|
| V-Cast
Inc. |
addr
email |
| agreement
with Eidos to deliver the Internet demo of Tomb Raider III thru Gigex.
Internet delivery and fulfillment service which features guaranteed delivery,
tracking and confirmation. Customers include CMP Media, CNN Interactive,
Eidos Interactive, Infogrames, Interactive Magic, The New York Times, Panasonic
Games, Red Storm Entertainment, Time Warner and Release Software. |
| ValuSoft
Inc. |
102
First Street West
Waconia,
MN. 55387
Fax:
612.442.7001
email |
| 3D
shooter The War In Heaven, value priced consumer software available in
most mass merchants including Wal-Mart, Target, K-Mart, Office Depot, Office
Max, Best Buy and Babbages |
| Valve
Software |
520
Kirkland Way #201,
Kirkland,
WA. 98033
ph
425-889-9642
fax
425-889-9642
jobs@valvesoftware.com |
2000
- working with Cisco to develop PowerPlay
networking standards to reduce latency, PowerPlay is a set of ISP implementation
recommendations, using existing Internet protocols and mechanisms to achieve
its improvements. Areas of optimization include End-to-end latency (lag),
Jitter (variation in inter-packet arrival), Packet loss, and Throughput.
09-16-99
3D programmer Billy Zelsnack joins co as contractor to work on Team Fortress
2
Half-Life
USS Darkstar, E3 1999 UGO Best Online Multiplayer: Team Fortress 2 (PC)
- Valve/Sierra Studios
23
emps, dev Half-Life (publ by Sierra, Won.Net, E3 98 - Best Game PC, Best
Action Game) |
| VB
Designs, L.L.C. |
Seattle
vbdesigns@vbdesigns.com |
08-23-99
announces Horizons mmorpg http://www.vbdesigns.com/horizons/welcome_.htm
no
longer affiliated with Interplay. deving Demise:Rise of the Ku'tan
(was Infinite Worlds was Mordor II) 3D turn based rpg (ala Wizardry/Bards
Tale) w/ Black Isle Studios/Interplay; gamer can run own server and be
own dm with quest scripting language, map/monster/art editors. No
pk in Infinite Worlds. VB specializes in MS Visual Basic technology. |
| Vector
Graphics |
870
Aileen St
Oakland,
CA. 94608
510-420-0454
510-420-0328
email |
| (out
of business?), real-time 3D artwork. Design, model, texture, and
animate characters, props, and backgrounds for game developers. Clients
include Broderbund, Mindscape, EA, PIE, Gravity, Newfire, and others. |
| Verant
Interactive |
St.
Louis, MO.
HQ
in San Diego, CA.
email |
06-01-2000
Sony buys Verant, Kelly Flock president
04-20-2000
Verant forms Austin studio from former Origin emps, also Nick
Newhard
dev
EverQuest (mmorpg w/Sony/989/RedEye, lead producer Brad McQuaid), Tanarus,
Sovereign (rts), John Ratcliff
head programmer |
| VeriTest,
Inc. |
3420
Ocean Park Blvd., Suite 2030
Santa
Monica, CA. 90405
T:
310-450-0062
F:
310-399-1760
jobs@veritest.com |
| Game
/ Multimedia Lab including Network games, indep microcomputer product test
lab, game testing division, functionality, interoperability, QA, play,
GUI testing, has "Designed for Windows 95 and NT" logo compliance test
program. |
| VESA
/ Video Electronic Standards Association |
2150
N. First Street, Ste. 440
San
Jose, CA. 95131
T:
408-435-0333
F:
408-435-8225
email |
| open
standards org supports and sets industry-wide interface standards for the
PC, workstation, and computing environmnets. |
| Viacom
New Media (div Simon & Schuster Interactive) |
1515
Broadway, 30th Floor,
New
York, NY. 10036
(800)
469-2539
email |
05-04-2000
merged with CBS under Viacom name, brands will include Blockbuster, CBS
Television, CBS Sports, MTV, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures and Simon
& Schuster.
Viacom
Consumer Products is the licensing div of SCi
Chicago
dev studio shut down, Starship Titanic (Douglas Adams), Star Trek, Viacom
Consumer Products, is the lic div of Paramount Television, VIE is (was?)
a division of Spelling, Viacom owns 80% of Spelling |
| Vicarious
Visions |
1223
Peoples Ave.
