11th May 2021
Oxford Metrics plc
("Oxford Metrics", the "Company" or the "Group")
Vicon Contract Win
- Vicon secures contract with game developer Sharkmob
- Sharkmob to deploy Vantage and Vero systems and Shōgun software
Oxford Metrics plc (LSE: OMG), the international software company servicing government, life sciences, entertainment and engineering markets, is pleased to announce that Vicon, a world leader in motion measurement, has won a contract with Sharkmob, a triple-A game developer, to deploy its flagship Vantage solution, flexible Vero system and Shōgun software.
Sharkmob will be launching a performance capture studio in the summer of 2021 in Malmö, Sweden. The studio will house a powerful combination of 24 Vantage cameras, eight Vero cameras and Shōgun software. Using Vicon, Sharkmob will be able to capture the performance of multiple actors in real-time and showcase more realistic characters, helping to achieve their ambition of taking multiplayer games to new heights.
This competitive contract win showcases the strength of Vicon's real-time tracking capabilities.
Rodrigo Cortes, Art Director at Sharkmob, said: "Our projects are quite ambitious and with our eyes set on AAA quality, performance capture has always been part of our vision in order to create more realistic characters and enhance the gaming experience. With the precision and quality of their real-time data, Vicon was the best choice for us".
Nick Bolton, CEO of Oxford Metrics said: "As the game industry continues to evolve rapidly, we have seen more and more games companies, both major developers and independents, choose Vicon to power their innovation. The creative team at Sharkmob are passionate about ensuring the quality and sophistication of their games, so we are proud that they chose a Vicon solution to launch their new studio, and we look forward to seeing continued innovation in their upcoming games".
For further information please contact:
Oxford Metrics +44 (0) 1865 261860
Nick Bolton, CEO
David Deacon, CFO
Numis Securities Limited +44 (0)20 7260 1000
Simon Willis / Hugo Rubinstein / Matthew O'Dowd
FTI Consulting +44 (0) 20 3727 1000
Matt Dixon / Emma Hall / Jamille Smith / Greg Hynes
About Oxford Metrics
Oxford Metrics develops and markets analytics software for motion measurement and infrastructure asset management to clients in over 70 countries worldwide. Our list of clients across the globe is as diverse as the markets we operate in; we help highways authorities manage and maintain their road networks, hospitals and clinicians decide therapeutic strategies and Hollywood studios create stunning visual effects. And the diversity of applications is growing all the time.
The group trades through two subsidiaries: Vicon and Yotta. Vicon is the world's leader in high precision motion measurement analysis to thousands of customers worldwide, including Guy's Hospital, EA Sports, MIT and NASA and our software is used in an ever-expanding range of applications. Yotta provides cloud-based infrastructure asset management software to central and local government agencies and other infrastructure owners. Yotta has a large number of high-profile clients including Highways England and Amey in the UK and VicRoads in Australia amongst others.
Founded in 1984 our Group is headquartered in Oxford with offices in Leamington Spa, Gloucester, Los Angeles, Denver and Auckland. Since 2001, Oxford Metrics (LSE: OMG), has been a quoted company listed on AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange.
For more information about Oxford Metrics, visit www.oxfordmetrics.com.
About Vicon
Academy Award®-winning Vicon is an innovator in motion capture and the world's largest supplier of motion measurement systems. Established in 1984, Vicon serves customers in visual effects, object tracking, virtual and augmented realities, engineering, broadcast, biomechanics, sports and clinical sciences.
With thousands of customers world-wide, including Guy's Hospital, EA Sports, Bandai Namco, Sony, Dreamscape Immersive, MIT and NASA, the diverse applications for Vicon technology continues to grow.
More recently, Vicon has seen the demand for motion measurement going mainstream and applied to a broader range of applications than ever before with new markets including Location-based Virtual Reality and Elite Sports.
Vicon is a subsidiary of Oxford Metrics (LSE: OMG), the international software company servicing government, life sciences, entertainment and engineering markets. For more information about Vicon, visit www.vicon.com.
About Sharkmob
Sharkmob is a game studio with offices in Malmö, Sweden and London, founded in 2017 and acquired by Tencent Games in 2019. The studio develops AAA quality games for PC and console, using the Unreal Engine to power its ambitions of taking multiplayer games to new heights. Sharkmob is currently working on three major projects: a battle royale game in the Vampire: The Masquerade universe set for release in 2021; and two proprietary, unannounced titles. For more information about Sharkmob, visit https://www.sharkmob.com.
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