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The 3D engine is capable of presenting a diverse range of multimedia content seamlessly within the 3D environment.  This includes video, audio, photographs/images, live web content (including Flash), live and recorded television, MP3’s, and internet radio.  The multimedia source will typically (though not always) be rendered onto a 3D model, usually a 3D television, monitor, radio, etc, which will henceforth be referred to as ‘screens’.  It is possible to view any number of screens simultaneously within the 3D world, each with their own multimedia source playing at the same time if deemed appropriate.

All multimedia content may be generated either as a conventional 2D soundfield, or a true 3D audio soundfield, as required.

The user can also view any multimedia content full screen.  They simply ‘walk into’ the screen to transition into a non-3D (ie. 2D) mode of operation.  Transition between 3D and 2D is smooth and immediate, without minimising or swapping to a background application, ensuring the entire experience remains within the 3D domain, even if what is ‘seen’ is projected 2-dimensionally onto the viewport.

Playback of DVD-Video and CD-Audio within both 2D full screen and the 3D environment is also supported.  The DVD-Video will be seen at the maximum resolution the graphics card can support, with no more than one scaling operation at the output stage in order to preserve visual quality from its original source resolution.

Real-time Virtual Reality physics
3D soundfields
Full-motion 3D animation
Script-driven functionality