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Enroute Inc. Joins Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Tools & Middleware Program; PlayStation 2 Targeted as First Home Entertainment Platform for FirstPerson Format
Business Wire, Nov 16, 2000
Entertainment, Internet & Tech Writers
PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 16, 2000
Enroute Inc., a leading developer and provider of immersive technology, today announced that it has joined Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.'s Tools and Middleware program.
As a Tools & Middleware provider, Enroute may now develop and offer a toolkit to authorized PlayStation 2 software developers, enabling them to build FirstPerson-formatted content into their titles.
"The FirstPerson Immersive Video format will expand the breadth of content currently being developed for home entertainment platforms," said Paul Cha, Executive Vice President of Enroute. "With the upcoming release of our toolkit, PlayStation 2 software developers will able to deliver this exciting new category of entertainment."
Enroute's proprietary FirstPerson system combines multiple video streams captured from any outward-looking camera system to create self-navigated 360-degree video formatted for playback on PCs and entertainment consoles. The standard-setting FirstPerson immersive format enables viewers to watch broadcast-quality concerts, music videos, movies, sports or special events in full motion from any angle, as if the viewer is actually within the scene directing the camera.
About Enroute Inc.
Enroute Inc. is a leading developer and provider of immersive technology and the inventor of the standard-setting 360-degree FirstPerson format. Enroute is pioneering mass-market adoption of its FirstPerson format by delivering broadcast-quality content to the consumer marketplace through titles developed for home entertainment consoles and PCs. The first titles containing FirstPerson content will be delivered to the retail channel in early 2001. Founded in 1996, the privately-held company is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Note to Editors: FirstPerson is a trademark of Enroute Inc. PlayStation is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
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