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March 19, 1999 - San Jose Virtools S.A announces Complete Development Solution For Interactive 3D Content in PC Games. Virtools Dev™ and Virtools Creation™ Automate the Creation of Interactive Behaviors For Characters, Objects and Environments, available in the US in early May. Virtools S.A to open North American Sales & Marketing Office in San Jose, CA. Virtools Creation's worldwide launch in early May. Virtools S.A S.A. (Paris, France) - Europe's leading developer of authoring tools for 3D interactive game development - today announced the North American launch of its Virtools™ 3D interactive authoring solutions for Windows®, and the worldwide launch of Virtools Creation™. First demonstrated at last year's Computer Game Developer's Conference and the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), the Virtools product line has already proven to be an acclaimed hit with European game developers and is currently in use on several upcoming game titles from Carapace Software, Pure Entertainment and Havas Interactive Europe. The Virtools product line allows any developer - regardless of 3D programming expertise - to easily prototype or simulate behaviors associated with any 3D object used in a game. This eliminates months of tedious, time-consuming code development and allows game developers to concentrate on storylines, artwork and other programming milestones. Virtools speeds up overall game development cycle by enabling a seamless transition from prototyping to production. Using Virtools, team members can control and test game interactivity from the earliest prototyping stages, allowing gameplay to be immediately evaluated and refined throughout the development process. To support new U.S. customers for Virtools, Virtools S.A also announced today the expected opening of a North American sales and marketing office in San Jose, effective 2nd quarter of 1999. "One of the things that makes Virtools so invaluable is the way it lets me pitch new game ideas even when I haven't gotten them fully functional or working yet. By orchestrating some graphics and characters and adding some interaction, I am able to create prototypes that visually explain my ideas, said Frederick Raynal, the Creative Director of Sega- owned No Cliché (Lyon, France) and author of Alone in the Dark and the Little Big Adventure series. "When I arrive at a game buyer's office with a new concept on paper, there's a strong chance that the person behind the desk will not necessarily understand what kind of game I'm describing. A tool like Virtools really helps me showcase how everything works and what everything will look like. By letting me showcase a bit of gameplay, it helps my concepts become instantly understandable." "Virtools is a very robust prototyping tool that should prove extremely useful for companies who wish to simulate and prototype 3D games," said Brian Upton, Director of Product Design at Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. (Morrisville, NC), developers of computer games, including Tom Clancy's Politika and Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six. "There is no question that the U.S. game development community has a need for this kind of solution and we look forward to Virtools S.A ' entry into the market." "Virtools S.A is very pleased to offer North American game developers our award-winning Virtools solution," said Thomas Ormond, President of Virtools S.A S.A. "Based on vigorous sales in Europe and a broad potential user base in the U.S., we have high hopes for Virtools's success and adoption here in North America." Virtools Products Virtools Creation includes :
Unlike Virtools Creation, Virtools Dev is specifically designed to meet the needs of cutting-edge 3D game development. It comes with all of the features of Virtools Creation, and also includes the Virtools SDK, giving developers low-level access to Virtools technology. System Requirements
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