Troy,
NY. 12180
F:
(518) 276-6380
jobs@vvisions.com |
| small
dev 13 emps, Dark Angæl 3d shooter, Terminus persistent space combat
sim/rpg 99, Dark Rage, Synnergist |
| Vicon
Motion Systems |
Santa
Fe Springs, CA. 90670
Tustin,
CA. 92780
email |
| Vicon
370e optical motion capture system for animation. |
| Victory
Interactive Studios |
Newport
Beach, CA.
email |
| developing
titles for Mattel Media and Mindscape/SSI. |
| Video
Game Advisor Magazine (now Cyberactive Publishing) |
addr
email |
| comments |
| Video
System |
addr
email |
| Formula
One endorsement |
| VideoLogic
Ltd. |
Home
Park Estate, Kings Langley,
Hertfordshire
WD4 8LZ, UK
+44
1923 260511
F:
+44 1923 268969
email |
| comments |
| Viewpoint
Data Labs |
625
S. State St.
Orem,
UT. 84058
T:
801-229-3000
F:
801-229-3300
email |
| Texture
Library, Interchange 3D file format translator, 3D Studio Max/Lightwave
plugins, 3D digital content, creation and publishing; models, services,
software, Ally McBeal Dancing Baby - originally Viewpoint model #VP5653 |
| Viewpoint
Digital |
addr
email |
| Interchange
3D file translation system allows 3D model conversions between more than
40 3D file formats $495 for a single user |
| Vila
Crespo |
1725
McGovern Street
Highland
Park IL. 60035
email |
| comments |
| Viper
Byte |
P.O.Box
18322
Cincinnati,
OH. 45218-0322
F:
1-513-851-2242
email |
| comments |
| Vircom
Inc. |
3030
Le Carrefour, Suite 701
Laval
(Quebec) H7T 2P5
email |
| The
4th Coming (T4C) persistent medieval multi-player iso view RPG - distribution
using local ISP licences. Internet Software for Today's ISP/OCP Environment |
| Virgin
Interactive Entertainment (VIE) |
18061
Fitch Avenue
Irvine,
CA. 92614
email |
10-07-99
Titus acquires 50.1% share of VIE
8/98
EA to buy Westwood from Virgin, owned by Spelling Entertainment Group Inc.which
divested its 90% interest in VIE end of 1997 (?), VIE is (was?) a div of
Spelling, Viacom owns 80% of Spelling. Swords & Sorcery: Come
Devils Come Darkness (sold to EA, dev by Heuristic Park), C&C: Tiberian
Sun, Lands of Lore III (sold to EA) will use an enhanced Guardians of Destiny
engine w/ pieces of Blade Runner voxel engine. |
| Virgin
Sound & Vision (subsid of Virgin Comm. Ltd.) |
122
South Robertson Blvd.
Los
Angeles, CA. 90048
(310)-246-4666
email |
| deal
with ICTV for Dinonauts, Frantic Factory, Mysterious Island, One Small
Square: Backyard, One Small Square: Seashore, Terratopia, Johnny Quest:Cover
Up at Roswell, Wiggins in Storyland, The Ultimate Multimedia Atlas and
Paperopolis. |
| Virtools |
93,
Rue Vieille Du Temple
Paris,
France 75003
33-1-42-71-46-86
33-1-42-71-86-53
dujardin@virtools.com |
| NeMo
Dev and NeMo Creation - 3D content creation allows you to orchestrate your
project's interactivity, storyline and gameplay. Goal is to shift
3D content production paradigms from that of "creating the camera" to that
of "using the camera as a means of expression." |
| Virtual
Adventures, Inc. |
P.O.
BOX 60091
Boisbriand,
P.Q., Canada, J7G 3G4
email |
| tiny
indep dev, Star Quest 2 - 3D multiplayer action/strategy, Stellar Mercenaries |
| Virtual
Celebrity Productions |
addr
email |
| Interactive
Digital Performer, creates photo- realistic digital actors |
| Virtual
Entertainment |
addr
email |
| comments |
| Virtual
I-O |
addr
email |
| comments |
| Virtual
Interactive Prod. |
addr
email |
| comments |
| Virtual
Music Entertainment, Inc. |
Andover,
MD.
