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
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Jan. 8, 2007
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.
® Copyright 2007 Luxology LLC. modo is a trademark of Luxology LLC., in the USA and/or other countries. All products or brand names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
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