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BigStage.com Users Will Be Able to Insert Their 3-D @ctors Into Free Video Game Content, Then Share With Friends and GGL Community Members

LOS ANGELES, CA – Dec. 11, 2008 – Big Stage Entertainment, Inc., a media technology company that lets consumers project themselves photo-realistically into the digital realm, is partnering with videogame social networking company GGL Global Gaming (GGL) to promote free game content on BigStage.com. The first promotion rollout with a major video game publisher is scheduled for early 2009. Members of the BigStage.com and GGL communities will soon be able to insert their 3-D @ctor, a realistically animated digital clone quickly created for free from a few photos, into game cinematics, still images and animatics. Users can then share this content with friends and post to GGL community pages and other social networks, such as Facebook and MySpace. Read More

Virtual World Companies Icarus Studios and The Venue Network Integrate PortableYou For Realistic 3-D Avatar Creation

LOS ANGELES, CA – Dec. 10, 2008 – Big Stage Entertainment, Inc., a media technology company that lets consumers project themselves photo-realistically into the digital realm, is opening its proprietary 3-D facial modeling system to third parties for seamless integration into video games, virtual worlds, Web sites, mobile apps, kiosk-based systems and more. This new program, called PortableYouTM, enables any third party to offer a consumer experience that features an animated, 3-D likeness of a user to enhance everything from entertainment to communications and retail. Read More

First BackStage Client, VIDiGREET, Launches “Get Into It” Category Allowing Users to Insert Themselves into Video Greetings

LOS ANGELES, CA – Nov. 17, 2008 – Big Stage Entertainment, Inc., a media technology company that lets consumers project themselves photo-realistically into the digital realm, has announced the availability of BackStage, which offers its 3-D face modeling technology to clients and partners to use in the creation of rich interactive experiences under their own brands. As the product’s first client, VIDiGREET is using BackStage to allow its members to send personalized video greetings containing their animated faces in photorealistic 3-D, directly from the VIDiGREET Web site. Read More

Public Launch of Site Includes New Features That Let Users Insert an Animated 3-D “Digital You” into Facebook, MySpace and More

LOS ANGELES, CA – Nov. 5, 2008 – Big Stage Entertainment, Inc., a media technology company that enables consumers to project themselves photo-realistically into digital environments, has concluded its beta program and launched BigStage.com, where anyone can create a free, animated 3-D “Digital You” for instant projection into the online landscape. Called an @ctor, The Digital You can be customized with accessories and then inserted into a growing selection of movie scenes, TV clips, music videos, virtual worlds, social networks, still images, video games, advertisements and more to share with friends, family and colleagues. Read More

Emmy Award Winning Writer/Producer Is First TV Executive To Embrace Next Generation 3D Avatar Experience

PASADENA, CA (September 24, 2008) – Stephen J. Cannell Productions today announced it has partnered with Big Stage Entertainment to offer a collection of vignettes from classic TV shows on BigStage.com. Users are now able to digitally take on the roles of their favorite characters from The A-Team and The Greatest American Hero, with more to come. Central to the experience is the ability for fans to easily create a life-like 3-D avatar of themselves that literally replaces the role of key characters like Mr. T in videos and photos, instantly. This cutting-edge technology was developed by Big Stage. To register and play, visit www.bigstage.com. Read More

Create the 3D ‘Digital You’ & get into digital media at BigStage.com

PASADENA, CA (September 3, 2008) – Big Stage Entertainment today debuted its beta version of BigStage.com to the general public. BigStage.com is a free avatar creation service and online platform for instantly expressing the ‘Digital You’ through a diverse array of online media, networks and communities. To register and play, visit www.bigstage.com. Read More

Former Mandalan Media and USWeb/CKS Executive Hired as VP, Online
Former Development Executive of Lotus Notes Hired as VP, Engineering

PASADENA, Calif. (August 6, 2008) — Big Stage Entertainment, the leader in vivid personal projection into online media, today announced the appointment of two key executives to expand the management team and help grow the company. Both will report to Big Stage President and CEO, Phil Ressler. Read More

Former Clearstone Venture Partners Executive Tapped to Lead New Generation Digital Media Company

PASADENA, Calif. (July 15, 2008) — Big Stage Entertainment, the leader in vivid personal projection into online media, announced today that Phil Ressler, former vice president at Clearstone Venture Partners, has joined the company as its president and chief executive officer.  He succeeds former president Chuck Huebner, who will continue as a special advisor to the company. Read More

PASADENA, CA (April 22, 2008) – Chuck Huebner, president and CEO, Big Stage , today announced an addition to the company’s executive ranks with industry vet Jonas Gray as senior vice president of marketing. Gray, who has spent nearly 20 years creating synergies between brands and consumers, will help identify and implement strategic marketing partnerships for Big Stage, and drive overall branding, product marketing, and communications efforts on behalf of the company. Read More

New Internet Media Company to Preview Technology at ShowStoppers

LAS VEGAS (Jan. 7, 2008) – “Third Life” is a phrase you probably haven’t heard before, but it was one of the topics presented today in the keynote by Intel Corporation CEO Paul Otellini. Third Life refers to the future of the Internet where there’s a new level of capabilities and intelligence in the Internet experience. Big Stage demonstrated this vision by bringing a next generation avatar to life. Read More