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Orlando, Fla., Mar. 19, 2004 --- RoninWorks, a UCF Technology Incubator client, will launch the BurstMouse™ at the Game Developers Conference in San Jose on March 24, 2004. BurstMouse™ is the latest evolutionary step in 3D computer interaction. The product bundle, priced at $350, will contain the BurstMouse™ and the BurstPlugIn™ for Maya™ and 3D Studio Max™.
The BurstMouse™ is an "off the shelf" Logitech™ optical USB wheel mouse retrofitted with a CyMouse motion sensor supplied by Maui Innovative Peripherals, Inc. This combination offers users the full performance of an optical mouse when working in 2D mode on the mouse pad and above the pad where users gain an additional 3D position with pitch and yaw, shift roll and mixed rotation only modes.
The BurstPlugin™ will enhance the existing Maya™ / 3D Studio™ transformation and rotation tools with 6D direct hand-eye alternatives. The BurstPlugin™ enables 3D animators, 3D modelers or CAD engineers to experience a whole new dimension of interaction with the content in their 3D scene and enhances existing transformation and rotation operations with direct hand-eye alternatives.
RoninWorks will also be displaying MiniMocap™ Module for Maya™ / 3D Studio™, which is a slice of traditional motion capture scaled down to the 3D animator's desktop for a fraction of the price of a full motion capture setup. It provides a much needed option that supplements custom motion programming and simulation of natural motion through mouse based key framing.
To learn more about BurstMouse™ with MiniMocap™ support for Maya™ and 3DStudio™, visit RoninWorks in booth #656 at the Game Developers Conference http://www.gdconf.com , on March 24, 2004. Stop by and experience it yourself!
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RoninWorks is a private software development company seated in the U.S. and Switzerland, focused on bringing the natural hand to eye interaction "you were born with" into affordable commercial application use. RoninWorks has a well-founded knowledge in VR application development and in combination with years of experience in animation and product development we have a good understanding of the CG industry. For more information, please visit RoninWorks
Since its founding in 1999, the UCF Technology Incubator has helped more than 70 emerging technology companies create over $140 million in revenue and more than 450 new jobs with an average salary of $59,000. As a result of this success, the UCF Technology Incubator was recently named the 2004 Technology Incubator of the Year by the National Business Incubation Association. Headquartered in Research Park near the University, the Incubator is a true collaboration in economic development between UCF, Orange County , the City of Orlando and the Florida High Tech Corridor Council. For more information, please visit http://www.incubator.ucf.edu
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Contacts: Dan Mapes, 407-415-9045, RoninWorks
Jennifer Oldham, 407-882-0202, UCF Technology Incubator
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, 407-644-4142, LV Communications
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