Quest3D 4.0

Last time you could read a bit about the new object oriented system in the next version of Quest3D. In this newsletter we have some additional great news for you. Quest3D 4.0 will come with a brand new physics engine.

Simon Sadler of October Tide ltd. has been developing the "Newton For Quest" plug-in for quite some time now and we were very pleased with the results. Fortunately we were able to transfer the project to Quest3D so we can provide this great physics engine to our users without any additional licensing.

The Newton engine is different from other physics engines because it uses a deterministic solver which essentially means that the simulations are realistic and stable. With Newton you can say goodbye to all those jittering objects in your simulation. The Quest3D implementation of Newton will be feature packed and seamlessly integrated with all the other Quest3D channels.

COLLADA, or COLLAborative Design Activity for establishing an open standard Digital Asset schema for interactive 3D applications is a file format that is widely adopted by the 3D industry. COLLADA is supported by all the mayor 3D companies and software packages.

This importer is different from all other importers because it also allows run-time import of 3D models. Projects will be able to load COLLADA files on the fly and you can use them in the same way as you would do with a CGR file.

A nice extra is that Quest3D will also feature native support for multiple WII-motes. It allows  users to create prototypes for the Wii or use the Wiimote as an alternative interface for their applications.

.Siggraph 2007

Get up-close and hands-on with the newest hardware systems, software tools, and creative services from hundreds of companies. Explore the products, systems, techniques, ideas, and inspiration that are creating the next three generations of computer graphics and interactive techniques.

SIGGRAPH 2007 hosts the year's largest, most comprehensive exhibition of products and services for the computer graphics and interactive techniques marketplace, featuring the industry's established leaders and emerging challengers.

As always, Quest3D will be exhibiting on this event and it's your chance to meet the team, see new developments and take a look at what is at the frontier of computer graphics.  This year there is the opportunity to take a look at pre-release version of Quest3D 4.0.
 

Information Location: San Diego convention center, San Diego, CA, USA Date: August 7,8,9 2007 Booth #:1523

Show yourself! If you have any projects, work or hardware to demo for you on Siggraph then please contact us. We are always looking for great demos and projects to showcase Quest3D. info@quest3d.com

Quest3D Conference 2007

Also this year a Quest3D conference will be held. There are already several interesting topics on the agenda. Of course Quest3D 4.0 will play a major role and you users will be able to get a sneak preview of the new version. There will be showcases on how to use the new OO system, GUI and Newton physics. 

Quest3D Contest

Less than 1 month to go before the contest closes! July 8 2007 is the final date you will be able to enter your entry.

New resellers!

We would like to welcome the following new resellers: