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 Cult3D is the 3D-interactive technology for the Web (IE+Netscape)
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| 3D-interactive Demo |
| 3D-models are the most persuasive medium for
communication, advertising and promotion. Why? Because there's something primitively
emotional about seeing and interacting with photorealistic 3D. Much more so than with
television or video. If you don't see why, just watch your kids. They get it. |
As we were born in 3D, we behave
instinctly in 3D in the Real World, our brain works in 3D. Only limited technologies were
forcing us in the past, to operate in 2D…2D is a convenient reduction of the Real
Word.
"Imagine being able to shop online, view
a product... then rotate that product around any axis to view the product in detail from
any angle. In the example I was shown, I zoomed in on a very detailed, 3D version of a
Palm Pilot, rotated the Palm Pilot to the back, opened the battery case... and then
removed the batteries for a closer look. The 3D-technology is very impressive..."
from a journalist visiting Palm website
Palm www.palm.com/products/palmviix/ 
or www.palm.com/products/palmvx/ click various buttons on the 3D model and view applications from any
angle
NEC Versa Notebooks www.neccomp.com/product_line.asp?prod_line_no=3
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Nokia 9110 www.nokia.se/mobiltelefoner/9110/demo.html Starta
3D-presentationen !
send SMS directly from the Cult3D-demo www.nokia.se/mobiltelefoner/9110/demo.html# 293 kB
 Hitachi DVD
Camcorder www.hitachi.com/dvdcam/photos/index.html 254 kB
Nikon D1 www.nikon.se/nikonindex.htm 288 kB
Yamaha www.yamaha.se/3d/
Customers have now the ability to pick up an
item on the web, turn it over, try it out and change colors, textures or fabrics on the
fly, just as they do in Real Worlds.
 SAS www.sasflightops.com/ fly our Boeing 737 3D-animation see full page 122 kB +audio
 Acer's
TravelMate 350 Cult3D-demo delivers 3D 'Touch and Feel' experience
see full page 366 kB +audio
TravelMate 350 Cult3D-demo is designed to let customers view
the highly innovative new product from all angles, to zoom in and out, and to visualize
key features and subsystems. According to T.Y. Lay, President of Acer Inc.'s Branded
Business Unit, "We found Cult3D to be the answer to our search for an online
interactive 3D-demo solution for our websites, as it's very easy to use and able to
produces small-sized files." - Business Wire, Nov 8, 2000
HMV.com
His Master Voice Canada's music store, recently signed on with Cycore to bring the
missing element of on-line music shopping to the desktops of its customers. "The
booklet that comes with CDs often contains pictures of the musicians, song lyrics,
production notes and other valued pieces of information," said Frank Koblun,
Director, Consumer E-commerce for HMV.com. "Cult3D allows to take a CD jacket and bring it to life on-line 236 kB +audio. Consumers can then
virtually flip through the pages of it and get an excellent feel for its contents. It
helps to complete the in-store experience."
Pre-purchase
interaction : "try before you buy" approach
Not only see it from any 3D-angle, but try it ! |
| Features like rotation, zoom, and virtual
activation of components allow consumers to inspect 3D-models of products, test
functionality, view available colors, and manipulate, remove, or add parts. |
- Rotate in all directions !
- Zoom in for details on miniature parts !
- Move through space !
- Press buttons to operate !
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| Watch your products come alive as they
interact with your customers at the mere click of a mouse. Your e-commerce customers can
explore a product's functionality, interact with the products and subcomponents, test the
actions of the various options.The 3D-technology allows to use different lighting angles
and special sound effects including speech. Interactive 3D-models also allow buyers to
view products' information on text. |
You could further leverage on your
investment in the creation of the interactive 3D models by re-using them for
product support, tradeshows, or even in-store promotions and product demonstrations.
| Increase
sales |
| Displaying your products in 3D on your
website will increase sales - this has been clearly proven by research. Studies have shown
that we retain only 10% to 20% of what we read and hear. But when we add a "hands
on" element or "touch and feel" interaction, we can retain up to 90%.
