iMMERSION New Media Releases Cutting-Edge DVD That Immerses Users In A Double Dose Of ""Science Faction""

7-Jun-00

iMMERSION New Media, a leading provider of hybrid media solutions, has announced the launch of the first movie to be created specifically for DVD-ROM. This DVD release will not only showcase the iMMERSION line of multimedia software tools. It will also prove iMMERSION's ability to successfully combine the intense interactivity of the Internet with the enveloping characters and storyline of a motion picture.The DVD itself will actually contain two different movies, one on each side of the disc. One side tells the story of ""Ong's Hat And The Incunabula Papers,"" a tale of intrigue narrated by Joseph Matheny. The movie investigates the circumstances surrounding the shocking recent discovery of a parallel dimension in a New Jersey physics laboratory. As the viewer watches the movie, he is presented with a myriad of interactive opportunities to explore this mystery using the Internet as a guide.Side B of the DVD will contain a movie by Alexandra ""Chica"" Bruce that embodies a similar aesthetic to the ""Incunabula Papers."" Titled ""Montauk Memories: True Stories From A Parallel Universe,"" it is based on the testimonies of people who claim to be survivors of the Montauk Project. According to these accounts, the Montauk Project was a series of high security operations conducted by the U.S. Office of Naval Intelligence, under the supervision of off-planetary beings. The movie offers first person glimpses of these experiments in time travel, genetic engineering and mind control that reportedly took place at an underground installation located beneath a derelict military base. The viewer is posited as the witness of these bizarre goings-on.Both movies combine the captivating nature of the cinema with live, dynamic Internet content, a combination that represents the first such interconnection between the film industry, the Internet, and the DVD-ROM medium. And because both movies were entirely written, shot, and produced solely for DVD-ROM, they contain a synchronicity between the medium and the message that is otherwise unobtainable.Produced using the iMMERSION suite of software products, this DVD enables viewers to see Internet content from within the movies themselves. The viewer can use the DVD disc to view live, streaming media on the Internet in conjunction with DVD-specific content or simply get caught up in the movies themselves. The benefit of the DVD medium is obvious because this particular DVD release will be viewable on more than 50 million DVD-ROM players worldwide, including the Sony PlayStation2 and Microsoft's X-Box. iMMERSION's groundbreaking DVD release will reach millions of people using technology they already own.About iMMERSION New MediaFounded in 1999 in Santa Cruz, California, iMMERSION New Media, Inc. specializes in the creation of completely customizable CD-ROM, DVD, DVD-ROM, WebDVD and cybercast content. To learn more about iMMERSION and their products, visit http://www.immersion-media.com.Source: iMMERSION New Media, Inc.

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