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QuantumWorks Corporation Digital Division's prime focus is, through the use of innovatively developed and applied real-time computer graphics visualization, to help companies increase sales, reduce "product" production costs and reduce time to market with new "products". We broadly define "product" as inclusive of "digital products"; such as 3D computer graphics content, for say, computer/video games and TV broadcast or live animation on the web; to "physical products"; such as government-use and consumer products as diverse as; vehicles, apparel, shoes, watches, sunglasses, sporting goods, architecture, space craft, electronics, etc.

QuantumWorks is constantly looking to develop new concepts, approaches, content production tools, media content, products and projects using real-time interactive graphics technology to bring education, entertainment and edutainment to more compelling, engaging and ultimately more rewarding levels for target audiences. On the entertainment projects we have worked on in the past we have always attempted to add rewarding educational components to the content, where appropriate. QuantumWorks believes the process of creating is equally as important as the final result, and we are looking to work with companies and people who share a similar vision.

For example, through use of QWC technology and services, companies can become high output, high quality 3D animation content web-based production studios through creation and integration of advanced tools. This includes a special focus on rapidly creating educational and entertaining content using digital characters, props, assets, with a "3D-look" and/or "cel-shaded-look" for web-sites with various implementation options including dynamic streaming of animation and audio content and live performed and streamed content.

The QuantumWorks Corporation team is develops Interactive Entertainment and Edutainment titles. Additionally QWC is developing a revolutionary new system based on research work done for Procter & Gamble (Press Release). This system allows rapid creation of communication concepts useful advertising creatives to quickly storyboard many "spot" concepts in 3D, greatly reducing costs and striving for more effective spot design through more concept creation and re-iteration - this system is called SpotMaster (click for sample video) Click here for tool screenshots. Naval Postgraduate School used the system to show DOD how it can use a rapid mission scenario development tool - the USS Cole terrorist attack scenario was depicted using the system showing the effectiveness of the tool for these types of applications. Request the Spot-On business plan presentation to see the current plan for productization of this tool. Other sample videos click here.

Under contract from Virtual Celebrity Productions (VCP), QWC staff led 4 groups simultaneously in the design and implementation of the Digital Cloning System (DCS). These teams designed and led development of first the "virtual celebrity" entertainment/advertising based 3D web-site, W.C.Fields, (click here for other references) interactively giving his Presidential Platform for his bid for President in year 2000.

Contracted by Hasbro Toys, QuantumWorks Corporation (QWC) founder, Turner Whitted and Chris Gentile executive managed the project for Hasbro (they were affectionately referred to "the RAT Patrol", or Risk Abatement Team). QWC's founder co-designed and co-led the development of the first new generation VR helmet based 3D consumer game system, under various internal code and potential product names TOASTER, X-Scape, RUSH with the other 2 "RAT Patrol" executive team and the first ten 3D immersive games. Because little prior art existed in implementing real-time 3D VR for optimal user gaming experience, and most gaming companies employed were mainly experienced in 2D "side-scroller" games and very limited 3D gaming, so QWC founder had to take what it learned from past Aerospace engineering real-time 3D and VR applications, to apply to this new entertainment set of applications and create a new set of "VR experiential rules and guidelines" - Here is a picture of a foam mockup of a potential production system and some test ads done under various test product names X-Scape ad, RUSH ad#1, RUSH ad#2 )
- The QWC founder also managed the peripherals design requirements effort for Hasbro VR project.
- QWC founder led the game development in producing 12 prototype games using the newly develop VR headsets or HMD running on Silicon Graphics (SGI) workstation hardware. After project cancellation in 1995, these evolved into derivatives of these games with some of the same developer teams, and made their way to 4 VR HMD based rides using SGI super graphics computers at the 2 new Disney Quest small/urban location based entertainment (LBE) attractions. Unfortunately, Disney was way too ahead of its time with Disney Quest so the 2 locations were closed, even though the Orlando facility was making good revenue. Four Hasbor VR derived games were:
  - -> Virtual Jungle Cruise: Guests paddle an inflatable raft (with real paddles) as they make their way down a prehistoric river, avoiding dinosaurs and occasionally getting sprayed with water. It is based on Jungle Cruise.
    -> CyberSpace Mountain: Guests design a roller coaster on a design kiosk, then sit in a pitch-and-roll simulator and ride it. Guests may also ride pre-built coasters. It is hosted by Bill Nye the Science Guy, who instead refers to himself as "Bill Nye the Coaster Guy". This attraction is based on the ride, Space Mountain.
    -> Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride: Players wear a head-mounted display as they ride a magic carpet through Agrabah, collecting gems to find The Genie, who has been hidden away in the Cave of Wonders.
    -> Ride the Comix: Players wear an HMD to "enter the comic book world." Players battle with super villains by using a laser sword. Up to six players can be on a team at a time.
- Before Hasbro, AGE invented with Mattel, the PowerGlove input device. This device proved to be a "successful failure", making money for Mattel but due to no software and rushed technology, was discontinued. However, the experience proved to AGE that VR had legs so they wanted to go further and build a complete VR system with custom designed game software. As a result, AGE came to QWC founder due to work with VPL and aerospace VR apps, to pitch companies to join the new project. First project was working with Texas Instruments on a complete VR system, but due to TI's delicate SMD technology causing display failures not able to withstand rugged use and other reasons, that project was terminated and a new partner was sought - Hasbro was that new partner company.

