news_12-18-02

TSUNAMI VISUAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC., ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF
CHUCK MCMAKIN AS PRODUCT MANAGER

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - December 18, 2002, Fremont, California.

Tsunami Visual Technologies, Inc., has announced that they have hired
coin-op industry veteran Chuck McMakin to join the Tsunami team as Product
Manager.

Chuck joined the Tsunami team in mid December 2002, bringing with him
years of experience in the coin-op and simulations industries. Chuck comes to
us from Global VR where he held the position of Product Marketing Manager.
Chuck has worked for other notable companies such as HyperWare and
Quantum3D.

Jay Yuan, President and CEO of Tsunami says, "Chuck's experience in the
coin-op and high-end simulation markets will help us to continue down the
road to success. Chuck will be instrumental in the continuing efforts to launch
new hardware and software products. With his knowledge of the industry as
well as his impeccable reputation and work ethic Chuck is a valuable resource
and natural fit for Tsunami. We are very excited to have him joining our team."

"I am very excited about this opportunity to join the Tsunami team," says
Chuck. "A few years back, while I was at Quantum3D, Tsunami Visual
Technologies was a customer of mine. I have subsequently watched with
admiration as Tsunami has taken the industry by storm with the TsuMo multi-
game motion system. My experience in both the simulation and coin-op
markets is simply a natural fit here. I have always believed that multi-game
solutions are the wave of the future for coin-op amusements and Tsunami is
uniquely poised to continue to prove it. Tsunami's combination of winning
products and industry veteran leadership made the decision to join an easy
one. I look forward to contributing to our success!"

About Tsunami Visual Technologies, Inc.
Tsunami Visual Technologies, Inc. is the leading motion simulation
manufacturer in the coin-op amusement industry. Tsunami Visual
Technologies, Inc. was founded in 1997 with corporate headquarters in
Fremont, California. Tsunami’s products include TsuMo™ (Tsunami Motion),
a fully interactive motion-based multi-game system. Interactive games offering
include Air Raid, This Is Not A Drill, Mech Warrior 4 Vengeance, Beach
Head 2000 Special Edition, Crimson Skies, Star Wars, Air Strike,
ExZeus, ReVolt, and the latest motion driving title Fast and the Furious,
Deluxe Motion Version. Motion Rides include our Motion Ride Trio
package. For further information about Tsunami Visual Technologies, Inc.
please visit www.tsunamivisual.com or call (510) 661-9588.