My Golf Game featuring Ernie Els

Ernie Els, PGA TOUR golfer, three-time Major Champion and Golf Hall of Fame Inductee has joined with VTree LLC as the featured player in our latest accessible video game, "My Golf Game featuring Ernie Els."

Ernie Els, PGA Tour golfer, three-time Major Champion and Golf Hall of Fame Inductee, lends his expertise to My Golf Game featuring Ernie Els, a sports game designed to be accessible to all gamers, including those with special needs. The game can be played with touch screen, foot pedals, voice recognition and other adaptive, assistive technology in addition to more traditional gameplay devices like a mouse, keyboards, and Xbox 360 game controllers.

My Golf Game is a DVD-based game for the PC which uses the EA Sports engine that powers some of its most popular video games promising authentic golf action to all level of players. The game consists of three levels of play and over thirty variations of challenges. You can practice your fundamentals, play and compete on such well-known golf courses as Pinehurst No.2, Firestone, Westchester Country Club and Wentworth.

A percentage from the sales of "My Golf Game featuring Ernie Els" will go to the Els for Autism Foundation.

Platform: PC

Release Date: 11 Oct 2010

Last Updated: 06 Oct 2010

Sports : Golf

Plot:

VTree LLC and three-time Major champion Ernie Els proudly tee off and launch "My Golf Game" - a dynamic, interactive golf video game engineered specifically for golf enthusiasts of all ages and especially those with special needs.

"The objective of 'My Golf Game' is to give millions of people with special needs the opportunity to play golf on a modern video game platform," says Chuck Bergen, founder and president, VTree LLC. "The game can be played with touch screen, foot pedals, voice recognition and other adaptive, assistive technology devices, in addition to traditional devices like a mouse, keyboards, and Xbox 360? game controllers."

Current World Ernie Els adds: "I am proud to be associated with 'My Golf Game.' As a parent of a child with autism it is great to see such a high quality game available to a wider group of gamers that will help develop key coordination skills."

A percentage from the sales of "My Golf Game" will go to The Els for Autism Foundation. The foundation, founded in 2009, is working to build a world class Center of Excellence - the first of its kind, incorporating all the services a child with autism needs in order to become a productive member of society. It will combine cutting-edge education, therapy and research for children in the autism spectrum. You can read more about The Els for Autism Foundation and their work at http://www.ernieels.com/autism.

The game has been created to be inclusive and accommodate children and adults with special needs. Like real golf, the speed of the game is played at the level of the individual user's pace allowing anyone to practice and play in a comfortable environment that promotes confidence and fun while reducing frustration.

VTree's "My Golf Game" is available in a PC-based format that can be played on any desktop or laptop with a Windows XP, Vista, or Windows7 operating system. The game is compatible with any USB XBOX 360 game controllers and many USB adaptive devices.

Key Features:

* Adjustable Speed Settings Promotes confidence and fun. Play as slow or as fast as you like. Accommodates each user’s skill level for maximum fun.

* Compatible Works with keyboard, USB XBOX 360® game controller, joysticks, and many USB adaptive devices.

* Everyone can have fun and participate solo or in competition Authentic sound, look and feel brings the football stadium experience right to you!

* Customizable avatars allow each player to choose team colors and individual names.

* Instructive with three levels of play and practice modes where game skills can be developed.

* Rewarding with immediate feedback given on performance.

* Earn recognition in the “Achivment” feature as skills develop.

* Portable for play on desktops and laptops with any Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 operating system.

* Inclusive fun with family, friends and caregivers.

* Play solo or compete!

Minimum Recommended:

* Processor -- Intel 933MHz Processor / AMD Athlon 800 Mhz

Display -- NVIDIA GeForce 3 64MB or ATI Radeon 8500 64MB

DirectX 9.0c compatible with T&L hardware support

Memory (RAM) -- 256 MB

Disk Space -- 2.0 GB

Recommended Requirements:

* Processor -- AMD Athlon 64 3000+ /Intel Pentium 4 511 / 2.8GHz processor

Display -- NVIDIA GeForce 3 256 MB Graphics Card 64MB DirectX 9.0c compatible with T&L hardware support

Memory (RAM) -- 512 MB Free

Disk Space -- 5.0 GB