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To: Wayne Rumball who wrote (8822)	11/13/2000 8:57:09 AM
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FYI: Perceptronics in OZ: IC3D(TM) Framework to Help Create Wonderful World of Oz Digital Theme Park Experience /FROM PR NEWSWIRE 800-682-9599/ TO BUSINESS, ENTERTAINMENT AND TECHNOLOGY EDITORS: Perceptronics in OZ: IC3D(TM) Framework to Help Create Wonderful World of Oz Digital Theme Park Experience BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Perceptronics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: PCTR) today announced that The OZ Entertainment Company, who is developing the digitally based Wonderful World of Oz theme park near Kansas City, KS, has selected the IC3D Framework for adding online collaborative features to its linked Internet site and enhancing the theme park's interactive networking backbone. Dan Mapes, chief technology officer for the Los Angeles based OZ Entertainment Company and president of its OZ Digital Media division, said: "OZ will be the first digitally networked theme park in the world. Through the digital nervous system that will serve as the foundation of OZ, children of all ages will be able to talk and play with OZ characters. Families may also visit OZ via the Internet prior to their vacation and decide which characters to meet, which rides to take, which restaurants to visit and in which stores to shop, and then revisit their favorite spots via the Internet when they return home." "The Internet will do for The Wonderful World of OZ in the next decade what network television did for Disneyland in the 1950's. More important, OZ will be a crucible for the technology applications of the future not only in entertainment, but also in many other industries as well." "In that respect, Perceptronics' IC3D Framework is an excellent example of the type of leading edge technology we are bringing to OZ," Mapes continued. "IC3D is a peer-to-peer technology for online collaborative interaction, which virtually defines the next generation of Internet capabilities." "IC3D will allow groups of family and friends to share the OZ pre-visit and post-visit Internet experiences, thus increasing their entertainment, educational and e-commerce value. IC3D has its roots in networked simulation, and will prove valuable for adding multi-player capabilities to our in-park interactive experiences as well. We look forward to expanding the frontiers of theme park design and operation with the IC3D enabling technology and tools," Mapes concluded. Dr. Gershon Weltman, chairman and president of Perceptronics, added, "We could not be more excited to be part of this fantastic project. I am an OZ addict from way back, and I am eagerly awaiting my chance to visit the theme park and enter Emerald City at last. Adding a new cyber dimension to OZ is an highly appropriate chapter in this 100-year-old visionary tale -- and having IC3D as an important part of it is like a dream come true. Onward and upward to OZ!" The Wonderful World of OZ theme park and resort (www.worldofoz.com ) is being developed by the OZ Entertainment Company on approximately 9,000 acres of a former U.S. Army base located about 20 miles from Kansas City, Kansas. The imaginative project has the support of many local and regional organizations and is exceptional in its use of modern technology for environmental improvement as well for providing exciting family entertainment. While the theme park is based on the much beloved 40 OZ novels and the Wizard of OZ movie, The OZ Entertainment Company is going well beyond original author L. Frank Baum's wildest dreams in its use of digital media to create new and unique real world and cyber experiences. Perceptronics' business is to develop, produce and market software products and services that allow Web site developers and owners to create online collaborative experiences that meet the growing demand for expanded multi-user interactivity on the Internet. A description of the Company's IC3D Technology is found at ic3d.perceptronics.com , and online demos are available by special appointment. For additional information, please contact the Company. Safe Harbor Statement: Statements by Dr. Gershon Weltman, as well as the above statements regarding th Nov-13-2000 13:02 GMT Symbols: US;PCTR Source PRN PR NewsWire