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<<In the June issue there is a large article about a Paris based studio called Amazing Studio that ( through Virgin Interactive in London) is releasing a pc based cd game called "Heart of Darkness", which has been under development since 1992. Amazing Studio is a 12 man company . A guy named Frederic Savoir is the lead coder and Eric Chahi the lead animator.>> I've heard about them in folklore but have yet to meet them. <<It's supposed to set a new definition for "Interactive Movie" and what's unique about it's development is that the design team tested hardware/software combinations prior to production and decided against SGI in favor of 3dstudio.>> You should check out the web page on the Johnny Mnuemonic where some of the production guys were freaking that SGI weren't used, then after seeing the results they calmed considerbly, and I'm sure the accountant was smiling the widest. <<I guess Paris is a pretty big town, huh!>> Yeh, I've got an estimated 2.5 million neighbours. <<The photo of the development team makes them look like French underground……..minus berets and striped shirts, of course!!>> Yeh, pale slightly fluorescent skin with shallow foreboding eyes and a mind that drools at the mere mention of "cool graphics". Just your standard 3DS user right? <<See you tonite>> Yep, in spirit but not in body. DaviD "3DS was my first near death experience" GouID