V*Realm Builder 2.0; new version head and shoulders above 1.0
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An evaluation of Integrated Data Systems V*Realm Builder 2.0 is presented. The VRML authoring software is priced at $595 or $100 to upgrade. The program is excellent solution for building interactive 3D worlds on the Web. It has new, improved interface that provides a simpler, more sophisticated program. Also improved is the way WYSIWYG editing is done and automated tools have been added. VRML 2.0 is fully supported by V*Realm, which adds interactively and animation to the objects of a basic VRML world. New modeling tools, including Extrusion Editor and Elevation Grid Editor have been added to V*Realm Builder. With V*Realm Builder it is easy for users to work with the VRML Node Tree as well as create scenes. However, more transparent tools to build and edit VRML files should be added.
Publication Name: Newmedia
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 1060-7188
Year: 1997
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OpenSpace 3D for Director
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Virtus Corp's $999 OpenSpace 3D for Director is an easy-to-use authoring program for developing interactive 3D worlds within Macromedia's Director. The package includes OpenSpace 3D Author and Director Xtra. Xtra controls interactive functions and Author assembles the 3D worlds once they have been created. The application enables the addition of interactivity based on time, mouse commands or the camera's distance from an object. The 3D worlds are displayed in a Director window as digital video. Users can interact with the worlds by clicking and dragging within them or through the use of a button.
Publication Name: Newmedia
Subject: Computers and office automation industries
ISSN: 1060-7188
Year: 1999
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