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SOFTIMAGE at GDC 2007— 3D Solutions that ‘Play Together’ to Make Today’s Most Compelling PC and Console Game Titles
San Francisco, Calif.—March 5, 2007—Softimage, Co, a subsidiary of Avid Technology, Inc. begins the Game Developers Conference today in San Francisco at the Moscone Center West (Booth #618). Softimage will present its full line of 3D game development solutions including: SOFTIMAGE|XSI 6, the company’s flagship 3D animation and character creation software; Alienbrain, a game asset management system for artists; SOFTIMAGE|FACE ROBOT, the first production toolset for lifelike face animation; and SOFTIMAGE|CAT, a complete character animation plug-in for Autodesk 3ds Max.
Softimage is also sponsoring a full agenda of XSI software demos at its booth, as well as training classes designed for beginner to advanced 3D game development artists. For a complete list of in-booth presentations and a schedule of speaking sessions, visit the Softimage GDC schedule page.
In-booth speaking sessions will feature an exciting lineup of special guest XSI artists, including renowned industry veterans from Lionhead Studios, Pandemic Studios, Zoogloo and Noesis. On Wednesday, March 7th at 1:00PM and Friday, March 9th at 11:30AM, Ian Lovett, Technical Art Director from Lionhead Studios will present The Making of Fable 2: Building a Better 3D Game Pipeline with SOFTIMAGE|XSI, at a very special GDC sponsored session. Lovett will discuss real-world needs and workflow requirements for creating next-generation game titles like the highly anticipated RPG, Fable 2.
Softimage is proud to count amongst its game development customers: Electronic Arts, Lionhead Studios, Ubisoft, Capcom, Konami, NCsoft, Valve, Namco, Square, Bizarre Creations, Temco, Pandemic, Cavia, Factor 5, KOEI, Sega, Atari and a growing list of independent and start up game development studios. For customers who chose Softimage solutions, the unique XSI Gigapolygon core offers a competitive advantage for working with high-polygon-count 3D characters and environments in today’s High Definition (HD) environment. An XSI-powered pipeline enables game development professionals to collaborate on complex projects, and bring hyper-realistic game experiences to their customers.
Softimage Sponsors at GDC include Dell, Intel, NVIDIA, and Microsoft. Customers who visit the Softimage booth can also enter to win an Xbox 360, provided by sponsor Microsoft XNA.
About Softimage Co.
Softimage Co., a subsidiary of Avid Technology, Inc. develops intuitive, production proven tools that free 3D artists to create the world’s most compelling characters in the film, broadcast, post-production and games industries. Its flagship product, SOFTIMAGE|XSI is the most complete and intuitive character animation solution available. Easily integrated into any CG production pipeline, XSI software enables 3D artists to create the most lifelike character performances. Softimage is proud to count amongst its game development customers: Electronic Arts, Lionhead Studios, Ubisoft, Capcom, Konami, NCsoft, Valve, Square, Bizarre Creations, Pandemic, Sega and Atari. SOFTIMAGE|FACE ROBOT is the first commercial toolset that accelerates facial animation that empowers 3D artists to create, refine and repurpose high-quality, lifelike facial animation in less time than traditional solutions. For more information about Softimage, please visit www.softimage.com.
About Avid Technology, Inc.
Avid Technology, Inc. is the world leader in digital nonlinear media creation, management, and distribution solutions, enabling film, video, audio, animation, games, and broadcast professionals to work more efficiently, productively, and creatively. For more information about the company’s Oscarâ, Grammyâ, and Emmyâ award-winning products and services, please visit: www.avid.com.
© 2007 Avid Technology, Inc. All rights reserved. Product features, specifications, system requirements, and availability are subject to change without notice. Avid received an Oscar statuette representing the 1998 Scientific and Technical Award for the concept, design, and engineering of the Avid Film Composer® system for motion picture editing. Digidesign, Avid’s audio division, received an Oscar statuette representing the 2003 Scientific and Technical Award for the design, development, and implementation of its Pro Tools® digital audio workstation. Avid, Digidesign, Film Composer, ProTools, SOFTIMAGE, GATOR, CAT, FACE ROBOT and XSI are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Oscar is a trademark and service mark of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Emmy is a registered trademark of ATAS/NATAS. Grammy is a trademark of the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Inc.
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