Making Waves on the Net

Updated:April 21, 2002

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Note: All VRML/Web3D Worlds From This Page Require VRML 2.0 Browser or Plug-in

• The Victoria Telecommunity Network Logo (VRML Design by David Mattison from the original design by David Mattison with modification by Bob Coulson)
  

Vermal (VRML) Resources

• Focus on Web3D - About.com (Sandy Ressler)
• MacWeb3D is "your resource for Web3D and Virtual Worlds on the Macintosh."
• 3D World News (Graeme Bennett)
• VRML Developer's Resource Guide (Intervista Software)
• The VRML Interactive Tutorial by Antonio Ramires Fernandes is an amazing tool for learning VRML. You can copy and paste the code right into your own VRML file.
• VRML 98 Symposium, February 16-19, 1998, Monterey, California
• VRML 99 Symposium, February 23-26, 1999, Paderborn, Germany
• The VRML Repository (San Diego Supercomputer Center)
• VRMLion: Objects and Resources for VMRL. Free 3D objects, textures, sounds, and more.
• VRML Ring Homepage. What it is and how to join.
• VRMLSite Magazine: 3D on the Internet (Aereal Inc.)
• VRMLworks (Bob Crispen)
• VRweb: Ultimate VRML Directory Service. Better than Yahoo! and with its own site-search engine.
• Web 3D Consortium (formerly the VRML Consortium) includes the Java3D and VRML Working Group who are creating a complete Java3D-based VRML browser.
• Web3D RoundUP lets cutting-edge Web3D designers strut their stuff and win fabulous prizes. Ok, maybe I made up the prizes part. You'll also find information here on past SIGGRAPH and VRML conferences.
• Yahoo!: Virtual Reality Modeling Language

VRML Plug-ins

These plug-ins appear to work best with Netscape Navigator 3.x+ or Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.x+

• Windows 95/98/NT: Cortona (ParallelGraphics) is from the Russian-American company whose VRML authoring product was acquired by Silicon Graphics. You will notice definite similarities between Cosmo HomeSpace Designer 2.5 and ParallelGraphics' Internet Scene Assembler.
• Windows 3.1/95/98/NT; IRIX; Power Mac: Cosmo Software and its CosmoPlayer VRML 97 viewer disappeared in 1999 when Platinum Technology withdrew its support. Computer Associates now (June 2000) make CosmoPlayer available again at http://www.cai.com/cosmo/. An alternate source for CosmoPlayer is TriVista; it has the Windows 95/98/NT version available at http://www.trivista.com/vrml/#cosmo.
• Windows 95/98/NT: Rover is a free, proprietary viewer from Flatland required to view Web3D spots or islands created with their 3DML technology.
• Windows 95/98/NT: Download Viscape Universal from Superscape, Inc. This plug-in allows viewing of both VRML97 and worlds created in Superscape's proprietary 3D .SVR format.
• Macintosh or Windows 95/98/NT: Download WorldView 2.0 from Intervista Software (a Platinum Technology Inc. company)

Selected Free and Demo/Trial Version VRML/Web3D Authoring Tools and World Builders

• Windows 95/NT: AvatarMaker 3D(Sven Technologies Inc.). Need an avatar (3D personality) for your VRML world? Try the demo!
• Windows 95: Beyond 3D Extreme. Demo product with certain features disabled.
• Windows 95/98/NT: Sony's Community Place contains downloadable software for the Sony Virtual Society Web3D/VRML multiuser worlds.
• Windows 95/98/NT: Cosmo Worlds (CosmoSoftware) is no longer available.
• Windows 95/98/NT: Dune is an extremely compact and useful authoring tool written by Stephen F. White. If you liked Spazz3D, give Dune a try.
• Windows 95/98/NT: Flatland's 3DML is a Web3D markup language similar to HTML but which generates 3D worlds called islands or spots. Full tools, an interactive spot-building site, and free 20MB of Webspace can be found at the company's Web site. A free, proprietary viewer called Rover must be downloaded and filesets of building blocks are also automatically downloaded as required for viewing 3DML spots. An extremely powerful and fun alternative to VRML!
• Windows 95/98/NT: Internet Scene Assembler, Internet Space Builder, and Internet Character Animator can all be downloaded as trial verisons from ParallelGraphics. VRMLpad is a free editing tool from ParallelGraphics.
• Windows 95/98/NT: Realism 3D (iDREAM Software L.L.C.). Full-feature 30-day trial version.
• Windows 95/98/NT: Spazz3D: The VRML 2.0 Animation Editor, is available as a trial version and for continued use must be purchased. Includes VRML screensaver.
• Windows 95/98/NT: 3D Webmaster (Superscape Inc.) demo version.
• Windows 95/98/NT: VRCreator 2.0 Learning Edition (Platinum Technology, Inc.). Full-feature VRML 2.0 world builder with certain limitations.
• Windows 95: World Studio 98 (Avilon Software).

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