Article: OZ Interactive Announces OZ Virtual 2.0, Newest Version of Leading 3D Multi-User Entertainment Browser for the Internet; OZ Virtual 2.0 Allows Users To Create Avatars With Body Movements, Voice Chat, Lip Sync And Facial Expressions For Best Web Entertainment Yet.

LOS ANGELES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 12, 1997--OZ Interactive, Inc., leader in 3D Interactive entertainment on the Web, today announced the latest version of its popular 3D multi-user browser, OZ Virtual 2.0.

OZ Virtual 2.0 takes Internet communication to a new level by allowing users to create their own custom avatars, or online personas, and take them out on the Web for mixing, mingling and partying with others in any VRML 2.0 (Virtual Reality Modeling Language-the standard format for 3D) world.

An avatar is an online representation of the self whose appearance, movements and speech are controlled via a computer and the Internet.

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