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Havas Changes Name To Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing

Havas Changes Name To Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing
Havas Changes Name To Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing

Havas Interactive, a subsidiary of Vivendi Universal Publishing, has changed its name to Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing (VU Interactive Publishing). The company is comprised of two operating divisions, Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing North America (VU Interactive Publishing NA) and Vivendi Universal Interactive Publishing International, each of which is charged with directing the sales, distribution and operating activities in its respective region.

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Kellogg Brings Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire Into the Cereal Aisle

Kellogg Brings Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire Into the Cereal Aisle
Kellogg Brings Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire Into the Cereal Aisle

Disney has announced the signing of a licensing deal with Kellogg Company, the worlds leading producer of cereal and convenience foods. Available nationwide beginning in May 2001, the adventure of Disney's ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE will come to life through Kellogg's licensed cereal, free package inserts, free mail-in offers and interactive Website. Atlantean Diving Water Toys will be available in 25 million packages of Kellogg's range of products. A "Search for the Journal," ATLANTIS: THE LOST EMPIRE prequel CD-Rom mail-in offer will appear on 75 million Kellogg's cereal packages.

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Caligari Releases trueSpace 5.1 with Shockwave3D Output

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, May 24, 2001 at 12:00am
Caligari Releases trueSpace 5.1 with Shockwave3D Output
Caligari Releases trueSpace 5.1 with Shockwave3D Output

3D authoring technology vendor Caligari Corporation has released trueSpace 5.1, the newest version of its 3D modeling program that now features new support for Macromedia Shockwave3D and other web output capabilities. The company lowered the price for the stand-alone version of trueSpace, as well as launched a new paid subscription-based "proTeam" program of online tools, training programs, libraries and support services.

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Cartoon Network Latin America Wins Two FIAP Animation Awards

Cartoon Network Latin America Wins Two FIAP Animation Awards
Cartoon Network Latin America Wins Two FIAP Animation Awards

Cartoon Network Latin America won a silver and bronze award in the animation category at the 2001 Festival Iberoamericano de Agencias de Publicidad (FIAP). Selected from more than 5,000 entries from Latin America, Spain and Portugal, this year's FIAP winners were announced on May 11, 2001 at the awards ceremony in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AQUAMAN, a promotional spot for Votatoon, received the silver award, and FRED, a spot promoting the Cartoon Network Websites CartoonNetworkLA.com, CartoonNetwork.com.br and CartoonNetwork.com.mx, earned the bronze.

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Second Web Animation Competition, Anima Mundi Web

Second Web Animation Competition, Anima Mundi Web
Second Web Animation Competition, Anima Mundi Web

The International Animation Festival of Brazil, Anima Mundi, presentsits second Web animation competition, Anima Mundi Web. Thecompetition is open to all international works in Flash format andunder 500 K. The deadline for entries is June 1, 2001. There is noentry fee. The festival will pre-select twenty works that will bedisplayed on the festival Website for viewing and voting from June 15to July 20, 2001. Viewers can vote for the public prize. A group ofanimation professionals will be invited by the curators of Anima

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Ring of Fire Promos FOX Sports Net Show

Ring of Fire Promos FOX Sports Net Show
Ring of Fire Promos FOX Sports Net Show

The Ring of Fire creative team has designed and produced a promo package for FOX Sports Net's "Regional Sports Report" that began airing on March 22, 2001. The package was customized for broadcast in 16 different regions. Targeted promos were created for the four main markets -- Southern California, Seattle, the South and Southwest -- which included footage of various athletes from those important regions. Ring of Fire also created a generic version of the promo, which contained generic footage and graphical elements that could easily be changed to identify specific regional teams.

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Quiet Man Creates 3D Spot For Conseco Insurance

Quiet Man Creates 3D Spot For Conseco Insurance
Quiet Man Creates 3D Spot For Conseco Insurance

New York visual effects company Quiet Man recently created "Organ Grinder," a 30-second spot featuring a talking monkey. The spot was commissioned by New Yorks Fallon McElliot agency for Conseco Insurance. It first aired April 12, 2001. Quiet Man 3D designer David Shirk got involved in pre-production with a review of camcorder footage of a monkey. Based on footage of the monkeys head and various side views with an emphasis on his jaw and lower face, Shirk constructed a computer model with Realviz Image Modeller and Softimage 3D, later adding fur in Softimage 3D.

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Beauty And The Beast To Open On IMAX January 1, 2002

Beauty And The Beast To Open On IMAX January 1, 2002
Beauty And The Beast To Open On IMAX January 1, 2002

The Walt Disney Company is moving up its large-format release of BEAUTY AND THE BEAST to January 1, 2002, following on the success of last year's January 1 release of FANTASIA/2000: The Imax Experience. Produced by Don Hahn and directed by Kirk Wise and Gary Trousdale, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST has been digitally remastered and reformatted specifically for release to 15/70 and 8/70 theaters. The new version includes a never-before-seen musical sequence featuring Human Again, a song that had been written and storyboarded for the original release, but never animated.

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Sony Deals Bring Flash And Realplayer To The Playstation 2

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 12:00am
Sony Deals Bring Flash And Realplayer To The Playstation 2
Sony Deals Bring Flash And Realplayer To The Playstation 2

In separate deals announced May 16, 2001, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. entered into agreements with RealNetworks and Macromedia to embed both RealPlayer and Flash client technologies into the PlayStation2 game console and software development kit (SDK). RealPlayer integration will enable the 10 million plus PlayStation 2 users to access streaming Internet audio and video content such as news, sports and other entertainment. The SDK will allow game developers, using the latest RealPlayer technology, to incorporate streaming media directly into their PlayStation 2 games.

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Microsoft And Microids License Discreet’s Gmax Game Customization Tools

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 12:00am
Microsoft And Microids License Discreet’s Gmax Game Customization Tools
Microsoft And Microids License Discreet’s Gmax Game Customization Tools

On Thursday, May 17, 2001, Discreet announced licensing deals with both Microsoft and Microids to include gmax consumer customization tools in each game developers upcoming game titles. This integration of gmax, a product derived from the same code base as the industry-leading 3ds max, means developers can offer customers a flexible, customizable environment within the game where they can create, modify and trade content with fellow players.

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Digimation Releases Bones Pro 3

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 12:00am
Digimation Releases Bones Pro 3
Digimation Releases Bones Pro 3

Digimation Inc. announced on May 18, 2001 the immediate availability of Bones Pro 3, the latest version of the popular skeletal deformation tool for character and creature animation inside of 3ds max. The new release lets users build a set of underlying bones to deform a mesh, assign the Bones Pro 3 modifier to the mesh and pick the bones that will drive the animation. The new toolkit includes MetaBones and ParaBones, advanced tools that allow users further control of character deformations through the use of simple primitive objects that act as constraints within the skeleton.

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Monsters, Inc. Coming To Game Boy

By Dan Sarto | Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 12:00am
Monsters, Inc. Coming To Game Boy
Monsters, Inc. Coming To Game Boy

THQ has announced the signing of an agreement with Disney Interactive to release Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance versions of DISNEY/PIXAR'S MONSTERS, INC. Set for nationwide release in winter 2001, the games are based on the upcoming computer-animated feature from Disney and Pixar, which will hit theatres on November 2, 2001. DISNEY/PIXAR'S MONSTERS, INC.

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