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May 25, 2000
TEMPLAR™ STUDIOS ANNOUNCES STORMRUNNER
FOR LEGOMINDSTORMS.COM
Project Is One Of The Largest Java Games Ever Created For The Web
New York, NY - Templar Studios, LLC announced today the
successful launch of the STORMRUNER video game last month,
available exclusively on the legomindstorms.com
community website. The groundbreaking Java game was designed
and built by Templar Studios and produced by LEGO®
MINDSTORMS™.
Over a year in development, STORMRUNNER comprises of over
40,000 lines of Java code, and incorporates integrated
cinematic Macromedia Flash materials. The game is a self-installing,
single-player environment, with an expansive and complex
universe. Players explore and solve problems by building
and programming virtual robots modeled after the sophisticated
LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System. With an open-ended
narrative driving hours of gameplay, it is not only one
of the biggest games written using Sun Microsystem's Java
language, but one of the largest and most sophisticated
games ever created for a web browser.
"We believe STORMRUNNER single-handedly redefines the
genre of web-based games," said Peter Mack, President
& General Manager of Templar Studios. "Producing
this game represented a very big challenge for both LEGO
MINDSTORMS and Templar and we are extremely pleased with
the positive reaction from the public and the significant
traffic the game is generating."
With over 5,000 game downloads, the game has generated
a significant increase in discussion within the Forums
on legomindstorms.com
with players stating they were "glued to the screen
for hours." The game, which launched on April 13,
is the second developed by Templar for LEGO MINDSTORMS,
and follows the release of ROBOHUNTER, a 3D simulation
game which launched in November 1999.
Formed in 1998, Templar Studios is a collective of artists,
animators, designers, writers, composers and internet
technology specialists. Specializing in developing the
highest quality interactive entertainment, Templar has
designed and produced compelling on-line content for clients
such as LEGO MINDSTORMS, Metastream Corporation, We Media,
Fortunecity.com and Nick.com. Located in New York's historic
Lower East Side, Templar is also currently producing its
own video games and other on-line properties. Internet
users can visit Templar's site at www.templar.com.
Based in Novato, California, LEGO MINDSTORMS is a brand
of the LEGO Group, and is dedicated to developing and
deploying new technologies that empower children to learn.
The LEGO MINDSTORMS Robotics Invention System went on
sale in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom
in September 1998. The product has received critical acclaim
and is now sold in over 20 countries.
The LEGO Group, a privately held, family-owned company,
is based in Billund, Denmark with American home offices
in Enfield, Connecticut. The company is one of the world's
leading manufacturers of play materials for children,
employing more than 9,400 people in 50 companies in 30
countries. The LEGO Group is committed to the development
of children's creative and imaginative abilities, and
its employees are guided by the motto adopted in the 1930s
by the founder Ole Kirk Christiansen: "Only the best
is good enough."
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© Templar
Studios, LLC.
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