The player, as Santa Claus, attempts to knock down elves who are arranged like bowling pins. Ignition Entertainment ( Elf Bowling 1 & 2)Д®lf Bowling is a bowling video game developed by NStorm and released in 1998. as senior vice presidents.A screencap of the game, with elf pins and a Christmas-themed frog hopping on the icy lane. We're excited to welcome the NVision team.'Д«ielinski and design partners Dan Ferguson and Dax Davis will remain with Solutions company and increasing our ability to meet the needs of ourД¬lients. 'By joining forces, we are creating a more powerful e-commerce 'NVision Design has proven its ability to create innovative programs thatДЄre effective, as well as entertaining,' said Vectrix president Lynd in a The recent controversies did not dampen Vectrix's enthusiasm for the merger. Live Internet connection since registering scores online is one of the The beginning of each game, Elf Bowling tests to see if the computer has a Over the Internet by Elf Bowling or other games,' the statement reads. 'Absolutely no information is collected from your computer and transmitted The company said the Internet connection was intended to provide users with online scores and rankings of top players. Games do create an Internet connection, but denied its games compromise the privacy of users. In a statement on the company's Web site, Nvision acknowledged that the Report in the San Jose Mercury News, the company failed to notify users that its games create an Internet connection with Nvision when they launch.

NVision has also drawn scrutiny for its privacy policies. Virus hunters including Symantec and McAfee have since announced the games are safe. The company's profile rose dramatically this month after Elf Bowling and Frogapult became the subject of a virus hoax, with warnings spread by email that the games contained a virus time bomb set to go off on Christmas Day. Registered users in the past three weeks alone. Rather than build sales, Bielinski said, NVision has built traffic, signing up 800,000 He compared the company's business strategy to -an electronic greeting card company that was purchased by in August for $780 million, a valuation justified primarily thanks to its surprise ranking as one of the top most-visited sites on the Web.

Through its Web site development services. Has earned about $2.6 million in revenues so far this year, primarily Popularity by monetizing usage,' said Bielinski, who estimated the company 'We're not trying at this point to reap the benefits of the games'

The games have not proven to be a big moneymaker for the company so far. The company include Y2K-The Game, Good Willie Speaks and Good Willie Hunting. Bielinski estimates users have played ElfД«owling 50 million times since its release in November. They have been widelyД¬irculated as email attachments. Nvision is best known for Elf Bowling and Frogapult-games in which players try to knock down a gang of Santa's little helpers with a cartoon bowling ball and hurl animated frogs onto a target. Proven marketing track record to complement its full-service e-commerce With the Nvision purchase, Ross said, Vectrix will gain a company with a TheД¬ompany was founded in 1996 by former GTE and Perot Systems employee Mark Lynd, who now serves as president. Services such as Web site design, marketing and transaction processing. Merger with credit electronic transaction firm Triumphant Enterprises, theДallas-based Vectrix is a full-service e-commerce provider, offering Service provider Vectrix, presaging the company's growing readiness for a The purchase caps a string of acquisitions for Dallas-based e-commerce Vectrix spokeswoman Julie Ross also declined to Transaction between the two privately-held companies, which he described Nvision chief executive Mike Bielinski would not disclose the terms of the NVision Design, the creator of the popular Internet games Elf Bowling and Frogapult, has agreed to be acquired by, the

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