[05/11/2009]

New 3D Application Development book release

Versailles, Ky., May 11, 2009 -  The Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS), EON Reality and the KCTCS Interactive Digital Center are excited to announce the release of a new book entitled: Interactive 3D Application Development, Using EON Professional for Creating 3D Visualizations.

This book is the ultimate resource for people who create interactive objects, basic interactive simulations or fully developed 3D simulation applications using EON Studio or EON Professional Software.  Whether new to or experienced in the use of this type of application software, the modular book design provides users with content applicable to all levels of development experience.

The book is supported with interactive training applications included on a CD to supplement activities and learning objectives covered in each module.  There are 11 modules that include topics such as EON Fundamentals, Imports, Object Properties, Object Appearance, Behavior and Interactivity, Views and Interfaces, Media, Prototypes, Scripting and Dynamic Load, Advanced Nodes and Prototypes and Running Simulations.  Users of this book will learn to easily and quickly manipulate the EON Professional software to develop exceptional interactive 3D simulations for use in numerous fields including business and industry, education and training, marketing, and research and development.

The book is the result of two years of development by world class content creators and users of the EON Professional software and is a collaborative effort of the KCTCS Interactive Digital Center and EON Reality.  Jay Box, KCTCS Vice President of Technology Solutions states that “this book will be an outstanding educational resource for training programs and content developers and is a great example of our commitment to innovation and training.”  Mats Johansson, President and CEO of EON Reality, states “I am very excited to have such an incredible resource to support end users of our software applications and to further support education and training programs.”

The conceptual authors of the book, Jamie Justice, KCTCS Director of Visualized Learning and Innovation and Marly Bergerud, President of Strategic Alliance Solutions and EON’s Vice President, Education Development, were responsible for the creation and development of the original content focus, project initiation and overall project responsibility.  The authors believe that Simulation Based Learning, in addition to other 3D applications created for business and industry, has emerged and there is need for a resource, such as this book, to support content development.  Jamie Justice states, “It was our goal with this project to create an innovative and effective training resource using the EON Professional software. It supports emerging training programs and content creators to expedite access to more digital learning objects and applications for Simulation Based Learning experiences at all education levels, as well as in the corporate training environment.”  Further, “New approaches to engaging the learner and reaching all learning modalities must be envisioned and embraced and Simulation Based Learning, utilizing the type of technology supported by this book, is a piece of that vision.  The book will be an invaluable resource to help bring about an augmented software skill set for building engaging and compelling education and training applications as needed for today’s workforce of skilled content creators,” says Marly Bergerud.

The book will be available though EON Reality and orders can be made by e-mailing booksales@eonreality.com for specific pricing and order information.  For additional information you can contact so_idcteam@kctcs.edu or Jamie Justice at 859-256-3295.

About KCTCS
KCTCS serves the Commonwealth through 16 community and technical college districts that form a seamless system of 67 campuses open or under construction. KCTCS colleges change lives by providing accessible and affordable education and training through academic and technical associate degrees; diploma and certificate programs in occupational fields; pre-baccalaureate education; adult, continuing and developmental education; customized training for business and industry; and distance learning. For more information, visit www.kctcs.edu.

About EON Reality
EON Reality provides education environments and industry clients visually rich, interactive, and reusable 3D experience through its software and technology solutions. EON’s solutions enable all organizations to more effectively visually communicate and collaborate and accelerate knowledge transfer. As the leader in providing 3D interactive visualization software, EON Reality Inc., as one of their core business markets, Education, offers Simulation Based Learning (“SBL”) solutions. Their SBL strategy provides educators the ability to effectively transfer knowledge/content by using sensory (visual, audio and touch) computer-mediated communication solutions through interactive, experiential learning experiences. Critical today in education is the creation of 3D interactive content for the learning environment. The utilization of EON’s powerful software can provide solutions for the learner that are engaging, compelling, retained longer, recalled faster, and resonate with the expectations of today’s learner (classroom or web) for effective knowledge transfer (games and Internet). For further information regarding EON Reality, visit www.eonreality.com.