Cult3D is that powerful. When you want your message to "stick" nothing works
better than Cult3D. Your audience will not only see your message, they will become a part
of it. |
In use today by more than 250 companies
in a range of industries, Cult3D customers have experienced sales increases of as much
as 15%, and have reported up to 50% higher view rates compared to 2D Web pages. When
you turn 3D-models around, hear the sounds they make and test their reactions to the touch
of a button you are using the senses of sight and sound. You might still be missing touch,
taste and smell, but the technology does allow you to go where normal visuals cannot take
you, so that you can experience the more subtle and complex aspects of a particular item.
Canada ATI Technologies Inc., the
world's largest supplier of 3D graphics and multimedia technology, has realized a 13%
increase in sales from its on-line store since posting the Cult3D model of its
latest and most powerful multimedia and graphics accelerators, ALL-IN-WONDER®
RADEON™ and RADEON 64MB.
- "We believe that the models completely explain the benefits of our
products and allow our Web site users to make quicker purchasing decisions based on the
feature sets," said Bal Sahjpaul, Director Internet Marketing, ATI. "Our click
through rate increased 50% to the on-line store from models, directly after users viewed
the 3D model."
Cult3D’s event-driven architecture
gives you the ability to set up all the criteria for what your object can or cannot do
depending on what the end-user does or doesnot do with your defined scene. In addition,
you can use the traditional timeline animation for a more complex animation sequence
| Implement
Cult3D files into web pages |
For your designers or web agency,
implementation of Cult3D content into web pages, MS Office Documents or Acrobat PDF files
is fast, easy and effective. Cult3D development environment allows developers the
opportunity to develop interactive, real time 3D-presentations that load very fast using a
standard Netscape or IE plug-in, fitted with their 1 Mo free plug-in. As the 3D
presentations are 'generated' in real time using the pug-in, extremely large and complex
3D environments can be downloaded in a matter of seconds.
Developers should also note that the Cult 3D software is
extremely easy to use and, like Macromedia's Flash, is GUI based and requires little if
any scripting. |
Ranging in size from 10 kB to 200 kB,
your 3D-presentation can be displayed on almost any computer. You don't need special
graphic accelerator cards or super fast microprocessors (above 133 MHz) : to view a
3D-model you simply download a free plug-in, just like you used to do with Real Player or
Flash.
 exemple of a 10 kB file
reduce browser window size if you encounter processor leazyness
Four cell sizes of the same 36 kB Cult3D file, turn each 3D-model into different positions to
illustrate a star piston engine !
| Watch a 3D new world open up ! |
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To view the Cult3D files you
need to download a small viewer. This viewer needs only to be downloaded once, it allows
your computer to render and interact with the 3D-model. |
Instructions pour
Téléchargement
Une boite de dialogue apparaîtra «Sécurité Java» (concernant
'Cykar AB' ; le nom administratif de Cycore). Lisez le message et cliquez sur
"Accorder" pour finir l'installation. L'ensemble prendra 3 mn a/modem 56K. Une
autre fenêtre apparaîtra proposant de redémarrer Netscape.
Speed |
Time for 950 kB download |
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2 sec |
| ADSL 512 Kbit/s |
5 sec |
| Tel line 56 Kbit/s |
4 mn |
Official Developer Cult3D
Please download the last Cult3d Plugin
Please be patient !
It may take a few moments before you see the 3D-model appear first time (following 3D
views will be much quicker)
Give a break watching this funny 30"
videoclip .avi 416kB +audio
Once you have downloaded the free viewer,
please proceed as below
3D-model
Click once on the 3D-model to activate it
Click & drag your left mouse button
To zoom in or out
Click & drag your right mouse button, while moving it up or down
When the cursor turns into a pointing finger, click and interact.
For Mac
| What
is Cult3D ? www.cult3d.com |
The software Cult3D easily builds and
displays high-quality interactive 3D-models for Web sites, MS Office including PowerPoint
presentations, and Acrobat PDF documents. Targeted toward product visualization,
e-commerce, distance learning, gaming and entertainment applications, Cult3D lets
consumers fully interact and understand even very complex objects. You can now create and
show your own product line or services in 3D -- "live" on the Internet, or
within a PowerPoint presentation or Acrobat PDF file. Cult3D requires no extra hardware
and runs on PC and Mac over low-bandwidth connections. The viewer works under Netscape
Navigator and Microsoft Explorer and consists of two components: The Cult3D plug-in, which
allows users to view Cult3D objects on the Web, in MS Office documents, and in Adobe
Acrobat files. The Cult3D Designer and Exporter, which imports 3D models*, adds
interactivity, compresses the file to a fraction of its original size, and exports it to a
Cult3D object file that can be embedded on a Web page or inserted into an MS Office or
Acrobat document.
