Trimersion Virtual Reality Gaming System Tracks User's Head Movements,
Offering 360 Degree Virtual World to First-Person Shooter Gamers
LOS ANGELES, May 11 /PRNewswire/ -- E3 2006, Los Angeles Convention
Center, Kentia Hall, Booth #6537 -- The future of gaming has finally
arrived. 3001 AD, a leading virtual reality game manufacturer and designer,
today debuted its Trimersion Virtual Reality gaming system, a plug-and-play
peripheral system that allows console and PC gamers to harness the power of
virtual reality gaming in their own homes. Designed as a wireless visor and
accompanied by a gun controller, the Trimersion system fits comfortably
over the user's head, allowing the gamer to insert himself directly into
the game with an advanced head-tracking gyro that adjusts the gamer's
virtual view 360 degrees to match his head movements.
The Trimersion Head Mounted Display (HMD) is a wireless peripheral
device that communicates with the player's PC or gaming console through a
USB connector and dongle. In order to completely engulf the user in his
game, the headset features a unique head tracking technology that monitors
the player's head movements, enabling the system to update the gamer's view
to match his physical perspective. Using the Trimersion HMD, players can
look anywhere around themselves to gain a full, 360 degree view of their
virtual gaming world.
A perfect accessory for intense first-person shooter games, the
Trimersion system includes a gun controller that further adds to the
gamer's sense of virtual reality. The controller acts as a keyboard
replacement for PC gamers, and has all standard controller buttons of a
game pad for video console players. In addition, the system's helmet is
equipped with stereo sound speakers that have been placed next to the
player's ears to provide a comfortable and realistic surround sound
environment without the use of earbuds.
Finally, the Trimersion accepts either VGA video from a computer or
standard NTSC video from a game console. Both video and audio are wireless
transmitted to the headset-a first for virtual reality gaming
devices-allowing users to move freely without encumbrance in their virtual
worlds.
Powered by a standard 9-volt battery, the Trimersion HMD and gun
provide hours of playtime. Video images are projected in two color LCD
displays, pulling the users into the game's environment, and the Trimersion
HMD features a light mask that surrounds its screen to prevent ambient
light from distracting the gamer.
"The Trimersion has been designed primarily as a gaming device, said
Bob Ladrach, President of 3001 AD. "With that objective in mind, 3001 AD
has loaded the system with features gamers will appreciate and have not
attempted to make Trimersion into an all-purpose visor for working on
spreadsheets. The Trimersion works with all first person shooter games,
adding a new challenge for players-even with older games. Playing in the
virtual world isn't the same as moving a mouse or flicking a button; the
system responds to your physical body movement, adding an additional layer
to gaming experience. Trimersion affords gamers access to a virtual reality
system that, in the past, would have carried a cost of upwards of $15,000."
The Trimersion gaming system works with most popular gaming systems,
including the Microsoft Xbox and Sony Playstation 2, as well as with PCs.
The gaming peripheral is an easy-to-use, turnkey solution, allowing gamers
to plug-and-play right out of the box.
The Trimersion gaming system will be on display during E3 2006 in
Kentia Hall, Booth #6537. Additional information about the Trimersion
gaming system or about 3001 AD is also available at
http://www.trimersion.com .
About 3001 AD
Established in 1997, 3001 AD is the premiere provider of virtual
reality games and technology for the theme park, arcade, and consumer
markets. The company's flagship consumer technology, the Trimersion Virtual
Reality gaming system, allows gamers to harness the power of virtual
reality gaming in their homes using an easy-to-use, affordable system. In
addition to entertainment technologies, 3001 AD also produces a number of
different training systems and medical education assistant hardware. For
additional information, please visit http://www.3001AD.com .
SOURCE 3001 AD
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CONTACT:
Belinda Banks of S&S Public Relations,
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