The QWC and its' founders have developed, led and consulted in development of many 3D computer graphics based industry milestones achievements, such as:
- Under contract from Perceptronics, development of the first workstation based node for the DARPA/ Army SIMNET massive wide area network Virtual battlefield operations simulator.
- the Northrop / Air Force Automated Airframe Assembly Operations Evaluation Simulator called the "Assembly Modeler", reported in Business Week May 8, 1989, pgs 142-148 - debuted Assembly Modeler application to the public at SIGGRAPH in 1991
- QWC founder co-chaired and designed the new interactive applications venue, "Tomorrow's Realities Gallery", still part of SIGGRAPH today under different names at 1991 SIGGRAPH in Las Vegas which debuted this Assembly Modeler application to the public);
- co-led with Ken Anderson, the formation of, and developed in 1989 the first NCGA GPC Graphics Performance Picture Level Benchmark (PLB), now this effort evolved into what is now called SPEC_GPC or SPEC_OPC, the first "application honest" comparison of graphics hardware at the time, developed under contract to IBM, SGI, Sun, E&S, Tektronix, HP, etc.
- Kewazinga K-System through MCSQD; Titan Technologies Digital Secretary; VIVID/JesterTek/GestureTek Kiosk technology applications;
- the P.C. sports games for AT&T Cybercathlon. Cybercathlon was originally designed as a Web/CD-ROM hybrid with large prize awards, however, due to large security risks, product was re-configured into a standalone CD-ROM game, which was distributed to over 300,000 WorldNet subscribers (product was first released game using Microsoft's new Direct3D DirectX technology);
- Viewpoint VET output Advanced Digital Product Sampling Production Pipeline development whicle consulting for Viewpoint Corp;
- producer/art director teamed with Blur of a real-time MoCap production of a cable channel's interstitial female news host and click here for sample video.
The QWC team was awarded Top 100 1997 "Top Media Producers" Award from A/V Video Multimedia Producer Magazine organization for the innovative design and development work on both the AT&T Cybercathlon Game and new product from QWC, Geppetto - the first PC based real-time character animation tool which can significantly lower the costs in producing long form animation projects. MCSQD.com Demo Reel contains many innovative and some "industry firsts" examples of projects QWC team members either designed, produced, executive produced along with MCSQD and Viewpoint.com executive management.
QWC and its team members have also been engaged in state-of-the-art engineering efforts focused at development of new Consumer multi-media product designs, Spacecraft, Space Station & Space colonization for innovation and economic benefit (Protean Space Station Construction System- Ollie P. Harwood, SpaceHAB, The America 500 Space Initiative - Ted (Austin) Ostindien, S.E.Tice, Aircraft designs (QAC-821 world class utility helicopter, Kulikov Air Fanatic 4 and KA863) and high performance energy efficient, low emissions hybrid electric vehicles.
QWC and it's partners are involved with development efforts that are in various stages of fund raising and engineering that include: QAC-821 helo mentioned above and the L3R_QWC "Hybrid supercar", a High Performance Hybrid Electric Exotic Sports Car. Product engineering features overview located here and a product history & description tear sheet located here.

This team is using their engineering prototype testbed to stage a cross the country on a tank on a gas Freedom drive "protest" to show what can be done today by today's automobile manufacturers. Sponsor flyer on this event located here.
Members of the QWC team have frequently published in trade journals and are requested to speak at conferences about a range of topics ranging from; optimizing processes in product development lifecycles, advanced 3D content development pipelines, game engine technology, advanced computer input devices, innovative applications of virtual reality/visual simulation technology to optimized interactive software for diverse computing platforms.

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