*From 3ds max, Alias Wavefront, Maya and Image Modeler from
RealViz |
Over 6 Million people have already downloaded
the free Cult3D plug-in, making it one of the most popular browser plug-ins around.
Download requests are accelerated by Akamai FreeFlow using Akamai network of more than
10.000 servers from 54 countries.
Type |
Media |
interaction |
Use |
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Internet Web PDF
Office |
Allows the visitor to actually
use product functions online |
Interactive 3D images for
product visualization in
- e-commerce
- customer service
- product presentation
on the web
and in desktop applications
product visualization in architecture |
see creation workflow of
Cult3D-models  20 kB 
prefered 3D exchange formats : .STL - VRML (VRL) - 3DS
others when above formats not available : Autocad.DWG - DXF (too many versions) - IGES
(IGS)
Cult3D adds interactivity to your already
modeled 3D-object. All actions and interactions in the model are defined by events. An
event can be a pressed key, a timer expiring, a mouse button clicked… Events are
generated by such actions as translation, rotation, play sound, animation play, URL…
Cult3D features 3D-model interactivity, sub-animation as morphing between two different
frames, collision detection and advanced functionality accessed via user-imbedded Java
code.
Let's vary viewer size with Cult3D
Cult3D models would be well-suited to
3D boardgames and similarly fun promotional tools
training simulation
product feature familiarization
and 3D prototyping or product marketing tools.
Imagine immersive, interactive product demos that allow the user to fully
activate all the features of a particular product, such as how the battery is inserted and
removed on a cell phone, or how to send or receive calls, or how to retrieve messages.
Since Cult3D fully supports both audio (sounds from .wav files are
compressed roughly 50%) and MIDI, you could have a photo-realistic digital recording
environment that would allow the interconnecting of different compatible hardware and
enable the user to virtually patch an entire multitrack studio.
If you’re a product manager and you have an idea for a new product
concept that costs millions to design, you could simply have us design it in a Cult3D
environment to showcase its' functions, and allow decision-makers to see the inner
workings of the product concept.
Car manufacturers could preview the workings of a concept car during the
design process to minimize design flaws (this would work for planes, yachts, motorcycles,
equipment, etc.).
Architects could walk you through a 3D-structure that’s an exact
replica of the actual structure being designed, helping to better include their clients in
the process of design and visualization.
Consumer electronics manufacturers could benefit by allowing potential
customers to become very familiar with a whole host of their products, or even prototype a
complete product and it's functionality in 3D, and then run it by Focus Groups to acertain
it's potential for success.
Flash 5.0 is a vector-based technology that yields compact file
sizes for 2D interfaces and artwork, and is incorporated into websites and interfaces to
add vibrato and speed elements to the interface. Flash technology, as it is the main web
vehicle for delivering vector graphics. The future of music video will initially be
defined by Flash, at least until faster internet connections allow real-time 3D as Cult3D.
Imagine interactive animated music videos that allow the user to control the arrangement
of the music while keeping the parts in sync and in time relative to one another.
Flash streams flawlessly even on slower connections if the artist creating
the Flash content knows how to optimize the data both in size and in modularity of code.
Combination of Flash, DHTML, JavaScript, Java and Cult3D, along with superior
interface design, yields the word-of-mouth marketing exposure needed to effectively
compete in today's digital marketplace.
| Press
release in France about Cult3D |
- Pc Expert mars 01 /1er essais
- Industrie & Techniques mars 01 /dossier MICAD
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Cycore .COmmunication No 11 - January 31, 2002
The official Cycore Channel Partner Newsletter www.cycore.com
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EDITOR'S CORNER
The year 2001 saw the web3D market begin to mature; more and more of the world's large
product manufacturers realized the superiority of communicating externally as well as
internally through the use of 3D. More than 400 companies are now using Cult3D
for product visualization, many of these companies joining over the last year. In North
America, we saw companies such as Motorola, Hewlett-Packard and Proctor &
Gamble initiating some significant projects for Cult3D applications. In Japan, we
witnessed NTT Docomo, Nissan and Toyota creating impressive Cult3D applications as well.
