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cbbc child game playhttp://www.gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/pr.xml Latest press releases fromGameware Development en-us Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:45:01 CEST Fri, 20 Apr 2007 10:45:01 CEST http://www.gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/news.php?id=P650 The BAMZOOKi Zook-kit, the virtual-reality engineering tool developed by Gameware for the children’s BBC gameshow BAMZOOKi, is being used by Heriot-Watt University to demonstrate the fun of engineering and introduce new generation to engineering design at a special weekend event at Aberdeen’s Sastrosphere Science Centre on 10 and 11 March, part of National Science and Engineering Week. A team from Heriot-Watt University are using CBBC’s BAMZOOKi and the latest in virtual reality engineering to introduce new generation to engineering design, with children getting a chance to design their own organic robots and virtual clay objects. Design-a-Zook is based on the CBBC BAMZOOKi software, which allows users to design the geometry and movement of multi-legged robots (Zooks) and test their performance in a virtual environment. The process to design a Zook is the same as the process to design a car, or any complex machine. Dr Heather Rea, of Heriot-Watt’s School of... http://www.gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/news.php?id=P651 Gameware Media, a new Nordic Head Office has been established by Gameware in Copenhagen with ex-BBC Producer Paul Tyler. Gameware is a pioneer within the development of games based on artificial life, and the company has entered into an alliance with the BBC to develop so-called cross-media formats. Gameware has previously produced the highly popular and innovative BAMZOOKi children’s TV programme for the British TV station. Gameware has chosen the IT University of Copenhagen, in the Danish capital’s Ørestad district, because of its special, innovative environment and because a good many creative and talented people with a great variety of capacities are available here. Moreover, Copenhagen is perfectly located in relation to Gameware’s continued expansion in Europe, the company explains. One of the specialist fields of the IT University of Copenhagen happens to be computer games. “Denmark offers us a central European location, a clear focus on future technologies... http://www.gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/news.php?id=P640 Cambridge, United Kingdom - Children's BBC (CBBC) is launching the second series of BAMZOOKi on March 7th 2005 where children in homes across the UK are empowered to create an animated Zook, a computerised creature to compete in a multi-challenge TV or online environment. Since BAMZOOKi debuted last year, 6-12 year olds have been intrigued and compelled by computerised creatures that can be created in the bedroom from the internet, to compete on the BAMZOOKi show on CBBC. BAMZOOKi online at bbc.co.uk/cbbc will be taken to a new exciting level, where the show's audience can create a Zook to compete or collaborate to improve other people's Zooks. Ian Saunter, Development Director of the BAMZOOKi technology at Gameware Development added, "BAMZOOKi's bespoke integrated artificial life technology suite combines physics, artificial intelligence and 3D graphics for anyone who can point and click a mouse." Saunter continued, "Anyone can play and compete with... http://www.gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/news.php?id=P630 Cambridge, UK - SceneMachines, a division of Cambridge-based Gameware Development, today announced the release of their LivingPicture packages for PC. LivingPicture enables users to take any digital image human, animal or even an inanimate object and transform it into an animated, 3D talking picture. Making a LivingPicture is quick and easy and LPP images and sound can be saved for future use. Send them to your friends as personalised messages or use a LivingPicture as your personal website host. LivingPictureMaker creates hilarious talking messages that can be sent as greetings, messages or email jokes. Create singing avatars with the LivingPictureVisualisation for Windows Media Player and WinAmp or export self-playing LivingPictures to send to friends and family. LivingPictureMaker includes both the freely distributable Player and Visualisation installer. Bring any photo to life with the addition of music, audio clips or spoken messages. LivingPictureWeb, using... http://www.gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/news.php?id=P599 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Cambridge, UK, 1st July 2004 - BAMZOOKi, the hugely successful television show for Children's BBC will be repeated on BBC2 from July 19th at the 8.00 am peak viewing time. BAMZOOKi is a nationwide competition to design the best ZOOK – computer-generated creatures who are able to move and behave autonomously. The programme features cutting edge computer simulations that form the core of a unique television game show experience that was broadcast on CBBC in March 2004. Gameware Development are now working on the second series of this fantastic and hugely popular series. Using nature as inspiration, contestants will design 'ZOOKs' to compete against other ZOOKs in a variety of competitions. Players wishing to design a ZOOK for the competition can use Gameware's ZOOK Creation toolkit to build a