10/8/2010 9:01:23 AM
<![CDATA[Microvision’s Project Tuatara Frees Gamers from the Screen, Bringing
Unparalleled Movement and Immersion
NEW YORK, Oct 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) —
This week at New York Comic Con,Microvision Inc. (NASDAQ:MVIS)
and its Project Tuatara collaborators Capcom and Intel Corporation are
showing off infinite reality gaming, an entirely new gaming experience
that helps eliminate the barrier of fixed screens. Project Tuatara
enables high-definition projected displays on any surface imaginable–no
monitor or TV screen required–and delivers immersive movement to the PC
gaming experience far beyond what consoles offer today. The technology
will be demonstrated using one of the highest-scaling games Intel has
tested on the Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 Processor Extreme Edition this
year–Capcom’s “Lost Planet 2” for PCs, slated for release next week.
As a first step towards infinite reality gaming, Project Tuatara unlocks
game play from the screen, enabling gamers to experience first-person
shooter or third-person perspective video games all around them. The
walls, ceiling and floor are now part of the action as gamers point the
gun up to see the sky, and spin around to see what’s behind them.
Project Tuatara will be available to experience at the Intel Extreme
Masters booth (#726) on the show floor, as well as at an invitation-only
party the evening of October 9 hosted by Capcom, Intel and Microvision.
“While the major gaming platforms are focused on 3D and controller-free
gaming, Microvision is leveraging the unique characteristics of its
ultra-miniature PicoP display technology to show how game play can also
break free from the screen,” said Michael Fritts, vice president of
sales, marketing and business development, Microvision. “Infinite
reality gaming is much more realistic and exciting as gamers are free to
roam and physically experience fantastic environments as if they were in
them.”
Project Tuatara Explores Gaming’s Future
The Project Tuatara prototype gun is a battery operated, wireless HD
video projection display and wireless controller, created to explore the
market opportunity for Microvision’s gaming platform enabled by the
PicoP(R) display engine. The latest design is based on a bullpup rifle
that is lighter and easier to operate, and includes more programmable
buttons. Microvision’s PicoP display engine, now embedded below the
rifle’s sights, uses lasers and a single scanning mirror to cast a
large, vivid, high-definition image that is always in focus with none of
the rainbow artifact effects of other ultra-miniature projection
technologies.
Combined with an Intel Core i7 Processor Extreme Edition-based PC and
one of the most visually arresting games in the world–“Lost Planet 2”
for the PC–gamers get an immersive and intense experience without
compromising frame rates or system performance.
“Microvision and Intel are excited to demonstrate the next-generation of
game play and show new levels of reality,” said Jeff Abbate, director of
marketing, Intel Software and Services Group. “Microvision’s Project
Tuatara takes advantage of the power of a system based on the Intel Core
i7 Extreme Edition to deliver a realistic and intense gaming experience,
giving users 360-degrees of freedom, without added lag or delays.”
“We’ve updated the massive enemies and epic settings of our console game
to become one of the highest-performing PC games Intel has tested this
year,” said Christian Svensson, vice president of strategic planning &
business development, Capcom. “With innovations like Project Tuatara,
the immersive game play of ‘Lost Planet 2’ becomes an even more
compelling experience. It highlights a possible future for gaming that’s
more real, more intense and more engaging than ever before.”
Check Out Project Tuatara Live at New York Comic Con
Executives from Capcom, Intel and Microvision will be discussing the
future of PC gaming and introducing Project Tuatara at a joint press
conference on October 9 at 4 p.m., at the Intel Extreme Masters booth.
Attendees will also experience Project Tuatara’s intense “infinite
reality” while playing Capcom’s “Lost Planet 2” running on PC’s powered
by Intel(R) Core(TM)i7 Extreme Edition processors.
About Microvision
Microvision provides the PicoP display technology platform designed to
enable next-generation display and imaging products for pico projectors,
vehicle displays and wearable displays that interface with mobile
devices. The company’s projection display engine uses highly efficient
laser light sources which can create vivid images with high contrast and
brightness. For more information, visit the company’s website (http://www.microvision.com)
and corporate blog (http://www.microvision.com/displayground).
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rights and protect our proprietary technologies; the timing of
commercial product launches and delays in product development; the
ability to achieve key technical milestones in key products; our ability
to secure needed third party manufacturing and sales resources,
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Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC. Except as
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SOURCE: Microvision Inc.
Microvision Inc.
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