email |
| 11-10-99
acquired by Namco, new name Namco Music Playground |
| Virtual
Search, Inc. employment agency |
2261
Market Street, #141
San
Francisco, CA. 94114
Voice:
800-779-3334
Fax
: 800-779-3369
email |
| founder
Marc Mencher was a software engineer, worked for Spectrum Holobyte and
3DO |
| Virtually
Unlimited Corp. |
111
North Market Street, suite 655
San
Jose, CA. 95113
T:
(408) 367-6153
F:
(408) 938-3929
info@virtually3d.com |
| developing
and licensing "3DGM", an integrated indoor/outdoor 3D game development
framework/engine for reducing time-to-market and cost. C/C++ API
and shape editor supporting animated 3D Studio MAX models, 3D terrain/level
editor for game designers. used by GT Interactive and SegaSoft, RealPool
3D online, uses the 3D Groove web plug-in which is powered by 3DGM |
| Virtus
Corp. |
addr
email |
| OpenSpace3D
(TM), an interactive 3D development architecture (engine) |
| Visceral
Productions (Avalon Hill) |
addr
email |
| comments |
| Visionary
Minds |
addr
email |
| Shadow
Realm: Spellsong (1st person 3D dark fantasy RPG) storyline, communications,
old crpg feel |
| Visiware |
Tour
Neptune,
92086
La Defense Cedex, France
33-1-463939300
fax
33-1-46939301
email |
| comments |
| Visteon
Automotive Systems |
Dearborn,
MI.
email |
| Rear
Seat Entertainment System add-on TV tuner, 6.4" LCD screen, vcr, N64, srp
$1800 |
| Visual
Computing Corp. |
Portland,
OR.
email |
| Online
Interactive Network Corp (OINC) online game Piggyland |
| Visual
Concepts Entertainment, Inc. |
San
Rafael, CA.
email |
| 09-30-97
Sega of America buys minority share of VC. Starting in 98 VC will
create titles exclusively for Sega's consoles and the PC. VC will continue
to operate on its own but Sega will occupy 1 of 3 seats on VCs board of
directors. NHL Hockey '97 (pub EA), Madden NFL '94/'95, Clay Fighter,
Desert Strike and EA Sports Presents MLBPA Baseball. E3 1999 UGO
Best Sports: NFL 2000 (DC), NBA 2000 |
| Visual
Sciences |
7
Luna Place, Gateway West,
Dundee
Technology Park, Dundee DD2 1XF
+44-0-1382-422100
F:+44-0-1382-422101
email |
| comments |
| Vivendi
Communications, Havas div |
addr
email |
| 11/98
Vivendi Communications / Havas div acquires Cendant for 800+ million, Havas
core activities are pub and multimedia. |
| VLSI
Technology, Inc. |
1109
McKay Drive
San
Jose, CA. 95131
408-434-3100
408-434-7584
email |
| Vista
- set top box, ThunderBird 128 PCI 3D audio accelerator chip jointly developed
with QSound Labs |
| VM
Labs |
167
S. San Antonio Road, Suite 17
Los
Altos, CA. 94022
T:
650-917-8050
F:
650-917-8052
jobs@vmlabs.com |
| dev
agreement w/ Adrenalin for games, former execs from atari jaguar, commodore,
sega, Sony's head of R&D; NUON interactive digital video entertainment
standard is new game system platform-ez pc port, embedded multimedia gx/audio
hw/sw licensed to semicond and consumer electr mfgs, dvd, cable box, etc.oems.
NUON Technology is designed to replace the MPEG decoder chip currently
found in digital video products. Play digital video movies and audio
CD/DVD, games, edu and reference apps, 3D gx, Internet connectivity |
| Voxware,
Inc. |
305
College Road East
Princeton,
NJ. 08540
T:
609-514-4134
F:
609-514-4170
vox@voxware.com |
| used
in Diablo II on battle.net (DiabloII.com), oem speech and audio compression,
voice transformation technologies for the interactive gaming industry.
add voice interaction to real-time games across high-latency, low bandwidth
networks. VoiceFont offers the ability to transform a single voice
to cartoon-like characters, echoes, robots |
| VR-1,
Inc. |
4888
Pearl East Circle, Suite 101
Boulder,
CO. 80301
F:
303.444.2797
jobs@vr1.com |
| 01-21-99
Hasbro licenses Conductor server technology and sdk for use in line-up
of 11Em@il games, Sony Comm Network signs distribution agreement for The
S.A.R.A.C. Project, MS has minority equity investment in VR-1, MM3D (VR-1's
proprietary 3D rendering engine), Conductor (helps w/ latency, bandwidth,
modem speeds, client/server performance, building persistent worlds, multiple
servers, game data, lobbies, and other game-launching facilities), Microsoft's
Fighter Ace (oem deal w/ms to distr 15M copies of client bundled w/several
ms products), Air Attack, UltraCorps (MS IGZ turn based java space strategy/tactics
) |
| VRex,
Inc. |
85
Executive Blvd.
Elmsford,
NY. 10523
T:
914-345-8877
F:
914-345-8772
email |
| SSDI
universal support for most shutter glasses and other stereoscopic 3D viewing
devices. VR Surfer stereoscopic eyewear. |
| VTech
Industries, LLC |
addr
email |
| comments |
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