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Feb. 16, 2004 - Paris, France
Marking the release of Version 3.0 of its core authoring platform Virtools Dev, and in response to multiple and ever-changing market needs, Virtools has restructured its offer to provide greater flexibility with the Virtools Software Suite. The Virtools Software Suite encompasses an array of optimized solutions and related license agreements. The reformulated offer parallels the inherently modular structure of Virtools solutions, making it easier for clients to choose just the right combination of tools for their specific production constraints (video game prototyping and development, interactive VR/simulations, online marketing applications). With its newly revamped architecture, Virtools' offer remains a complete development environment based on Virtools' innovative approach to interactive 3D content creation. Based on Virtools Dev as the main authoring hub, the Virtools Software Suite offers a multi-faceted, streamlined framework, while also clarifying the delivery phase to provide powerful end user experiences via free download of the Virtools Web Player or custom players/executables. "With an eye on market evolution and input from Virtools users, we have redesigned our offer to simplify and streamline, with particular attention to web publishing issues," noted Bertrand DUPLAT, President and CTO of Virtools. The Virtools Software Suite is particularly geared to creating and publishing specialized content such as Virtual Reality and multiuser applications. Users can activate a suite of Add-on Packages with Virtools Dev to streamline deployment and delivery:
The arrival of Virtools Dev 3.0 bolsters this new offer. With Dev 3.0 users now have access to high-level features such as programmable vertex and pixel shaders, along with the Action Manager for smoother development and NXN alienbrain asset management integration for improved teamwork. New behaviors include Web BBs for dynamic file download and content exchange to and from webservers. The Virtools Software Suite production process facilitates prototyping as well as the robust development needed for full-scale applications. Breaking away from traditional authoring environments, Virtools solutions help optimize timescales and budgets to help meet production requirements on schedule while significantly reducing production costs and overall risks.
Virtools launched its commercial activities in 1993 with consulting and services targeting the VR sector. With the needs of this and other key markets in mind, Virtools built the company's initial software solution, Virtools Dev. As an Independent Software Vendor since Q4 1999, Virtools specializes in providing comprehensive software development environments for creating highly interactive 3D content. With several thousands of users throughout the world, Virtools is the leading provider of development environments for building interactive 3D applications. The Virtools Software Suite is used for prototyping, developing and deploying offline and online/networked applications in the fields of industrial simulation, visualization and virtual reality, as well as video games and marketing/multimedia. Virtools clients include major game studios such as Electronic
Arts, Microïds, Microsoft Ensemble Studios, Warner Bros Online,
Blue Fang Games and Ubisoft, as well as industry leaders such as
EDF, EADS, CEA, CNRS, France Telecom, Matsushita, American Department
of Energy, Intel, Publicis Networks/Renault, Arte TV and L'Oréal. Press contacts |
