From news@u.washington.edu Fri Jul 15 15:04:46 1994 Received: from mx3.u.washington.edu by stein2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.4/UW-NDC Revision: 2.30 ) id AA12734; Fri, 15 Jul 94 15:04:46 -0700 Received: from hitl-new.hitl.washington.edu by mx3.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW94.4/UW-NDC Revision: 2.30 ) id AA22382; Fri, 15 Jul 94 15:04:44 -0700 Received: by hitl.hitl.washington.edu; id AA02504; Fri, 15 Jul 1994 15:04:05 -0700 Received: from news.u.washington.edu (news.u.washington.edu [140.142.64.1]) by beaver.cs.washington.edu (8.6.9/7.1be+) with SMTP id PAA06265 for ; Fri, 15 Jul 1994 15:04:26 -0700 Return-Path: Received: by news.u.washington.edu (5.65/UW-NDC Revision: 2.22 ) id AA10648; Fri, 15 Jul 94 15:04:37 -0700 Sender: news@news.u.washington.edu To: sci-virtual-worlds@june.cs.washington.edu Path: zyzzy From: zyzzy@u.washington.edu (Zyzzy Galore) Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds Subject: Nicholas Joins Zombie, Inc. Date: 15 Jul 1994 22:04:36 GMT Organization: University of Washington, Seattle Lines: 53 Message-Id: <30715k$acm@news.u.washington.edu> Nntp-Posting-Host: stein3.u.washington.edu Status: OR Media Industry Visionary, Nick Nicholas, Becomes Major Investor in Zombie, Inc. Seattle, Wash. -- July 15, 1994 -- Zombie, a Seattle-based virtual reality entertainment company, announced today that Nick Nicholas, former co-chairman of media giant Time Warner, Inc. has agreed to become a major financial backer of the company. Nicholas is lending the experience and resources he gained in the thirty years he worked as a pioneer in the cable industry to help Zombie bring virtual reality into mainstream consumer technology. Zombie is developing virtual reality entertainment applications for the next generation of personal computers and video game systems. The company's founders are Joanna Alexander and Mark Long, both formally with the David Sarnoff Research Center. Alexander and Long were conducting research and development in virtual reality when they left Sarnoff to form Zombie. Nicholas is currently serving as a director of Zombie, Inc. Nicholas was involved with the early development of HBO and cable television and was instrumental in turning Time Warner Inc. into the worlds leading media and entertainment company. He also serves as a director of Xerox Corporation and Bankers Trust New York corporation. Nicholas is extending his vast business and media experience to support Zombie in its effort to become the leader in the commercial application of virtual reality. Virtual reality represents a whole new frontier in media and entertainment and it has the potential to have an enormous impact on how people learn, work and play, said Nicholas. Zombie has the talent, discipline and sense of flair to bring this potential into the home and into an extraordinary experience for people. Joining Nicholas in his support are the David Sarnoff Research Center and co-investor Michael Tannen, a well-known entertainment lawyer and media advisor. He is currently a director of Zombie. Tannen also brings the company a wealth of knowledge and experience in media and entertainment to the company as he has spent more than twenty-five years working in almost every aspect of the entertainment industry. For More Information, Call: Kaufer Miller Communications Lora Loftis or David Kaufer (206) 450-9965 Zombie, Inc. Joanna Alexander or Mark Long (206) 623-9655 vox (206) 623-9714 fax. -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Zyzzy Galore > > > > > > > > > > > zyzzy@u.washington.edu art non prog ress / V R A S P ---------------------------------------------------------------