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NanoTech Entertainment (NTEK) Provides Funding, 4K Equipment for Documentaries on the History of Video Games

I discovered that the project is near completion and it may be released as early as November, this fall. The producer(s) have personally visited NTEK and mentioned how supportive NTEK has been of their project. IMO, this will have a respectable sized viewing audience and interest. I am looking forward to it.

NanoTech Entertainment (NTEK) Provides Funding, 4K Equipment for Documentaries on the History of Video Games
NanoTech Receives Exclusive 4K Rights to the Gaming Documentary for its UltraFlix UHD Streaming 4K Ultra HD Channel

December 10, 2013 10:58 AM Eastern Standard Time
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NANOTECH ENTERTAINMENT (OTCPINK: NTEK) announced it has helped fund over 50 percent of costs for World 1-1, the first in an epic series of documentaries on the history of video games and gaming. Additionally, NanoTech Entertainment is providing the 4K camera equipment for the project. As part of the World 1-1 support agreement, UltraFlix™, NanoTech’s streaming 4K Ultra HD service, has been granted exclusive 4K rights to distribute the documentary at four times the resolution of high definition. The expected release date for the documentary is October 2014.

“World 1-1 will provide many fascinating stories that need to be told”

A pioneer in bringing the 4K Ultra HD experience to consumers, NanoTech Entertainment will offer its UltraFlix streaming video distribution service with a comprehensive library of 4K titles beginning January 2014. The exclusive 4K distribution rights agreement with World 1-1’s producers is part of NanoTech’s commitment to continue expanding the UltraFlix channel’s offerings.

UltraFlix will deliver its pristine 4K Ultra HD content on a variety of devices including NanoTech’s Nuvola™ 4K Media Player, the world’s first streaming 4K set top box. Powered by NVIDIA® Tegra® 4, the Nuvola NP-1 moves easily from decoding 4K Ultra HD videos to playing state-of-the-art 3D video games to provide amazing gaming experiences.

The documentaries focus on the history of gaming and are being produced by Jeanette Garcia and Daryl Rodriguez. This highly-rated professional video production team is based in Miami, FL and produce commercial video projects and videos of private events.

Using a combination of interviews, archival footage and reflection, the documentaries will focus on the business deals, the personalities of the pioneers and the creations of the engineers. With a roster of interviews that reads like a “Who’s Who” in the history of gaming, the documentaries will appeal to early video game players who will enjoy reliving the creation of the burgeoning gaming industry, as well as the new generation of gamers that may not know how the evolution of their favorite hobby had an impact on today’s games.

The first documentary, World 1-1, will be on Atari, the device which helped launch the modern video game industry with the 1972 release of Pong. The interview list for Atari includes Nolan Bushnell, co-founder of Atari and Garry Kitchen, programmer for the Atari 2600 version of “Donkey Kong.”

Future documentaries will feature interviews with David Crane, co-founder of Activision; Warren Robinett, creator of Adventure, one of the world's first RPGs; and Dona Bailey, co-creator of Centipede, one of the first games to attract a large female audience.

“Thanks to NanoTech Entertainment’s support, we’ll be able to see our project become a reality. We have already started interviewing and filming for the documentaries,” said Rodriguez. “Having our work distributed in 4K on the NanoTech UltraFlix channel is the icing on the cake for a piece about the history of the gaming industry.”

Garcia agreed and added, “One of the interesting facts that came out of our Atari interviews was that Nolan Bushnell turned down an offer from Steve Jobs, his former employee, to invest $50,000 in Apple during its early years. If he had made the investment, Bushnell would have owned one-third of Apple, which is now worth about $425 billion.”

“World 1-1 will provide many fascinating stories that need to be told,” said Jeff Foley, CEO of NanoTech Entertainment. “We are proud to be participating in the preservation of the history of the gaming industry and delivering it with the very latest in viewing technology.”

