Havok to Help Redefine Fidelity and Realism

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Havok's Leading Game Technologies to Help Redefine Fidelity and Realism of Traditional Simulation

SAN FRANCISCO – April 20, 2011 – Havok, the leading provider of interactive software solutions for simulation and characters in the games industry, has launched a new business unit dedicated to developing and supporting Military and Simulation systems. Capitalizing on Havok’s deep expertise mined from years of being the market leader within the games industry, the new business unit will employ a dedicated team to empower military and simulation divisions with the ability to develop interactive, high-fidelity simulation environments of incomparable realism. To lead the initiative, Havok has appointed Cory Kumm to the role of Director of Military and Simulation, who joins Havok with more than 14 years of experience defining, developing and delivering successful products, services and training programs for entertainment, commercial games and the military.

Havok offers a complete portfolio of simulation technologies including realtime simulation of physics and destruction; tools for character animation and navigation and scenario scripting. This suite of technologies makes it possible to build the highest quality immersive simulations in less time, with less risk and less cost than alternative approaches. Optimized for high performance and scalability, Havok technologies have a proven capability of supporting complex, large-scale virtual environments. Havok is currently collaborating with a number of key COTS software providers within the modelling and simulation sectors, along with several major integrator partners, both within the U.S. and abroad.

“With more and more demand for Havok’s technologies in the Military and Simulation sectors, this initiative will enable us to address our customers’ needs with a dedicated business unit, while keeping our focus on developing leading game technologies,” said David Coghlan, managing director at Havok. “We are very pleased to bring Cory Kumm on board to lead the business unit and we look forward to seeing Havok technology used in new and innovative ways.”

Prior to Havok, Kumm was the VP of Product Management and Marketing for MASA Group spearheading the company’s AI technology portfolio targeted at the Serious Games, Defense and Security markets.

“We are excited by the growing interest from military customers who want to improve the standard of visual and simulation fidelity by developing solutions with Havok technologies,” said Cory Kumm, director of Military and Simulation. “We are applying the same world-class technology and support to our dedicated new division that has helped us become an industry leader in the games market.”

For further information, please visit www.havok.com/simulation.

About Havok
Havok™, an Intel® company, was founded in Dublin, Ireland in 1998, and is the premier provider of interactive software and services for digital media creators in the games, entertainment, and simulation industries.

Havok works in partnership with the world’s best known game developers, including Microsoft Games Studios®, Sony Computer Entertainment Inc., THQ®, Ubisoft®, Bethesda, Bungie, and Naughty Dog. Havok’s cross-platform, professionally supported technology is available for the Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment system, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, Android™ Gingerbread, iOS, Wii™, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) , PC Games for Windows, Apple Mac OS and Linux.

Havok’s combination of superior technology and dedication to delivering industry leading support to its customers has led to the company’s technologies being used in over 300 of the world’s best known game titles, including Halo Reach, Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood, Epic Mickey, Fallout New Vegas, Uncharted 2, Demon’s Soul and Bioshock 2. A further 130 games are in development. Havok products have also been used to drive special effects in movies such as Clash of the Titans, Watchmen, Quantum of Solace, Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix, and The Matrix. Havok has offices in Dublin, San Francisco, Copenhagen, Calcutta, Munich, and Tokyo, and a dedicated division for military and simulation markets in Quebec.