Post by Segaman on Jul 3, 2003 20:53:44 GMT -5
gamers can now access and play games from any platform -- PC, Mac, PS/2, GameCube, or PDA!
TerraForge, Inc., is nearing completion of technology to create online games that players can access – and resume gameplay – using any platform they choose at any given moment (PC, Mac, PS/2, GameCube, or PDA), regardless of their location, language, or technology. The technology also makes possible – for the first time – the expansion of game communities because it eliminates current restrictions (e.g., PC players can only compete with other PC players) and allows all players – regardless of their platform – to participate in the community.
“Our technology, called the Asgard Gaming Community, lets us create games that players can, for example, access on their Playstation 2 or other platform at home, and then continue gameplay on a PC, Mac, or PDA in another location which provides a new world of anywhere, any time, any platform accessibility to our online games,” said Adam Mateljan, CEO of TerraForge.
The Asgard technology also facilitates the expansion of game communities for games developed using this technology.
According to Mr. Mateljan, communities for these games allow cross-platform competition where “PC players can compete against PS/2 players, Macs against PDAs, GameCubes against PCs,” and so on.
"This is exciting news for game players everywhere because it gives them the opportunity to broaden their gameplay experience and interact with gamers using other platforms which wasn't possible previously, as long as the integrity of the games and the system is not compromised," said Sean Underwood, Sr., president of the Video Game Players’ Association.
TerraForge, Inc., is nearing completion of technology to create online games that players can access – and resume gameplay – using any platform they choose at any given moment (PC, Mac, PS/2, GameCube, or PDA), regardless of their location, language, or technology. The technology also makes possible – for the first time – the expansion of game communities because it eliminates current restrictions (e.g., PC players can only compete with other PC players) and allows all players – regardless of their platform – to participate in the community.
“Our technology, called the Asgard Gaming Community, lets us create games that players can, for example, access on their Playstation 2 or other platform at home, and then continue gameplay on a PC, Mac, or PDA in another location which provides a new world of anywhere, any time, any platform accessibility to our online games,” said Adam Mateljan, CEO of TerraForge.
The Asgard technology also facilitates the expansion of game communities for games developed using this technology.
According to Mr. Mateljan, communities for these games allow cross-platform competition where “PC players can compete against PS/2 players, Macs against PDAs, GameCubes against PCs,” and so on.
"This is exciting news for game players everywhere because it gives them the opportunity to broaden their gameplay experience and interact with gamers using other platforms which wasn't possible previously, as long as the integrity of the games and the system is not compromised," said Sean Underwood, Sr., president of the Video Game Players’ Association.
I can't wait.