SpeedTreeRT(tm) SET TO DEBUT IN MYTHIC ENTERTAINMENT'S"TRIALS OF
ATLANTIS" Expansion Pack To Be Released Oct. 28th
'The Difference Is Night and Day'
COLUMBIA, SC - October 21, 2003 - SpeedTreeRT(tm), Interactive Data
Visualization's revolutionary tree-creation system, will be introduced
to the game playing public October 28 with the release of "Dark Age of
Camelot: Trials of Atlantis," the latest expansion for Mythic
Entertainment's wildly popular online game, "Dark Age of Camelot."
"Trees are the single most important element of many outdoor
environments," said Mark Jacobs, president and CEO of Mythic
Entertainment. "The difference is night and day between SpeedTree and
any other real-time tree solution."
"Dark Age of Camelot" and has received "Game of the Year" accolades from
both Computer Games Magazine and Computer Gaming World, and "Trials of
Atlantis" will continue the tradition of excellence. Featuring
SpeedTreeRT, a variety of other graphical upgrades, a series of epic
trials and a newly revealed half-submerged continent, "Trials of
Atlantis" will further extend the "Dark Age of Camelot" experience.
SpeedTreeRT brings a number of innovations to virtual play, including
level of detail and billboarding techniques that make the trees look
full and real from any direction, even under or inside the tree. The
technology, praised earlier this month by Game Developer magazine for
its "perfect balance between speed and quality," features a large
library of conifers, broadleaves, palms, shrubs, flowers and fantasy
trees, but also enables the creation of new trees and plants on the fly.
"We expect players to be astounded by the quality of foliage in Trials
of Atlantis," says IDV President Chris King. "Mythic has done a
fantastic job with SpeedTree. It's a great place for our trees to be
seen for the first time."
About Mythic Entertainment
Mythic Entertainment is one of the most successful online game
developers in the industry today. Credited with 13 online games,
including the award winning "Dark Age of Camelot," Mythic has played a
major part in the evolution of the online game industry. The company's
other titles are some of the most popular online-only games of all time,
including "Aliens Online," "Starship Troopers: Battlespace," "Godzilla
Online," "Silent Death Online," "Rolemaster: Magestorm," "Darkness
Falls," "Splatterball" and "Dragon's Gate." In 2003, Mythic was ranked
36 in Inc. 500. Mythic was also named one of Deloitte & Touche's
national "Technology Fast 500" companies and regional "Technology Fast
50" companies for the past two years. For more information about Mythic
Entertainment, visit www.mythicentertainment.com.
About SpeedTree RT
SpeedTreeRT, released in December of 2002, delivers low-polygon, highly
realistic trees, with adjustable wind effects, seamless LOD transitions,
and an included library of hundreds of tree models from more than 60
core species. SpeedTreeRT includes SpeedTreeCAD, a Windows application
used to create and edit animated trees in real-time.
About Interactive Data Visualization, Inc.
Interactive Data Visualization, Inc. is a worldwide provider of software
products and services in the fields of animation, visual simulation, and
engineering visualization. Founded in 1999 by a team of experienced
software engineers, IDV's mission is to provide visualization software
that is innovative in its design and robust in its function. IDV is a
privately held corporation, located in Columbia, South Carolina. For
more information about IDV, visit www.idvinc.com.