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20131210006095/en/NanoTech-Entertainment-NTEK-Funding-4K-Equipment-Documentaries#.U9qTpF75Jlw

Nikodemos Member Level Thursday, 12/12/13 01:10:44 PM
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World 1-1 is the first in a documentary series on the history of video games. This is the story of the early years.


What is World 1-1? Why this story?

World 1-1 is the first in a documentary series on the history of video games. This chapter is about the early years including Atari and how they helped to create a new industry. It focuses on the business deals, the personalities of the pioneers, and the creations of the engineers. This documentary will be a combination of interviews, archival footage, and reflection that retells the story to a new generation that may not know the roots of their favorite hobby.

World 1-1 will follow the early games before the arcade machine even existed. It will tell the story of how Atari created the games industry years before it should have happened and follow the lucky deals and unfortunate mistakes that almost destroyed the entire industry just as quickly as it was born. Atari was the fastest growing company in the United States at the time. It kickstarted Steve Jobs’ career, as well as others. The world’s first successful arcade machine was built there, along with the first popular home console. Atari and its engineers formed the games industry we know today. It’s time to tell this story, from the words of the creators themselves.

#1 The business deals: A question that is often asked is whether video games are art. They definitely are, but they're also a business. In the creation of this industry, it was ultimately the businessmen and the deals they made that took video games out of the universities and out of the hands of the select few who had access to computers at the time. Engineers had the creativity, knowledge, and ingenuity, but their innovations had to make business sense. World 1-1 will look further into the business deals that got video games out of the garages of the elite and into everyone's home.

#2 The personalities of the pioneers: Atari exec Ray Kassar once called the game designers "high-strung prima donnas". While that's certainly one perspective and not true for all game designers, it's a testament that creative individuals are often perceived differently due to their intriguing personalities. This film will provide firsthand accounts from the game designers and explore who they really were and who they are today.

#3 The creations of the engineers: The innovations of the time were a break through in technology. The creators had the incredible technical challenge of making a video game without a microprocessor. The early companies developed the design of putting the games on external chips, which has remained the same until today. World 1-1 will highlight the legendary titles and the lesser-known games that were precursors to the games we play today.

#4 Retelling the story: The gaming industry is bigger than ever, but a surprising number of people we've spoken to don't know the story of how it all started. Watching this movie will surprise you, whether you're well-versed in the history of video games or want to learn more. In order to do so, the film will be narrative based, taking viewers into the story of the early years up to the end of the second generation of consoles. World 1-1 will be structured around featured key events and influential figures, using interview material and archival footage to bring you into that era through the perspectives of those who were present and to display their works.



Plan of Action

This Kickstarter will only fund the first movie of the documentary series. It will be a full, feature-length film. With the money we raise, we will put the funds towards equipment and travel costs to a number of locations (Los Angeles, San Francisco, etc.) to interview key figures of the Atari era. We have contacted over a dozen people who were involved in the early years and others in the industry today.

We have confirmed interviews with the following men and women who were there:

Nolan Bushnell - co-founder of Atari

David Crane - co-founder of Activision

Warren Robinett - creator of Adventure, one of the world’s first RPGs

Dona Bailey - co-creator of Centipede, one of the first games to attract a large female audience

Dave Shepperd - creator of Night Driver, one of the first racing games ever

Garry Kitchen - programmer for Atari 2600's Donkey Kong

Walter Day - founder of Twin Galaxies

Owen Rubin - creator of Space Duel and Major Havoc

Franz Lanzinger - creator of Crystal Castles

Ed Rotberg - creator of Blasteroids and Battlezone

Peter Lipson - creator of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Those who want to tell you the story as well:

Colin Moriarty - IGN Editor

Peer Schneider - Senior Vice President of Content & Publisher at IGN

Patrick Scott Patterson - Video Game Media Personality

Rick Medina - Owner of Arcade Odyssey

There are also others that we have not confirmed for interview yet, and we are still contacting others!


http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1128229743/world-1-1