Vcom3D’s Vcommunicator Mobile products were mentioned in the December 2009 issue of The Economist.

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Vcom3d’s Vcommunicator Mobile LC was featured in the Spring 2010 issue of Equipment Training Simulation.

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The Orlando Fox affiliate, WOFL, visited the Vcom3D offices yesterday to do a feature on Vcommunicator Mobile. The piece focuses on how the technology can be used to facilitate communication and save lives.

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Arabic Cultural Tips is perfect for teaching you how to “ACT”. With over 60 categories, vocabulary terms, and culturally-appropriate gestures, you will feel more confident traveling to Arabic countries.

Avoid being considered rude or culturally insensitive; learn how to fit in and gain the respect of those you encounter.

Each Tip is presented by the most advanced 3D Avatar on the app store. As she guides you through each Tip, she will provide voice, text and gestural information. Zoom in or out, and rotate her for a more detailed look at the gestures and facial expressions.

“ACT” is a supplement to our Vcommunicator® Mobile LC, the first wearable Language and Culture Mission Aid designed for and used by soldiers of the U.S. Armed Forces in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Sudan.

Examples of Tips:
- How to answer a question
- Elements of a conversation
- Gift Giving

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The rest of the issue can be viewed online by visiting this site.

In the November 2008 issue of National Defense, Vcommunicator Mobile was declared a “Hit” in the magazine’s annual “Hits and Misses” feature. Click here to read the article.(PDF)

Vcom3D continues to add value to its line of Vcommunicator products with the introduction of 8 new, individual expansion characters. With the release of our business professional models and our first medical character and the planned release of additional characters each remaining month of 2008, users can customize their Vcommunicator character library easily and affordably. Click here to see the currently available characters and check back at the end of each month for new offerings!

The US Military’s Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation (PEO STRI) recently awarded Vcom3D with a certificate of recognition for “outstanding support to our nation’s warfighters in the global War on Terrorism.” This recognition stems from Vcom3D’s early September delivery to the US Army’s 10th Mountain Division of the Iraqi Arabic and Kurdish language and culture expansions of Vcommunicator Studio. These expansions were designed specifically for use in the field with the iPod-based Vcommunicator Mobile product line. To see a digital version of the certificate, click here or visit the Vcommunicator Mobile page for more details on the products themselves.

Dr Ruth Clark’s recent white paper entitled, “Leveraging multimedia for learning: Use instructional methods proven to align with natural learning processes” features Vcom3D’s Vcommunicator Studio as an example of tools that function “effectively in reaching learners in digital environments.” Read the full white paper here.

ORLANDO, FL., August 6, 2007 — As soldiers from the U.S. Army 10th Mountain Division deploy to Iraq this Fall 2007, they will be taking with them a new cutting edge, tactical technology called Vcommunicator® Mobile LC created by Vcom3D, Inc. This device will assist them in one-way communication with the local population. The iPod-based tool will provide Iraqi Arabic and Kurdish language and culture training during downtime as well as a mission aid for in-theater operations. U.S. Army PEO STRI is the acquisition agency responsible for fielding this device.

“The ability to learn a new language and also incorporate the highly contextual nuances of the local culture can mean the difference between life and death for our Soldiers deployed to other countries,” said Vcom3D CEO Carol Wideman. “Vcommunicator Mobile seeks to expand Soldiers’ ability to interact with local residents in a respectful and meaningful way.”

Vcommunicator Mobile was field tested by 10th Mountain Division’s 1st BCT (Brigade Combat Team) at the US Military’s Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Polk, LA. Feedback from this test was positive. One of the 1st BCT sergeants indicated that Vcommunicator Mobile was incredibly easy to use. As he stated, “Vcommunicator puts the ‘friend’ in ‘user friendly’”. He also commented that he was able to use the device with no training or reference to a User Guide.

Vcom3D’s patented Vcommunicator Authoring Suite was used to create this mobile device. The Vcommunicator Authoring Suite includes a collection of software tools that allow authors with little or no animation experience to generate dynamic, life like virtual characters in an affordable way. Vcommunicator Studio software enables the author to record any spoken language, choose a character that automatically lip-syncs to any language, and create written text of mission-specific phrases as well as video animations of culturally appropriate gestures. The Vcommunicator Authoring Suite also includes Gesture Builder, a tool for creating project-specific gestures for addition to the gesture libraries provided with Vcommunicator Studio.

Founded in 1997, Orlando-based Vcom3D, Inc. is revolutionizing education, training and communication. The company has established itself as a leader in providing improved learning outcomes that include its multi-lingual, culturally-appropriate, life like characters. Learning is delivered on desktop and mobile devices. For more information, please visit our home page.

To be available first in the new Vcom3D online store! The Vcommunicator® Authoring Suite includes Studio and Gesture Builder. Each of these stand-alone tools unite to allow customers to cost-effectively create 3D characters and animations featuring embedded multi-cultural and contextual behaviors. The results are revolutionary and engaging media that are exportable to a variety of applications across multiple platforms including mobile devices.

Keep watching Vcom3D.com for more details on this exciting advancement in content development.