PORTLAND, Ore., Animation featured in Hollywood's blockbusters of the future, the next generation of video games, or computerized renderings of new city skylines, may well have their roots in the new Oregon3D(SM), The Center for Visualization Technologies(SM). "The technology at Oregon3D exceeds most of what is currently used by professional creative artists in the film, video game, television production and visualization industries," said Bob Rosenthal, president of Oregon3D. See www.oregon3d.com. "With this technology, Oregon3D offers a level of training and visualization service that has not previously been available in the Pacific Northwest," said Rosenthal. Located in Portland, Ore., this 8,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility is designed to train the country's top digital artists and graphics professionals and provide companies with access to the most advanced 3D visualization solutions available. Oregon3D is equipped with an SGI(R) Onyx 3000 Series(R) visualization system, a 12 feet wide by 6 feet high immersive stereographic display wall, plus high-end PC based workstations and SGI Octane workstations. "With the opening of Oregon3D, creative professionals now have a resource for learning and using the latest visualization technologies," said Rosenthal. "Oregon in general, and Portland specifically, are already known as hotbeds of creativity in industries such as film and video, advertising, software development and architecture." In addition to its curriculum programs, Oregon3D also offers visualization services in which it makes its visualization expertise and high-end technology available to clients on a contract basis. The classes and visualization services at Oregon3D are made available through a number of important partnerships with established industry leaders, including: discreet, Alias/Wavefront, REALVIZ, Right Hemisphere, Kaydara, 3DV, Acuity and Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI).