LG Telecom Distributes 'FortuneGolf3D', the First 3D Mobile Game Running on MascotCapsule(R)

LG Telecom Distributes 'FortuneGolf3D', the First 3D Mobile Game Running on MascotCapsule(R)

December 21, 2006

    TOKYO, Dec. 21 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- HI CORPORATION
(Headquarters: 
Meguro-ku, Tokyo; president and CEO: Kazuo Kawabata;
hereinafter "HI") 
announced today that the 3D golf game
"FortuneGolf3D" developed using the 
MascotCapsule(R) real-time 3D rendering engine by Com2uS
Corporation 
(Headquarters: Seoul; CEO: PARK, Ji Young; hereinafter
"Com2uS") has been 
released by LG Telecom (Headquarters: Seoul; CEO: Jung, Il
Jae; 
hereinafter "LGT") on Novermber 30th.

    The ported version of "FortuneGolf3D" has
been successfully distributed 
in Japan as "Seishun! Golf-jiichan"*.  Together
with the unique and 
unconventional concept that the player is getting younger
by playing golf, 
the game uses variety of camera angles, rich 3D field, and
outstanding scene 
effects to generate a realistic play environment. 

    *  Currently being distributed by FromSoftware, Inc for

       Ezweb, i-mode, Yahoo! Keitai.

    This highly praised game, which had won the grand prize
from Ministry of 
Information and Communication in "The 4th Most
Innovative Mobile Content" and 
the grand prize from Ministry of Culture and Tourism of
"Best game of the 
month" in Korea, represents the first 3D mobile game
adopted by LGT.

    HI expects that this distribution will contribute to
increasing the 
mobile 3D content market share in Korea and to growing the
awareness of HI 
and MascotCapsule(R).
     
    -- MascotCapule(R) is a registered trademark of HI
Corporation.

    -- Other company names and product names in the release
are 
       trademarks or registered trademarks of their
respective 
       holders.

    About MascotCapsule(R)

    MascotCapsule(R) is an embedded software 3D rendering
engine that enables 
real-time 3D graphics for applications to run on various
devices such as 
mobile phones.  MascotCapsule(R) enables the display of 3D
graphics, of which 
the expression is far more versatile than 2D, to run
effortlessly in hardware 
resource-constrained environments.  MascotCapsule(R) is
available in versions 
1 through 4 which support various platforms and hardware
configurations.

    In Korea, MascotCapsule(R) has been adopted by three
carriers, SK 
Telecom, KT Freetel, and LG Telecom, and over 40 content
titles using 
MascotCapsule(R) have been distributed in the market.

    About HI CORPORATION

    Please visit http://www.hicorp.co.jp/e_index.html .




    For more information, please contact:

     Mitsutaka Monma
     Marketing Division/Public Relations
     HI CORPORATION
     Meguro Higashiyama Bldg. 5th Floor, 1-4-4 Higashiyama,

     Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan 153-0043
     Tel:   [phone]  
     Fax:   [phone]
     Email: [e-mail]
   



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