Vivox, the leading provider of integrated voice services for online games and virtual worlds, today announced the integration of the Vivox Precision Studio™ with the Icarus Developer Tools Suite.
A unique network architecture and powerful suite of administrative tools creates the foundation of the Icarus platform. Designed from the ground up for massive scaling, maximum hardware utilization, and full redundancy, the platform provides all of the common and next-generation administration and customer support tools required to run an online network. This platform will dramatically reduce the costs associated with scaling to make a successful online environment.
The Vivox Precision Studio SDK is now offered as embedded technology within the Icarus Developer Tool Suite, offering online virtual world developers a full-featured voice solution with the proven ability to deliver voice on a massive scale. Multiple options exposed through robust APIs ensure that voice may be deployed by platform licensees in ways that best match their unique world, social structure, and communication style of residents. In addition to high quality, SIP-standard voice, available features will include voice fonts, virtual-to-real-world voice calls and SMS.
Vivox communication services are professionally hosted and managed and tightly integrated into the online world, with a user interface that is controlled by the developer. All players communicate clearly and naturally on persistent or dynamically created voice channels with full server-side mixing that eliminates demand on the game servers and minimizes local CPU impact.
“Virtual worlds are complex, three dimensional realms that are increasingly mirroring the real world,” said Rob Seaver, CEO of Vivox. “The Icarus Developer Tools Suite is an excellent example of Icarus Studios’ commitment to furthering online world development and enhancing players’ experiences. We are very happy to be working with Icarus Studios again to deliver a simple to integrate, scalable communication solution to developers that provides them with the freedom to add premium features easily.”
“We are pleased to expand our partnership with Vivox beyond Fallen Earth ” said Jim Hettinger, CEO of Icarus Studios. “Our objective is to blur the lines between the real world and online virtual worlds. By incorporating Vivox’s best of breed technology and service with the Icarus Developer Tools Suite, we’re offering an immersive communications solution that will bring the two worlds closer together. By enabling other developers to quickly add Vivox’s superior VoIP features with minimal development effort, our customers will be able to deliver feature-rich voice services tailored specifically to their world that exceed expectations with the full support of Vivox’s team of communication experts.”
The Icarus Developer Tool Suite with Vivox Precision Studio is available for immediate integration. For more information please visit www.icarusstudios.com.
About Vivox, Inc.
Vivox provides online games, virtual worlds, and online communities with managed voice communication services that are simple to integrate and enhance game play and community. Vivox’s carrier-grade, customizable solutions help online games and communities create improved offerings and extend their user base. Today, Vivox is bringing voice to approximately one million subscribers in more than 180 countries. For more information visit www.vivox.com.
About Icarus Studios
Icarus Studios is focused on helping our clients launch online virtual worlds, MMOGs, simulators and 3D collaborative and educational products. We enable our client’s vision with our unique combination of next generation technology and services, making Icarus a comprehensive resource center for those tasked with quickly creating all or components of these initiatives. From complete project development, platform and tool licensing to studio services and library resources, Icarus will work within our client’s time and budget constraints to quickly create a quality product that meets their objectives.
