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03-22-2006, 09:17 AM
Business Editors / Technology Writers
MORRISVILLE, N.C. & SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2006--
OC3 Entertainment, the leading provider of facial
animation technology in the videogame industry, and Fonix Speech Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Fonix Corp. (OTCBB: FNIX) providing
speech technology solutions and interfaces for video games, mobile
devices, handheld electronic products, and systems and processors,
will showcase FaceFX Live featuring Fonix VoiceIn(R) speech
recognition at the 2006 Game Developers Conference (GDC), March 20-24
in San Jose, Calif.
OC3 Entertainment's new FaceFX Live product uses Fonix's VoiceIn
voice recognition technology to generate facial animation data in
real-time using audio input from a microphone. The product enables
games and other online 3-D applications to simulate social interaction
with talking characters. FaceFX Live is uniquely positioned to allow
video game developers to add greater interactivity to a variety of
games ranging from online board games to Massively Multiplayer Online
Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs).
"Great facial animation starts with great voice recognition
technology, and that is exactly what Fonix VoiceIn brings to the
table," said Doug Perkowski, CEO of OC3 Entertainment. "Our
partnership with Fonix has helped us build strong customer
relationships and broaden our presence in the rapidly expanding video
game market."
"OC3 is demonstrating new and innovative ways to incorporate voice
recognition into next-generation video games," said Timothy K. Hong,
VP of Mobile and Videogames, Fonix Speech Inc. "FaceFX pushes the
creativity envelope and offers game developers a cool, unique new
tool. The combination of facial animation and voice recognition should
result in incredible new video games as designers take advantage of
opportunities to make games more realistic."
About FaceFX
FaceFX is an advanced facial animation solution unique in its
ability to liberate artists from the complexities of creating
realistic dialogue and emotive characters. The nuances of facial
movement can be stored as interactions between morph targets, bone
poses, and material properties using the groundbreaking Face Graph(TM)
technology. FaceFX can be used to animate characters by hand or
generate lip-synchronization and speech gesture data automatically
from pre-recorded audio. FaceFX is included with Unreal Engine 3 and
available as a stand-alone product, which can be integrated with any
facial animation pipeline.
About FaceFX Live
FaceFX Live is an advanced real-time facial animation solution
that analyzes audio as it is spoken into a microphone. The solution
outputs highly compressed animation data, which can then be sent over
the network and played in sync with the audio at the other end. The
product makes efficient use of processing power, memory, and bandwidth
and adds less than one-third of a second of latency to the audio
transmission. FaceFX Live(TM) uses industry-leading VoiceIn(R) speech
recognition technology from Fonix to accurately recognize phonemes
from the microphone input.
About OC3 Entertainment
OC3 Entertainment (www.oc3ent.com) is a private company dedicated
to powering the gaming industry with realistic talking characters. The
company develops two middleware solutions for game developers: FaceFX
and FaceFX Live.
About Fonix VoiceIn Game Edition
As video games become increasingly more complicated to design and
make, game developers are looking for ways to spend less time writing
code and more time being creative. Fonix VoiceIn(R) allows game
developers to add voice interfaces without needing to develop specific
expertise in voice recognition. Fonix's simple, cross platform tools
make it easy for any game developer to implement the technology on
Xbox(R), PlayStation(R)2 and PC games. The result is an interesting
new video game interface on the cutting edge of innovation. For more
information about Fonix VoiceIn, call 801-553-6600 and say "games" or
visit our Web site at www.fonix.com.
About Fonix Speech Inc.
Fonix Speech Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fonix Corp. that
currently offers voice technology solutions for mobile/wireless
devices; interactive video games, toys and appliances; computer
telephony systems; the assistive market and automotive telematics.
About Fonix
Fonix Corp., based in Salt Lake City, is an innovative
communications and technology company that provides integrated
telecommunications services and value-added speech technologies
through Fonix Telecom Inc., LecStar Telecom Inc. and Fonix Speech Inc.
The combination of interactive speech technology and integrated
telecommunications services allows Fonix to provide customers with
comprehensive cost-effective solutions to enhance and expand their
communications needs.
Statements released by Fonix that are not purely historical are
forward looking within the meaning of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including
statements regarding the company's expectations, hopes, intentions and
strategies for the future. Investors are cautioned that
forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties that may
affect the company's business prospects and performance. The company's
actual results could differ materially from those in such
forward-looking statements. Risk factors include general economic,
competitive, governmental and technological factors as discussed in
the company's filings with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. The
company does not undertake any responsibility to update the
forward-looking statements contained in this release.
KEYWORD: NORTH AMERICA NORTH CAROLINA UTAH UNITED STATES
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENTERTAINMENT ELECTRONIC GAMES TECHNOLOGY CONSUMER ELECTRONICS HARDWARE NETWORKS SOFTWARE CONTRACT/AGREEMENT PRODUCT/SERVICE TRADE SHOW
SOURCE: Fonix Speech Inc.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Fonix
Gino De Jesus, 678-391-4596 (Investor)
gdejesus@fonix.com
or
Fonix Speech
Elizabeth Sweeten, 801-553-6600
esweeten@fonix.com
or
OC3 Entertainment
Doug Perkowski, 919-460-4564
info@oc3ent.com
MORRISVILLE, N.C. & SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2006--
OC3 Entertainment, the leading provider of facial
animation technology in the videogame industry, and Fonix Speech Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Fonix Corp. (OTCBB: FNIX) providing
speech technology solutions and interfaces for video games, mobile
devices, handheld electronic products, and systems and processors,
will showcase FaceFX Live featuring Fonix VoiceIn(R) speech
recognition at the 2006 Game Developers Conference (GDC), March 20-24
in San Jose, Calif.
