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To: AJ Berger who wrote (1603)	1/19/1999 11:46:00 AM
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Flatland Takes Eidos Web Site 3D Online Company and Game Publisher Partner to Offer Tomb Raider Fans Easy 3D Web Tools SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Flatland Online announced today that it is working with Eidos Interactive, a worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment products, to deliver Flatland's easy-to-use 3D building tools to Eidos' Tomb Raider game fans. Tomb Raider, starring the internationally recognized action-adventurer, Lara Croft, is a top-selling PC game title. Using Flatland's 3DML technology and textures from Tomb Raider game levels, Eidos game fans and web enthusiasts can quickly build virtual environments which resemble the worlds found within this popular 3D game. 3DML -- based on HTML and just as easy to learn -- is Flatland's newly released 3D Web publishing format, which requires no previous experience with 3D modeling or programming. 3DML uses a basic building block metaphor that empowers users to create 3D spaces by arranging ready-made blocks into complete environments. Spaces created with 3DML (called ''spots'') can be viewed with the Flatland Rover, a free software application extension to Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer. Spots can be hyperlinked together and can include standard Web graphics, animations, lighting effects and stereo spatial sound. The Flatland engine is also Direct3D compatible and runs on PCs with Windows 95/98/NT4.0. ''The Flatland Rover has added a new kind of interactivity to our Tomb Raider web site and introduces an engaging tool to our online community. As a company that produces immersive environment games, we are excited about extending this new kind of 3D experience to our Tomb Raider fans online. Now they can build their own 3D web pages based on the game they know and love,'' said Paul Baldwin, VP of Marketing at Eidos Interactive. One group of Tomb Raider fans, Team WittRaider, has already adopted the technology and has created their own online experience based on Tomb Raider and Flatland's 3D engine. A link to their 3DML spot can be found at tombraider.com. ''The WittRaider spot is a stunning example of what can be easily created with the rich textures from Lara Croft's world and the Flatland Rover,'' said Michael Powers, President and CEO of Flatland. ''We look forward to working with Eidos on other game titles and to helping them build their online community by providing their fan base with future 3DML features that are even more exciting and easier to use,'' he said. The Flatland Rover combines a user interface, seamless integration with common web browsers and high-speed display of 3DML content using thousands of colors, dynamic lighting and sound. The Flatland Rover installer is only a 1MB download, which takes less than six minutes on a 28.8 modem and is easy to install. Individuals wishing to experiment with 3DML and the Tomb Raider textures can download the Flatland Rover for free at www.tombraider.com or from the Flatland site at www.flatland.com. Extensive tutorials and 3DML building guides are also available online. This should add some sparkle for those that have the other versions chris