions and many more. On Dassault Systèmes’ booth you will have the chance to discover and play with many applications made with Virtools. Just look for our interactive bar and demo points. More details to come soon. |
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DEVCON, June 17-18 2008, Palais des Congrès, Paris.The DEVCON is a unique two-day forum of Dassault Systèmes’ worldwide ecosystem, which will take place June 17th- 18th at the Palais des Congrès, Paris. This event is a unique opportunity to discover the latest news about 3DVIA and the other brands of Dassault Systemes. Come and meet us on the 3DVIA booth's TechSpace, where you will also see some applications made with Virtools. Lynne Wilson, 3DVIA General Manager, will moderate a round table on 3D and Serious Games on the 18th, from 4.15pm. |
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Virtools at the Paris GDC 2008, June 23-24, Paris, FranceVirtools will participate at the Paris GDC 2008, which draws top developers worldwide to learn, inspire and network. Held in Paris, June 23-24, this event will also host our conference “Multiplatform & versatile development: myth or reality?”, June 23rd, from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. |
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SIGGRAPH, 11-15 August 2008, Los Angeles Convention Center, California, USAVirtools will participate at the SIGGRAPH 2008, the premier international event on computer graphics and interactive techniques. Meet us on our booth #1217 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, California, USA, from the 12th to the 14th of August. |
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Virtools sponsors the TDT3DThe year’s TDT3D Contest theme is "Ancient and Medieval Asian Historical Architecture". Virtools is very happy to sponsor once again this 3D competition, aimed at promoting the wonders of existed and existing architecture. Starting on April 2008, the deadline for submitting your work is August the 1st, 2008 |
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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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ContactsMarketing/Press: marketingteam@virtools.com Sales - Europe and Asia: info@virtools.com Sales - North and South America, Canada: info.america@virtools.com |
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Worldwide presence!New units have been created in Japan and the USA (in addition to our Canadian office). Their mission is to cover the Asian and North American markets in conjunction with each local DS office. |
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