LOS GATOS, Calif., April 29, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Global Community eXperience (GCX), a virtual reality digital programming company also known as a Community Service Provider (CSP), launched its first community, LosGatosX (www.losgatosx.com). The first local, community-wide, reality-based virtual reality "eXperience" portal in the world officially opens its virtual doors on May 1st, 2003. Representing a synthesis of art & technology, LGX has designed a holistic community-building process that preserves and archives the cultures and histories of those communities while interconnecting its citizens globally and locally, commercially and personally.
The Los Gatos eXperience virtual reality website encompasses a full live town, from exploring local downtown streets, to meeting public officials, to browsing businesses. The mission of GCX is to "connect people globally while interacting locally," founder and CEO, Jai Hudes proclaims. The Los Gatos experience is a local phenomenon carving out a blueprint to engage other communities to become part of the GCX global community. "Using dynamic technology in innovative ways, GCX will also encapsulate and preserve heritage through proud living histories in a rapidly diminishing cultural environment. Our post 9-11 world brings this humanistic concept to a mainstream head and as a timely survival need," said Hudes.
Pioneers in Silicon Valley envision a new phase in the communication and Internet technologies that Virtual Reality communities can serve as a foundation. Steve Wozniak, Los Gatos resident, co-founder and Inventor of Apple Computers (Nasdaq:AAPL) says, "The Los Gatos eXperience is a powerful new medium for schools and entire communities to come together and share individual ideas and creativity, as part of a living, community forum...it offers the original possibilities and intent of the Internet and the personal computer revolution."
The site features the latest technologies, integrating digital programming, text, photography and video. "Adobe Atmosphere is enabling developers such as Global Community eXperience to rapidly create truly interactive, 3-D environments," said Bahman Dara, senior product manager at Adobe Systems (Nasdaq:ADBE). "The Los Gatos eXperience website takes advantage of the power of Atmosphere and many of it's features to create a world where visitors really feel like they are in the city of Los Gatos, interacting and exploring the city in a virtual environment." GCX is poised to be the first effective solution that will pioneer the integration of simplified, digital and virtual community building and sharing solutions. Our products and services simplify the manner in which content and resources are shared and facilitate new ways for diverse individuals and entire communities to communicate and interact.
The GCX "virtual portal" offers a whole new paradigm for community "portal" sites. This powerful visualization tool utilizes 3D VR technology as core components of a "global browser" offering a realistic interface to navigate the world & the ability to quickly access individuals, locations and entire communities.
Mayor Sandy Decker, Chief of Police Scott Seaman, Technologist Steve Wozniak, LGHS Principal Trudy McCulloch, Artist John Pugh and many other "Distinguished Citizens" will be on hand to launch an "Avatar" character driven, virtual mentoring program. The entire community is invited to participate. Come to the event Live or enter through the LosGatosX virtual portal. Great prizes and a free personal Avatar will be awarded every hour, with the Grand Prize a complete "Virtual Storefront Package" (valued over $3,500.) Music provided by the DJs of Team Bluefield.
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What: Global Community eXperience, www.GlobalCommunityX.com, officially launches the Los Gatos virtual reality eXperience, www.losgatosx.com. This local community "virtual portal" is the first location in a growing global network of connected virtual worlds, digital content archive, resources and a Community Game(tm).
When: May 1st, 2003 5:30pm to 9:30pm for the LGVRX launch
party:
-- 5:30 - 7:30 Civic, Business, Health program with
Mayor Sandy Decker, Police Chief Scott Seaman and
Other "Distinguished Citizens"
-- 7:30 to 9:30 Art, Education & Entertain. With
Steve Wozniak, LGHS Principal Trudy McCullogh,
Artist John Pugh and other community members
May 1st - June 30th The Great Bear Coffee Roasting
Will host a "multi-medium" exhibit entitled, "The
Los Gatos eXperience Millennial Time Capsule."
How: Come live to the eXperience party or online at
LosGatosX.com/vr and enter the next generation Los
Gatos X Virtual Reality world. Register to win!
Where: Live launch party at the Great Bear Cafe 19 N.
Santa Cruz Ave. Los Gatos, CA See
www.losgatosx.com/greatbear
or come to www.LosGatosX.com & "enter party"
About Global Community eXperience (GCX)
Global Community eXperience (GCX) is positioning itself to become the world's first collaborative Community Service Provider ("CSP"): a dynamic online community-building sales and marketing organization that enables businesses to sell, market, advertise, and connect locally and to communities around the globe. The GCX interface and community-marketing solution will enable any business, organization, town, community or special interest group to develop their own content rich community portal to connect, sell, brand, and deliver critical information to any Internet audience worldwide. For more information, please visit: www.GlobalCommunityX.com, or www.losgatosx.com.