The Next Generation of 3D Games and Media - Now Free on the Web

[KristoferB]

SAN DIEGO, Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- At the DEMOfall 08 conference today, Sim Ops Studios(TM) unveiled Wild Pockets(TM), a free Web-based 3D game development platform and surrounding community that enables novices and experienced developers alike to create, share, play and monetize compelling 3D games in a browser. With an easy to use interface and innovative social features such as collaborative game development, a user-generated digital marketplace, and embed tags for viral game distribution, Wild Pockets is powering the next generation of casual gaming.

"The Wild Pockets platform provides fast and easy 3D content generation capabilities and makes it simple to distribute the games created. The platform could help us make the leap to next generation 3D casual games," said Paul Preece, Founder/CEO of CasualCollective.com and developer of the popular Desktop Tower Defense game.

Playing games online is serious business. According to the Casual Games Association (CGA) 2007 Market Report, this $2.25 billion industry is growing by 20 percent each year, and over 200 million people are playing casual games online each month.

Chris Shipley, executive producer of the DEMO conferences, said, "Sim Ops Studios has big plans for the consumer market, and with the launch of Wild Pockets, this company is on track to bring 3D online games and media to the masses."

Interested developers can sign up for the Wild Pockets invite-only beta at Wild Pockets, and the public site launch is being planned for early 2009.

About DEMOfall -- Produced by Network World Events and Executive Forums, the semi-annual DEMOfall conferences focus on emerging technologies and new products, which are hand-selected from across the spectrum of the technology marketplace. The DEMOfall conferences have earned their reputation for consistently identifying tomorrow's cutting-edge technologies, and have served as launch pad events for companies such as Palm, E*Trade, Handspring, and U.S. Robotics, helping them to secure venture funding, establish critical business relationships, and influence early adopters. Each DEMOfall conference features approximately 70 new companies, products and technologies. For more information, visit DEMO.com :: DEMOfall 08 Conference.

ABOUT Sim Ops Studios -- Sim Ops Studios, Inc., a spin-out from Carnegie Mellon University, has developed Wild Pockets, a web-based 3D game development platform and community that is powering the next generation of casual games online.