NVIDIA Announces Actress Tricia Helfer from Battlestar Galactica to Speak at NVISION 08
Posted on June 5, 2008
Filed Under Tech Biz
SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — NVIDIA today
announced that Tricia Helfer, the actress widely known for her portrayal of
“Number Six” on Battlestar Galactica, the Emmy award-winning television
drama series, will speak and appear at NVISION(R) 08.
Ms. Helfer, who plays the part of a beautiful but ruthless humanoid
Cylon, will discuss her experience on the hit TV show, which makes
extensive use of computer graphics technology to create stunning special
effects.
“We are very excited to have Tricia Helfer speak at NVISION 08,” said
Rob Csongor, vice president of corporate marketing, NVIDIA. “As an actress
in the 21st century, she is an iconic example of how visual computing is
transforming the television, film, and entertainment industries. She
interacts with both real and virtual characters, and real and virtual sets,
in award-winning television dramas as well as video games. Our NVISION 08
attendees will have the special opportunity to hear and see through the
eyes of Tricia how story making and entertainment have become stunningly
realistic and engaging through the use of visual computing technology.”
Not only is Tricia Helfer in one of the most highly-acclaimed drama
series on television today, she is also known in the world of video game
entertainment, having played the role of General Kilian Qatar in Electronic
Arts’ Command and Conquer 3.
NVISION 08 attendees will have the chance to hear Tricia Helfer talk
about what it’s like to work on Battlestar Galactica as well as the
opportunity to meet her at the NVISION 08 GeForce LAN event.
Tricia Helfer’s achievements include winning the “Ford Supermodel of
the World Contest” and working for magazines such as “Elle,” “Vogue,” and
“Cosmopolitan.” While modeling, Ms. Helfer realized she had a passion for
acting, leading her to Los Angeles where she earned a starring role on
Battlestar Galactica.
Taking place on August 25-27, 2008 in San Jose, California, NVISION 08
is a three-day mega-event for professionals and enthusiasts who are
passionate about visual computing. Thousands of engineers, designers,
developers, researchers, artists, enthusiasts, gamers, film makers,
business professionals, and consumers from around the world are expected to
attend.
Registration for NVISION 08 is now open at:
http://www.amireg.com/nvision08/intro.html.
About NVIDIA
NVIDIA (Nasdaq: NVDA) is the world leader in visual computing
technologies and the inventor of the GPU, a high-performance processor
which generates breathtaking, interactive graphics on workstations,
personal computers, game consoles, and mobile devices. NVIDIA serves the
entertainment and consumer market with its GeForce(R) products, the
professional design and visualization market with its Quadro(R) products,
and the high-performance computing market with its Tesla(TM) products.
NVIDIA is headquartered in Santa Clara, California and has offices
throughout Asia, Europe, and the Americas. NVIDIA’s inaugural NVISION 08
conference will be held August 25-27, 2008 in San Jose, California. For
more information, visit http://www.nvidia.com and http://www.nvision08.com.
Certain statements in this press release including, but not limited to,
statements as to: the benefits and impact of visual computing on the
television, film, and entertainment industries; and the events and
anticipated attendees of NVISION are forward-looking statements that are
subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause results to be
materially different than expectations. Important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially include: rescheduling or cancellation
of the NVISION 08 events; the development of technology; the impact of
competition and our competitors’ products and technologies as well as other
factors detailed from time to time in the reports NVIDIA files with the
Securities and Exchange Commission including its Form 10-Q for the fiscal
period ended April 27, 2008. Copies of reports filed with the SEC are
posted on our website and are available from NVIDIA without charge. These
forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and
speak only as of the date hereof, and, except as required by law, NVIDIA
disclaims any obligation to update these forward-looking statements to
reflect future events or circumstances.
Copyright (C) 2008 NVIDIA Corporation. All rights reserved. NVIDIA, the
NVIDIA logo, NVISION, GeForce, Quadro, and Tesla are trademarks and/or
registered trademarks of NVIDIA Corporation in the U.S. and/or other
countries. All other company and/or product names may be trade names,
trademarks, and/or registered trademarks of the respective owners with
which they are associated.
SOURCE NVIDIA Corporation
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