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Contact: Warren Blyth, NaturalPoint Inc.
Phone: 1.541.753.6645 ext.17
Email: warren@naturalpoint.com


NaturalPoint Announces New TrackIR Enhanced Dev Tools

March 2, 2007

Corvallis, OR — The TrackIR user base is growing faster than ever, creating demand for more games and genres featuring TrackIR Enhanced controls. NaturalPoint has designed the TrackIR Enhanced SDK to make integration effortless for game developers, usually requiring less than two hours to complete. NaturalPoint’s goal is to assist developers in presenting new, immersive game play and innovative controls for existing, and future titles, to PC gamers.

The developers of the upcoming First Person Shooter title, ArmA:Combat Operations, have taken advantage of the easy to use SDK, and will be releasing this new title with full TrackIR support. As a gamer moves their upper body and head in real life, the sleek TrackIR camera tracks body movement and translates it into precise in-game character motion. While simulation titles currently dominate the TrackIR title base, the exciting benefits of TrackIR Enhancement in FPS are making people take notice. Racing games are another popular application. Users can stay immersed in their cockpits, enjoying the situational awareness that is usually only offered from a third person perspective. Simply tilting their head allows racers to look through the secondary car windows, and keep an eye on their rear view mirrors to fend off approaching vehicles.

Based on industry feedback, NaturalPoint’s most recent set of development tools have streamlined the process for game developers to incorporate advanced technology, without substantial time commitments. TrackMapper Programmer, Kafuji says, “Programming with the TrackIR Enhanced SDK is ultra-easy. I wrote a program that retrieved axis inputs from the TrackIR driver within 30 minutes of receiving the SDK from NaturalPoint.”

To obtain a copy of the TrackIR Enhanced SDK, visit: http://www.naturalpoint.com/trackir/05-developers/developers-sdk-form.html

NaturalPoint will have a public booth at the 2007 Game Developer’s Conference at 654 WH. A private meeting room is available for guests who have more questions, request private demonstrations, or other points of business to discuss. President and CTO, Jim Richardson, will be in attendance to elaborate on partnership options and tools to help developers expand their game by supporting 6DOF with TrackIR Enhancement. Headset and joystick manufacturers are also encouraged to attend.

About NaturalPoint
Based in Corvallis, Oregon, NaturalPoint® is the creator and manufacturer of the TrackIR™, OptiTrack™, and SmartNAV™ product lines. NaturalPoint specializes in providing innovative control solutions through optical tracking technology, and has developed tracking systems for computers, video games, military simulators, and unique display systems.

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