D2 Creative Wins Six Telly Awards |
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F-18 3D Animation Captures Silver, Two Major Programs Receive Bronze
3/1/2006--The annual Telly Awards recognize outstanding local, regional and
cable television commercials and programs plus video and film productions. This
year, at the 27th annual awards, D2 Creative's work for Infineum, Berlex,
T-Line TV and ITT were honored with Bronze and Silver awards.
D2 Creative captured both Silver and Bronze awards for Best Use of Animation. A
highly realistic 3D animation of the F-18 fighter, created for ITT, won the
Silver, and a Mechanism Of Action (MOA) animation for Beteferon, a multiple
sclerosis medication from Schering/Berlex Labs, won the bronze. The F-18
animation, which also captured the Bronze for Best Use of Special Effects, is a
heart-pounding, hyper-realistic thrill ride that illustrates the fighter jet
evading a surface-to-air missile fired at it. The Schering/Berlex MOA animation
is a trip inside the human body that demonstrates the physiology of MS and how
the drug works.
For Infineum, a fuel- and oil additive joint venture of ExxonMobil and Shell,
our winning entry was Trends 2005, an interactive CD spotlighting trends in the
automobile, heavy duty diesel marine and other engine-related industries. The
program, winner of a Bronze in the Non-Broadcast Automotive/Vehicles category,
is presented live and distributed on CD to high-level executives around the
world.
The other winning program was a multimedia CD-ROM production for Berlex, which
captured the Bronze in the Non-Broadcast - Multimedia CD-ROM/DVD category. The
program, called Inside Imaging, is a clinical, technical and business education
program for representatives of freestanding diagnostic imaging centers.
D2 captured a Bronze Telly for Broadcast-Comedy for the production of the
T-Line TV special Manhattan Comedy Night. The program, which featured several
of New York's hottest comics, was shot in Hi-Definition video and edited in D2
Creative's Hi-Definition Avid editing suite.
The Telly Award judging panel is comprised of top advertising, production
professionals as well as past Telly winners. Judges evaluated entries based on
quality and creativity, and scored entries on a performance scale. The winners
were selected from over 12,000 entries submitted from all 50 states and five
continents.
These awards come on the heels of two MerComm "Galaxy" awards D2 Creative
received in 2005 for the Fujifilm Digital Camera site, Products for Learning,.
For samples and case studies of these and other D2 Creative productions, please
visit our website at www.d2creative.com/what_we_do and click on "Case Studies."
D2 TEAM-Sim to Showcase Simulation For Ft. Monmouth AUSA Tech Day
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Thomasino to Address US Army Advocacy/Support Group
3/1/06 -- D2 Creative is set to host a special breakfast presentation at the
Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Tech Day at Fort Monmouth, New
Jersey. The presentation, to be held April 21, 2006 at Fort Monmouth's Gibbs
Hall, will spotlight D2-TEAM-Sim's cutting-edge simulation-based training and
education capabilities. The presentation is by invitation only.
D2 Creative VP Training & Simulation / Chief Software Architect Vincent
Thomasino, a recognized subject matter expert, will address the group and
demonstrate the latest trends in simulation. Thomasino is the chief developer
of the technology on which D2 TEAM-Sim solutions are
based. The software enables rapid, cost-effective development of
trainer-programmable gaming solutions that can be incorporated into
SCORM-conformant training solutions. D2 Creative, a business unit of
Appliedinfo Partners, Inc., has licensed the software.
Thomasino says that his address will address real-world needs. "Simulation has
long been part of training within the Armed Forces," he notes, "but it has
generally been too costly, and has required too much development time, for many
of the most common training needs. We've addressed those issues in
revolutionary ways, and we've generated quite a lot of interest already."
AUSA is a private, non-profit educational organization that supports America's
Army - Active, National Guard, Reserve, Civilians, Retirees and family members.
AUSA provides numerous Professional Development Opportunities at a variety of
local and national- events.
New D2 Group to Develop Revolutionary Simulation-Based
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March 30, 2006 – D2 Creative has formed D2 TEAM-Sim (Training, Education And
Management Simulation Solutions a new group to develop simulation-based
training solutions, using a revolutionary new technology that enables
development of advanced, trainer-programmable multi-user simulations in a
fraction of the time, and at a fraction of the cost, of conventional
simulations. The technology provides tools for the rapid construction of simulations and games.
According to John Lau, President of Appliedinfo Partners, Inc. (AIP), of which
D2 Creative is a business unit, the addition of TEAM-Sim is the latest in a
series of initiatives aimed at moving D2 Creative forward in the more advanced
areas of training favored by the Armed Forces and other government agencies,
and by corporate enterprises in a range of areas. "As a company that combines
creative skills with significant technology expertise," Lau said, "we feel that
simulation is a logical step for us. Simulation is growing rapidly in
healthcare and technology training, both of which are core elements of our
business. It has already generated a lot of interest among our existing clients
and opened new doors for us as well."
Commenting on the addition of Thomasino to the D2 Creative team, Lau said, "We
are very pleased that Vince has decided to join us. His talent and skill in
developing advanced simulation is the perfect complement to the creative talent
at D2 Creative and the technology resources of AIP, both in the U.S. and in
China, and we look forward to very significant growth in this emerging area of
training and education."
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