MÄK Announces VR-Vantage Early Adopter Program

VT MÄK is now inviting people to sign up for the VR-Vantage Early Adopter Program. VR-Vantage is MÄK’s new 3D visual solution, previewed in December at I/ITSEC 2008.

VR-Vantage consists of the next generation MÄK Stealth, MÄK’s 3D information station; VantageIG, a desktop image generator for viewing out-the-window scenes; and the VR-Vantage toolkit to extend, integrate, and build visual applications. VR-Vantage is built on Open Scene Graph (OSG) to give users access to the innovations of the OSG community, but because it is backed by MAK it still offers the reliability of a commercially supported visual application development toolkit.

Before the official VR-Vantage release on March 31st, we will be offering an Early Adopter Release in mid-February. Our goal is to provide an early look at the product so customers can be ready to effectively use VR-Vantage when it is officially released. Participants will receive a download link for the early release that includes a tutorial, draft documentation, and licenses that are good until March 31st. To sign up to be a VR-Vantage Early Adopter, please contact .

More About VR-Vantage

VR-Vantage is terrain-agile, allowing customers to use the terrain they already have. Many 3D tools lock the user to a specific terrain format. VR-Vantage can directly load a wide variety of industry standard formats. It also allows users to compose terrain “on-the-fly” directly from source data, reducing the need for database creation tools.

VR-Vantage comes with a rich set of built-in content. The product includes Boston Dynamics’ DI-Guy to animate human characters, IDV’s SpeedTree for dynamic vegetation, and Sundog’s Silver Lining for weather effects and volumetric clouds. MÄK is negotiating with other partners to include more built-in functionality. VR-Vantage also includes top quality 3D vehicle models that support damage representations and articulated parts.

To learn more about VR-Vantage, join us for our webinar on March 5. Register by visiting www.vr-vantage.com.