ZOOK and submit it to the programmes’ producers. Contestants will create a “living” version of their creation using the software's powerful modelling tools and... http://www.gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/news.php?id=P586 Los Angeles, California – Gameware today announced their current lineup of new gaming and entertainment titles being presented at the UK's State of Play Pavilion at this year's E3 Expo in Los Angeles. From mobile phones to convergent media, these new titles will span the most exciting new platforms for gaming and entertainment. "We are very excited about our product offerings this year and are looking forward to presenting them to publishers and distributors for world-wide release," said Gameware CEO Jeremy Cooke. "As gaming platforms cross the boundaries from PC and console to mobile and television, we are looking forward to being at the forefront with new brands, new partners and some really incredible technologies that will bring new meaning to the term Artificial Life." Gameware's new product lineup includes: BAMZOOKi – After an enormously successful first series of this exciting TV gameshow for the BBC which featured... http://www.gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/news.php?id=P571 SceneMachines Joins Symbian Platinum Program Cambridge, UK – Gameware Development Ltd. announced today that it has joined the Symbian Platinum Program to enable its SceneMachines Division to support the growing market for smartphones based on Symbian OS™. As a Platinum Partner, Scenemachines is extending its LivingPictures™ application and 3D technologies to the Symbian ecosystem. Symbian Software Limited develops and licenses Symbian OS, the global industry standard operating system for smartphones, Symbian OS licensees account for over 85% of worldwide mobile phone sales1 and in 2003, more than 6.67million phones based on Symbian OS were shipped worldwide. "This partnership reflects our commitment to the growing 3D mobile application market and our intent to build upon our mobile strategy," said David Hothersall, SceneMachines' Business Development Director. "By becoming a Symbian Platinum Partner, we can further expand our game... http://www.gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/news.php?id=P553 Gameware's Scene Machines Division are proud to announce an on-going 3D Technology/Avatar Licensing agreement with Openworld, the US/Russian educational presentation tools company. March 23, 2004 Cambridge, UK - SceneMachines, a division of Gameware Development, today announced a licensing agreement with Openworld Learning to add photorealistic talking heads to its upcoming presentation tools which are planned for Q3 release. It is also applying avatar creation solutions developed by SceneMachines' technical team to a series of e-learning content creation initiatives in projects funded by the US Agency for International Development in Eastern Europe and South Asia. "The partnership with SceneMachines will facilitate the creation of high quality photorealistic avatars to narrate e-learning and similar interactive presentations," said Mark Frazier, co-founder and CEO of Openworld. "One of our great challenges has been ensuring video with high production... http://www.gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/news.php?id=P470 Gameware Development Ltd., the Cambridge-based computer and video game developer today announced that the company has acquired SceneMachines Ltd., a premium provider of powerful 3D engines and animation technologies for wireless and pocket PC. SceneMachines now becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of Gameware Development, based at Gameware's Cambridge offices, focusing on core technology development of InfiniteScene, their high-performance real-time 3D display and animation Software Development Kit (SDK). SceneMachines was formed in early 2002 with a mission to develop and deliver a new class of products that would dramatically change content on personal devices. General Manager, David Hothersall and U.S. Operations Manager Nancy Stolfo-Corti will be retained in their current positions and will focus on developing strategic alliances to exploit SceneMachines technology across multiple markets, including point of sale, engineering, web applications and medicine as well as games... http://www.gamewaredevelopment.co.uk/news.php?id=P9 Cambridge, UK - Gameware Development Ltd, the Cambridge-based games developer, announced today that it has been working on a software toolkit to support a brand new television show for CBBC. The show, BAMZOOKi, is scheduled for March 2004 and features computer-generated creatures that are able to locomote and behave autonomously. Using nature as inspiration, the show's contestants design and create their own 'ZOOKs' to compete against other ZOOKs in a variety of competitions, including races, obstacle courses and trials of strength. Players wishing to design a ZOOK for the competition can create drawings or models or use the BBC's own web-based tool to build a ZOOK and submit it to the program makers. The most promising ZOOK designers are then sent the ZOOK Creation Toolkit on CD-ROM. Contestants will create a "living" version of their design using the software's powerful modeling tools. Gameware's Creature Labs team uses its background in Artificial... outta sight munchies munchies hello cbbc child game play munchies Right on! hello |
