From ascen@world.std.com Tue Dec 20 07:50:58 1994 Return-Path: Received: from mx4.u.washington.edu by stein2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.32 ) id AA04286; Tue, 20 Dec 94 07:50:58 -0800 Received: from hitl-new.hitl.washington.edu by mx4.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.10/UW-NDC Revision: 2.31 ) id AA08859; Tue, 20 Dec 94 07:50:57 -0800 Received: by hitl.hitl.washington.edu; id AA00510; Tue, 20 Dec 1994 07:47:20 -0800 Received: from uucp4.UU.NET by relay3.UU.NET with SMTP id QQxvcp09231; Tue, 20 Dec 1994 10:50:53 -0500 Received: from world.UUCP by uucp4.UU.NET with UUCP/RMAIL ; Tue, 20 Dec 1994 10:50:50 -0500 Received: by world.std.com (5.65c/Spike-2.0) id AA08204; Tue, 20 Dec 1994 10:49:10 -0500 Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Path: ascen From: ascen@world.std.com (Ascension Technology) Subject: Ascension Reseller info Message-Id: Summary: World wide reseller distribution Keywords: 6DOF magnetic tracking virtual Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Date: Tue, 20 Dec 1994 15:49:07 GMT Lines: 73 Apparently-To: uunet!sci-virtual-worlds@uunet.uu.net Status: OR ASCENSION EXPANDS DISTRIBUTION OF FLOCK OF BIRDS(TM) South Burlington, VT, December 19, 1994 -- Ascension announces the inauguration of a worldwide reseller's program to meet increasing market demand for its Flock of Birds, one of the premiere tracking products in the world today. "We are pleased to open up new channels of distribution," said Jack Scully, vice president of Ascension, "to expand accessibility and tighten local service and support." "While major markets will always exist in the USA," he continued, "Europe and Asia will be major players in the development of emerging markets -- such as virtual reality and performance animation -- for robust motion-capture devices." Ascension's Flock of Birds provides high speed, long-range performance with minimal distortion due to nearby metals. Because they emit pulsed DC fields, in amplitudes similar to the earth's magnetic field, Flock trackers do not suffer from line-of-sight blocking problems. Users engaged in full-body tracking for character-animation applications need not worry that data will be lost if there is an obstruction between the Flock's transmitter and receivers mounted on head, hands, and limbs. Unlike camera-based trackers, Flock data are also available in real time for interaction with virtual and animation software packages. Of critical importance is the fact that the Flock is the only tracker available that processes in parallel each of its receiver's outputs. This is essential to users tracking multiple targets -- such as a head and hands -- in a virtual reality game or experience, where minimal lag is critical. Without parallel processing, even the fastest tracker gets bogged down as its single processor must handle more and more computations. Because of its unique advantages, the Flock is the choice of more animators, interactive software developers, and moviemakers than any other motion tracker. It has been chosen for motion capture by leading-edge animators including PDI, ILM, R/Greenberg Associates, Mr. FILM, Colossal Pictures, and Windlight Studios. The Flock's real-time outputs of position and orientation data are directly linked to animation software from Alias, Softimage, Wavefront and Autodesk (3D Studio). International resellers with established sales records in 3D computer graphics markets are invited to apply for representation. They will join Ascension's resellers in Japan, UK, Australia, Israel and the USA now selling Flock products in various vertical markets. Ascension, based in South Burlington, Vermont, USA, has extensive experience in developing, manufacturing and marketing multi degrees-of-freedom tracking devices for various graphics markets. END Marketing Contact: Jack Scully Voice:(802)860-6440 Technical Support: Steve Work Fax: (802)860-6439 FTP.STD.COM/ftp/vendors/Ascension email: ascension@world.std.com --------- Ascension Technology Corporation --------- Marketing: Jack Scully, Technical Support: Steven Work Voice: (802) 860-6440 FAX: (802) 860-6439 Internet: ascension@world.std.com Address: PO Box 527, Burlington VT 05402 USA Info: FTP.STD.COM /ftp/vendors/Ascension -------------------------------------------------------- --