OC3 Entertainment's new FaceFX Live product uses Fonix's VoiceIn
voice recognition technology to generate facial animation data in
real-time using audio input from a microphone. The product enables
games and other online 3-D applications to simulate social interaction
with talking characters. FaceFX Live is uniquely positioned to allow
video game developers to add greater interactivity to a variety of
games ranging from online board games to Massively Multiplayer Online
Role-Playing Games (MMORPGs).
"Great facial animation starts with great voice recognition
technology, and that is exactly what Fonix VoiceIn brings to the
table," said Doug Perkowski, CEO of OC3 Entertainment. "Our
partnership with Fonix has helped us build strong customer
relationships and broaden our presence in the rapidly expanding video
game market."
"OC3 is demonstrating new and innovative ways to incorporate voice
recognition into next-generation video games," said Timothy K. Hong,
VP of Mobile and Videogames, Fonix Speech Inc. "FaceFX pushes the
creativity envelope and offers game developers a cool, unique new
tool. The combination of facial animation and voice recognition should
result in incredible new video games as designers take advantage of
opportunities to make games more realistic."
About FaceFX
FaceFX is an advanced facial animation solution unique in its
ability to liberate artists from the complexities of creating
realistic dialogue and emotive characters. The nuances of facial
movement can be stored as interactions between morph targets, bone
poses, and material properties using the groundbreaking Face Graph(TM)
technology. FaceFX can be used to animate characters by hand or
generate lip-synchronization and speech gesture data automatically
from pre-recorded audio. FaceFX is included with Unreal Engine 3 and
available as a stand-alone product, which can be integrated with any
facial animation pipeline.
About FaceFX Live
FaceFX Live is an advanced real-time facial animation solution
that analyzes audio as it is spoken into a microphone. The solution
outputs highly compressed animation data, which can then be sent over
the network and played in sync with the audio at the other end. The
product makes efficient use of processing power, memory, and bandwidth
and adds less than one-third of a second of latency to the audio
transmission. FaceFX Live(TM) uses industry-leading VoiceIn(R) speech
recognition technology from Fonix to accurately recognize phonemes
from the microphone input.
About OC3 Entertainment
OC3 Entertainment (www.oc3ent.com) is a private company dedicated
to powering the gaming industry with realistic talking characters. The
company develops two middleware solutions for game developers: FaceFX
and FaceFX Live.
About Fonix VoiceIn Game Edition
As video games become increasingly more complicated to design and
make, game developers are looking for ways to spend less time writing
code and more time being creative. Fonix VoiceIn(R) allows game
developers to add voice interfaces without needing to develop specific
expertise in voice recognition. Fonix's simple, cross platform tools
make it easy for any game developer to implement the technology on
Xbox(R), PlayStation(R)2 and PC games. The result is an interesting
new video game interface on the cutting edge of innovation. For more
information about Fonix VoiceIn, call 801-553-6600 and say "games" or
visit our Web site at www.fonix.com.
About Fonix Speech Inc.
Fonix Speech Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Fonix Corp. that
currently offers voice technology solutions for mobile/wireless
devices; interactive video games, toys and appliances; computer
telephony systems; the assistive market and automotive telematics.
About Fonix
Fonix Corp., based in Salt Lake City, is an innovative
communications and technology company that provides integrated
telecommunications services and value-added speech technologies
through Fonix Telecom Inc., LecStar Telecom Inc. and Fonix Speech Inc.
The combination of interactive speech technology and integrated
telecommunications services allows Fonix to provide customers with
comprehensive cost-effective solutions to enhance and expand their
communications needs.
Statements released by Fonix that are not purely historical are
forward looking within the meaning of the "Safe Harbor" provisions of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including
statements regarding the company's expectations, hopes, intentions and
strategies for the future. Investors are cautioned that
forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainties that may
affect the company's business prospects and performance. The company's
actual results could differ materially from those in such
forward-looking statements. Risk factors include general economic,
competitive, governmental and technological factors as discussed in
the company's filings with the SEC on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K. The
company does not undertake any responsibility to update the
forward-looking statements contained in this release.
KEYWORD: NORTH AMERICA NORTH CAROLINA UTAH UNITED STATES
INDUSTRY KEYWORD: ENTERTAINMENT ELECTRONIC GAMES TECHNOLOGY CONSUMER ELECTRONICS HARDWARE NETWORKS SOFTWARE CONTRACT/AGREEMENT PRODUCT/SERVICE TRADE SHOW
SOURCE: Fonix Speech Inc.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Fonix
Gino De Jesus, 678-391-4596 (Investor)
gdejesus@fonix.com
or
Fonix Speech
Elizabeth Sweeten, 801-553-6600
esweeten@fonix.com
or
OC3 Entertainment
Doug Perkowski, 919-460-4564
info@oc3ent.com