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MillimeterCurious Labs Announces Agreement with Adobe
Aug 16, 2001 12:00 PM, VS Staff
LOS ANGELES - SIGGRAPH - Aug. 15, 2001 - Curious Labs, developers of the award-winning 3D character and design tools, Poser and Poser Pro Pack, announced today the signing of an agreement with Adobe Systems. The two companies have agreed to work together on technology, content and marketing activities for Adobe Atmosphere software and Curious Labs' avatar-creation tools.
Now Atmosphere world builders will have an easy system for building custom avatars, as well as exposing the large community of Poser users to immersive 3D worlds. Additionally, both Adobe and Curious Labs incorporate Viewpoint technology, resulting in smooth skinned, bending 3D characters from Poser Pro Pack that can be used as avatars in Atmosphere 3D worlds.
"This alliance with Curious Labs builds a strategic link with the developers of a great complimentary product set and technology that enhances the Atmosphere experience with animated, smooth skin 3D avatars," said Addy Roff, senior product marketing manager at Adobe. "They bring a diverse community of Poser Pro Pack users to the mix that ultimately has the ability to build an enormous collection of 3D avatars and content for Atmosphere worlds."
Curious Labs has developed and published an Adobe Atmosphere 3D world (http://www.adobe.com/products/atmosphere/sampleworlds.html). Curious Labs has also provided avatars for Adobe Atmosphere. Curious Labs will continue developing additional Atmosphere worlds and avatars to populate them, in demonstration of the possibilities opened up in using the Curious Labs and Adobe tools together.
Curious Labs and Adobe will participate jointly in a variety of tradeshows and events throughout the coming year - beginning with Siggraph, 2001 -- to demonstrate and promote the powerful alliance between Adobe's Atmosphere authoring tools and Curious Labs' avatar-creation tools. Additionally, both companies will be engaged in public training on avatar creation and the processes involved with creating Atmosphere worlds and the avatars.
"The Adobe and Curious Labs alliance is based on solid technology and a mutually beneficial, yet totally unique, set of features," said Steve Cooper co-founder and president of Curious Labs. "As Adobe Atmosphere becomes the standard for web-world creation, Curious Labs' Poser and Poser Pro Pack continue on as the most affordable 3D character creation tools."
Visit Curious Labs (booth 713) and Adobe (booth 1637) at Siggraph this year for more details on this alliance.
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