3D Games in Cellphones

DDD Group, the 3D software and content company, has signed a development agreement and a two-year software licensing agreement with one of the world's top five mobile telephone handset manufacturers. The value of the development agreement alone is US$900,000 for the first handset.

Under the terms of the development agreement, DDD will integrate the DDD Mobile software with a 3D handset that is currently in development. DDD Mobile is a comprehensive content solution for the emerging market of stereoscopic 3D mobile displays that allows the presentation of photos, animations and movies in a 3D format on mobile telephones.

On completion of the software development phase, which is expected to occur during the third quarter of 2005, the worldwide non-exclusive licensing agreement will allow the handset maker to ship DDD's software embedded in the handset, yielding a per handset royalty to DDD. The license also provides exclusive rights for the handset maker to use DDD's real time 2D to 3D conversion capabilities on their 3D handsets in various countries during the term of the license.

Chris Yewdall, Chief Executive of DDD said: "We are very pleased to have been chosen to provide the DDD Mobile solution to this world leading manufacturer. The market for 3D devices continues to develop and this agreement exemplifies our team's ability to implement and exploit our market-leading 3D content solutions across a growing number of these emerging platforms. The first licensee for DDD Mobile represents an important milestone as the company enters the consumer market for the first time."

Posted to the site on 20th July 2005