SIGGRAPH: Virtools Announces Virtools Software Suite 3.5

Virtools, a company recently acquired by Dassault Systemes, announced the availability of Virtools Software Suite 3.5. Virtools Software Suite 3.5, a set of software development solutions for building interactive 3D content, is the result of extensive client and partner feedback. Virtools Software Suite 3.5 addresses development and production needs for Virtools' target customers in the industrial, game development and multimedia markets. Game titles developed using Virtools include casual/indie PC games including Beesly's Buzzwords and Sealab 2021: Sweet Mayhem, as well as larger PC console titles such as Jack The Ripper and Syberia II, and the company's 3D engines are also used in the VR/simulation market. Enhancements and new functionalities for release 3.5, which will begin shipping in one month, were defined in conjunction with advanced customers, such as Honeywell and Procter & Gamble. The upgrade offers a broad spectrum of new features, a full list of which is available online, oriented towards better compatibility and optimized support for external technologies and formats, as well as enhanced control over the rendering pipeline.