And in Europe, companies such as Ericsson, Siemens and Fiat "joined the Cult".
These companies are really paving the way for the web3D explosion!
In 2001, Cycore increased its revenues by 30% while downsizing and focusing its operations
in order to adjust to the new "old economy". We are a smaller core team, but all
of us are 100% focused on Cult3D now that we have eliminated unrelated products lines. In
North America, we have, for several reasons, focused all of our activities around our
Toronto office. The city's strong 3D culture coupled with a strong Cycore team make
Toronto an ideal
location to serve the North American market. Although smaller in size, Cycore continues to
have offices in both France and Germany, with our international headquarters in Sweden.
2002 looks very promising. North America seems to be "waking up" somewhat from
the 2001 recession. The year has started with a lot of activities and several new channel
partners and end customers have come aboard. In Japan,
where Cycore is now represented by Sanyo, we have already begun to sign up many new
Channel Partners. Our solid partnership with Sanyo will ensure our Channel Partners
in Japan receive superior, localized support from the Cycore brand.
Bengt Starke
CEO & President Cycore
Please continue sending your comments and questions to jennifer.arsenault@cycore.com.
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**Company news and reviews
ATI Technologies Inc. ships Cycore Cult3D(r) with its RADEON(tm) 8500;Graphics Cards
Cycore announced that Cult3D is now being shipped with each of ATI's technology-leading
RADEON 8500 boards. ATI Technologies Inc., a
world leader in the supply of graphics, video and multimedia solutions, began shipping the
Cult3D Viewer plug-in on its driver CD in early October as an automatic part of the RADEON
8500 install process. Read more about our this ground-breaking partnership at www.cycore.com/news/prelease_view.asp?id=343
SANYO Electric Software Co., Ltd., along with SANYO Sales & Marketing Co., Ltd.,
(group companies of SANYO, one of the world's largest electronics manufacturers) and Japan
Asia Investment Co. Ltd. (JAIC), one of Japan's largest venture capital firms today
announced they have invested $500 thousand and $200 thousand USD respectively to support
the entrance of Cycore, the market leader in interactive 3D for e-business, into the
Japanese market. Read more at www.cycore.com/news/prelease_view.asp?id=341
"Cycore receives $700 thousand to enter Japanese market" Read about Cycore's new
investments and capital building history at www.tornado-insider.com
Has anyone watched CNN lately? CNN is running TV commercials advertising CNN.com across
North America-and around the world, featuring Cult3D models! CNN uses interactive 3D to
explain news from America's new war to Microsoft's new XBOX. Visit www.cnn.com.
**Welcome to our newest Channel Partners
EnR Solutions, LLC, North Carolina, USA www.enrsolutions.com
MecaCorp, Tennessee, USA www.mecacorp.com
Reality Engineering Inc., Washington, USA www.reality-eng.com
Interactive Design Studio, Sweden
Caprion A/S, Denmark
3D Entity HyperMedia Tech. Co. Ltd.,Taiwan
**Cult3D site of the month!
We would like to honor Sanyo's translation of the Cult3D website with our coveted
'Cult3D site of the month' title.
Sanyo has localized Cult3D content, technical support and promotional information into the
Japanese language. Congratulations on a job well done! Japanese-speaking partners are
encouraged to visit the website at www.DDWeb.ne.jp/cult3D/.
** Cult3D Tips n' Tricks on how to improve the look of your Cult3D models.
How do you achieve a 'cartoon look' for your real-time 3D object?
Visit www.worldof3d.com/news/default.asp#21
and scroll down to 11-06-2001 for a link to a tutorial prepared by World of 3D member,
Kenneth Fejer.
As you already know, a number of Cult3D tutorials can be found on our Cult3D community
website worldof3d.com. www.worldof3d.com/tutorials/default.asp
Need support??
Did you know that Cycore has a special support email address for
our Channel Partners?
If you have technical questions about Cult3D, send an email to: partner.support@cult3d.com and your
questions will be answered.
**Events
InternetWorld/e-CRM Convention, April 24, 2002, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Don't miss a special Cult3D presentation and remember to drop by our booth in the Web 3D
Pavillion.
Editor of this newsletter: Jennifer.arsenault@cycore.com
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