BFRIS BFRIS

Platform: PC-Linux, Windows 95/98/NT

New Mexico, USA

[Demo.exe] [22.1 MB]
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This Windows/Linux first-person, 3D accelerated, space-fighter combat game is played in enclosed arenas connected by teleports. The game uses real physics down to friction, momentum, and inertia, and features six vehicles, eleven weapons/ powerups, force feedback and 3D sound. Network play supports 63 players via LAN and 24 via modem using advanced predictive dynamics.

Joe Waters - Owner/Director of Aegis Simulation Technologies
Joe Waters is a mechanical engineer-turned-game-programmer with GL-based flight simulation experience for DoD subcontractors and a national laboratory dating back to 1990. In 1998 he founded Aegis Tech and has been working on BFRIS ever since. Other interests: aviation, firearms marksmanship, martial arts, and inline hockey.

Fred Chavez - Art and Animation
Fred Chavez is a 3d artist/animator with a background in mechanical engineering. Previous experience includes work with specialized military vehicle design for a DOE contractor. His photographs have been shown in Arizona and New Mexico. Interests include music, Shao-Lin Kung Fu and hi-fidelity home theater.

Rafael M. Rubio - Digital Blacksmith
Rafael M. Rubio a computational physicist with 8 years experience programming PCs, has worked for national laboratories and in semiconductor manufacturing. Rafael and Joe have worked together on video game related projects since 1996. Interests include self organizing systems and a utomation. He has been an active musician for 10 years.

Charles Skelton - Sound and Music
Charles Skelton is an accomplished musician who has been playing since age eight. He has released dance records to critical acclaim and has DJ'd to sold out audiences. He has composed several multimedia projects before signing on with Aegis Tech. Other interests include computer graphic design, programming, and his family.