[ANNOUNCE]: Flash Golf!

[Ron Manke]

Try out our new Shockwave golf game - Flash Golf!  Produced with the help 

of Macromedia Director, Flash and the Flash Xtra!


It's online at: <http://golfgame.alberta.com>


(NOTE: It requires the absolute latest version of the Shockwave for 

Director plug-in.)


- Ron Manke



Here's the 'official' PR hype ;)  


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Description:


Play a full 18 holes on our virtual golf course using the latest 

Shockwave plug-in.  Features include: personal club selection, aim and 

swing controls, golfer positioning, hole-by-hole scoring, sound effects, 

detailed graphics, and animation.  Players can also zoom in-and-out and 

rotate the golf course. Additional features, including tournament and 

multi-user play, are forthcoming in future versions.


Technical Details:


Flash Golf has been designed to be licensed to interested parties, such 

as online services and golf courses, so they can host their own unique 

version of the game.  Many aspects of the game can be customized 

including the graphical interface.  Each golf course is independent of 

the game engine, so the course can be updated or changed without having 

to modify the Shockwave applet itself.  Future versions will allow 

players to select from a variety of golf courses, and share their high 

scores with other players.


The first licensee of Flash Golf is TELUS Corporation, a widely-held 

public company.  It is Canada�s third largest telecommunications company, 

with more than 10,000 employees and $4.2 billion in assets.  Through its 

subsidiaries, TELUS provides local and long distance phone service, 

Internet, multimedia, wireless, data and advertising services.  Flash 

Golf will be profiled on TELUS' golf web site at: 

<http://www.golf.alberta.com/>


Blackstone Multimedia is a privately-held corporation in Edmonton, 

Alberta, Canada, that specializes in creating educational and 

entertaining interactive multimedia productions for the Internet, 

Intranets, CD-ROM and DVD.


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User and Beta-Tester Comments:


Rob Wolfford, Magnet Interactive <www.magnet.com>, proclaimed the golf 

game as "AWESOME!", as did John C. Ware, a Macromedia Director 

Engineering Manager <www.macromedia.com>.  David Calaprice, Macromedia 

Engineer, said "Very cool! Excellent graphics. Lots of fun... I love how 

the camera tracks the ball, and zooms out for long shots, etc... Game 

play is smooth too.  Impressive!" Roy Pardi, of The Imagination Club, 

said, "This is one of the most interesting on-line interactive games I 

have seen."


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For licensing information, please contact Ernesto Lanata, Marketing 

Manager:

ELanataBlackstone [dot] ca

Copyright 1998 Blackstone Multimedia Corporation - Macromedia Director, 

Macromedia Shockwave and Macromedia Flash are registered trademarks of 

Macromedia, Inc.






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Ron Manke

Blackstone Multimedia Corporation

9744-45 ave.

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

T6E 5C5

Ph:  (403) 433-1166 x228

Fax: (403) 437-4381

www.Blackstone.ca

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