X3D is Here. - Vizx3D v.1.0 X3D
Authoring Tool is Released.
Virtock Technologies Inc. has announced the release of Vizx3D v.1.0, a new real-time 3D
visualization tool and web3D authoring platform that is the first to create content in
X3D, the new ISO standard for real-time 3D graphics.
Cincinnati, OH (PRWEB) February 4 2004--
Virtock Technologies Inc. has announced the release of Vizx3D v.1.0, a new real-time 3D
visualization tool and web3D authoring platform that is the first to create content in
X3D, the new ISO standard for real-time 3D graphics. Vizx3D offers the advanced
capabilities of X3D with the simplicity of interface and usage that Virtock Technologies'
past 3D products were known for. Vizx3D has been designed with features for both the
professional web designer looking to move toward advanced 3D applications, and with the
ease of use needed for the web3D hobbyist as well. Virtock Technologies has for the last
five years developed its VRML software "Spazz3D" into the favorite choice among
the VRML enthusiasts that pioneered 3D worlds online. Vizx3D v.1.0 offers capabilities to
expand the web3D market and to rival the 2D vector design market led by Macromedia's Flash
MX.
Vizx3D helps to bring the future of rich
media and web3D to the market today. The first real-time authoring tool that can natively
create X3D content, the release of Vizx3D v.1.0 comes at a time when 3D technology for the
web is going through a rebirth in popularity. The releases of Media Machines' FLUX player
and other X3D browsers provide playback for the new capabilities of the X3D standard.
These new players are primed for the playback of X3D and Vizx3D output, making Vizx3D a
key solution for all web3D developers. Keith Victor, the President of Virtock Technologies
and the creator of Vizx3D states, "The level of web3D content has been pushed way
beyond what VRML looked like and could offer people a few years ago. The new
multi-texturing abilities, interactive capabilities, and the other X3D attributes offer 3D
interactive visuals and content that can compete with the PC/console games people play
everyday." He added " Such visual clarity also means that commercial and
corporate visualizations and presentations in 3D can now offer true broadcast quality
design and impact."
Launching with and bundled with the
release of Vizx3D v.1.0 is the newest version of the FLUX Player, FLUX 1.1, from Media
Machines. "Vizx3D represents a significant step forward in 3D content creation for
the web," said Tony Parisi, President of Media Machines, co-creator of VRML and an
editor of the X3D specification. "It has a simple, straightforward interface that can
be used by professionals and non-professionals alike, yet also a very powerful set of
features. Vizx3D raises the bar for 3D authoring while lowering the barrier to entry. The
Vizx3D/FLUX bundle offers content creators an end-to-end solution for authoring,
previewing and publishing rich 3D content in a production environment. Media Machines
looks forward to an ongoing collaboration with Virtock to advance rich media development
for the web."
Vizx3D v.1.0 offers artists, developers,
and designers a complete set of tools to publish web3D content in both the older web3D
standard (VRML 97) and in the new X3D format. It combines ease of use with advanced
real-time authoring capabilities and features such as multi-texturing, H-Anim support,
single mesh avatars, text creation wizards, animation creation wizards, screen saver
creation and AVI export. It runs on Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP and requires OpenGL
1.1 support with a 3D acceleration card required.
To celebrate the release of Vizx3D v.1.0
, there will be a "virtual press conference and party" held today at 4pm PST
online in the real-time 3D Vizx Chatworld. Accessible via the www.vizx3d.com web-site's
top banner as well as from within the Vizx3D v.1.0 application, the Vizx Chatworld is open
as a developers community resource 24/7. It requires the blaxxun Contact plug-in (auto-
installs) for multi-user 3D chat support.
A 30 Day Fully Functional Trial Version
can be downloaded at the www.vizx3d.com
website. The software can be registered and purchased for $299.00 per seat with an upgrade
price of $100.00 for existing Spazz3D 2.x users. There will be additional discounts for
members of 3D user groups as well as other online 3D communities.
About X3D:
X3D has been in development for some
years now as the next generation of open standard 3D. It offers advanced capabilities such
as multi-texturing, H-anim single mesh avatars, and nurbs based models for digital online
content. Considered the "XMLzation" of VRML 97 it adds database and an open
ended architecture .The successor to VRML, the most popular format for 3D on the web, it
is endorsed by the Web3D Consortium and is set for WWWC standard ratification this year.
For more information visit www.web3d.org .
About Virtock Technologies, Inc:
Virtock Technologies, Inc. delivers
real-time 3D technologies that give artists and digital media developers the power to
create visually advanced 3D applications. The company's new X3D product, Vizx3D, allows
developers to create the most visually advanced X3D multimedia presentations for corporate
communications, hobbyist web-sites, online worlds, and interactive media presentations
deliverable on the Web. Headquartered in Cincinnati, OH. and founded in 1999 by veteran
web3D expert Keith Victor, the company first came to prominence offering Spazz3D to the
early VRML community. The simple to use product quickly became a VRML developer favorite
among the enthusiast web3D market. From 2001-2002 Keith joined Eyematic Interfaces Inc.
working on wireless technologies for corporate clients. In March 2003, Keith left Eyematic
to focus again on web3D tools for all designers, thus creating Vizx3D.v.1.0.
For more information on Vizx3D v.1.0 visit the site at www.vizx3d.com.
About Media Machines: (www.mediamachines.com)
Media Machines was founded in 1999 to provide business planning, business
development and technology consulting services. Its flagship product is FLUX, the premier
platform for developing high performance, real time, network-aware 3D rich media
applications. It provides commercial software developers and content creators with the
runtime support necessary to create real-time animations, virtual worlds, physical
simulations, information spaces and advanced user interfaces that can be deployed on
desktops and mobile devices, in Web pages or as components of larger applications. Media
Machines was founded by Tony Parisi, co-creator of the Virtual Reality Modeling Language
(VRML) and Extensible 3D (X3D), the ISO standards for 3D graphics on the World Wide Web.
Media Machines was recently acquired by The ManyOne Network (www.manyone.net), a socially
responsible, subscriber-supported global information service featuring a rich media
browser and partner-driven content free of advertising.
