Luxology’s modo Receives
Prestigious Game Developer Magazine Front Line Award
modo
Selected as “Best Art Tool” in Competition Recognizing
the Year’s Best Game Development Software
San
Mateo, Calif. — Jan. 8, 2007 — Luxology® LLC, an
independent technology company developing next-generation 3D content
creation software, today announced that modo™ 202 was chosen as
the “Best Art Tool” in the ninth annual Front Line Awards
competition. The awards are bestowed by the CMP Game Group’s
Game Developer magazine in a competition that honors excellence and
innovation in hardware and software for programming, art, audio and
game components. Winners were selected for their ability to advance
the art of game creation by crafting more efficient and effective
tools.
“We
appreciate this coveted award and public recognition for what many
game developers have already discovered – that modo can make a
significant difference in artist productivity,” said Brad
Peebler, president of Luxology. “modo offers a level of speed
and control for 3D content creation that has artists rallying to get
it into their companies’ pipelines.”
“Every
once in a while a tool comes around that really gets people excited,
and right now that tool is modo,” said Seneca Menard,
3D artist at id
Software. “modo is a clear favorite among our artists and every
week we find some new way to speed up our work - whether through a
specific hotkey, a new custom tool preset, a multi-tool-combination,
or a new macro or script.”
modo
is an innovative 3D modeling, painting and rendering software
designed to accelerate the creation of world-class models, associated
color and normal maps, and ultra high-quality renderings. modo’s
modern workflow and advanced toolset easily deliver enhanced
productivity for 3D artists working in game development, design
visualization, film visual effects, video production and graphic
arts. A free 30-day full-featured evaluation version of modo is
available for immediate download from www.modo3d.com.
The
2006 Front Line Awards
Nominations
for the Front Line Awards were open to all new products and new
versions of products related to game development released before
Sept. 1, 2006. Products were nominated by Game Developer’s
readers and other industry professionals. A distinguished panel of
leading game developers specializing in each of the competition’s
categories helped select finalists and winners based on their
products’ level of utility, innovation, value and ease of use.
The winners will be profiled in the January 2007 issue of Game
Developer magazine, which will be available on newsstands January 17.
For more information about The 2006 Front Line Awards and winners,
please visit the official Game Developer Front Line Awards website at
www.frontlineawards.com.
About
Luxology
Based
in San Mateo, Calif., Luxology® LLC is an independent technology
company developing next-generation 3D content creation software that
enhances productivity via artist-friendly tools powered by a modern
underlying architecture. Founded in 2002 by Allen Hastings, Stuart
Ferguson and Brad Peebler, Luxology is home to some of the top 3D
engineering expertise in the industry. More information on Luxology,
its flagship product modo™, a gallery of artists’ images
and the active modo community is available online at www.modo3d.com.
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2006 Luxology LLC. modo is a trademark of Luxology LLC.,
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Contact
Reader contact:
Luxology, LLC
1670
South Amphlett Blvd Suite 214
San
Mateo, CA 94402
(650)
378-8506
info@luxology.com
http://www.modo3d.com
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