This image is a
freeze frame from a MagBall(tm) game in progress. MagBall is a
multi-player (2-6 contest-ants), 3D digital team sport in the
tradition of hockey and basketball. The game is played by
maneuvering the hovering MagPods around the arena to capture the
MagBall using an attractive magnetic force, then shooting the
MagBall into your goal with a repelling force. In addition to the
player views, a separate spectator view displays the current game,
from the eye points of various arena TV cameras, for the customers
waiting to play. The database was created using MultiGen software
by Janet Fraiser, Ed Williamson, Steve Reed and Forrest "Boomer"
Shepard. The design team met the challenge of gathering source
data by attending hockey and football games and creating player
textures from GreyStone employees.
GreyStone Technology, Inc.
17066 Goldentop Road
San Diego, CA 92127
Xatrix Entertainment, Inc.
This database of a
futuristic hangar is one "set" from "Cyberia2", the 3D immersive
action adventure from Xatrix Entertainment, available on PC
CD-ROM. The creative team for this fully interactive game
consisted of Art Director/Map Painter Robert Stahl and Designer/
Modeler Jason Hoover. Each "set" was conceived in the mind's eye
with the foremost consideration being the overall lighting
environment. Every custom texture map contains a piece of the
lighting scenario. Once assembled and applied according to the
design, the environment becomes a photo-realistic "set" completely
accurate down to the shadows. In addition, rendering time for the
"set" is greatly reduced by eliminating the need for many 3D
lights to achieve this look. These production methods used by
Xatrix are evident in the visual quality of their best selling
games.
Xatrix Entertainment, Inc.
2038 Armacost Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Egghead Shred
This is a scene from a realtime 3D
experience built by Paradigm Simulation using MultiGen software
for demonstration at SIGGRAPH '95. This punky snow boarding egg
may not be Olympic material but he has some great realtime 3D
moves including articulated body parts with realistic behaviors
like body English, spins, jumps and crashes. All his moves are
supported with realtime sound effects. With Egghead you can
navigate the ski slope at breakneck speed or take a leisurely spin
from the Chalet to the hot tub. Egghead Shred's realtime adventure
runs on a Silicon Graphics Onyx workstation. Paradigm Simulation
Inc. develops realtime 3D interactive audio and visual development
tools for simulation and virtual reality applications.
Paradigm
14900 Landmark Blvd., Suite 400
Dallas, TX 75240
SpeedScape
Xatrix first demonstrated the prototype of
SpeedScape, its futuristic location base entertainment experience,
(LBE), at the amusement-park operator's annual convention. The
industry was dazzled. The reviewers declared "SpeedScape", "Best
in Show".
SpeedScape was developed by the joint efforts of Xatrix,
Gemini Technology and
McFadden Systems. Xatrix developed the artwork and designed the
experience. The SpeedScape environment was modeled using MultiGen
software and uses MultiGen's OpenFlight(r) Scene Description
Database Specification. McFadden created the motion based system,
which is synchronized with the visual experience in a high
definition motion-theater. Gemini Technology, wrote the visual
systems software (OpenGVS), and equations of motion and project
integration.
"SpeedScape" takes the driver to hyperreal edges of
cybergraphic space. Unlike passive film-based rides, the
participants control the action and become completely absorbed in
the experience. Participant capability can be scaled for one to
eight players-or more, and extended to include diving into
underwater adventures, soaring through clouds, and exploring real
and imaginary worlds. The wonder of the Xatrix LBE approach is its
near infinite adaptability. Other Xatrix created worlds, from
CD-ROM titles and television productions, can be brought directly
into LBE. The location may be fixed, but the horizon goes on
forever.
Xatrix Entertainment, Inc.
2038 Armacost Avenue
Los Angeles, CA 90025
