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October
9
2001

Game Development Industry News from DigitalGameDeveloper.com:

Dolby Multichannel Audio Featured in All Upcoming Eidos Games
Mad Dash for Xbox Racing First Eidos Video Game to Use Dolby

Export 3D to Flash with Swift 3D Version 2
Standalone application for Mac and Windows

REALVIZ Enlists Digimation As Reseller Of Stitcher
Digimation Purchases Bulk Quantity of Stitcher Units to Sell Into Customer Base

Strata Ships "Rich Media Edition" of Strata 3Dpro
Version 3.6 Outputs Macromedia Flash Files, Vector Formats for the Web

Maya Masters Launched
Program that honors select Maya artists from around the world

alienbrain Used for Chaman's Simultaneous Game/Film Production
Production Teams in France, Canada and Japan

Infogrames Brings Competitive Simulation to Monopoly Tycoon
Players Construct Buildings and Business Empires While Out-Maneuvering Other Players


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• Pioneer A03 DVD-R/RW Drive
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Saving Face -- FaceStation's Sensor-Based Technology Makes Facial Capture Quick and Easy
Real-time Capture or Capture From Previous Videos
by Denise Harrison
Let's face it. Capturing a performer's mug for animated characters - shape as well as expressions - is tedious, and accurately portraying different expressions is a tricky job. Eyematic's FaceStation uses sensors, not markers, for creating and driving facial character animation in real time.

Website Analysis Software Gets Video Game Interface Making analysis more fun, easier to navigate
by Denise Harrison
An e-business solutions company has added a video game type of user interface to its browser-based application. Visual Insights added a 3D, animated user interface for the company's eBizinsights product family, software that lets sales, marketing and other employees to view and analyze Website traffic, customer behavior, promotional success and more. What an interesting trend for a number of businesses.

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