VIRTUAL CITY IV/V
(Abstract of the 1997 Project)
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VRML
 Technology
The only way to author worlds that can be viewed on all computers is to use the industry standard VRML. Currently VRML 97 is the standard and gives a basic world to fly through. VRML 97, also known as Moving Worlds, has been released and is in its early stages. It allows animation, sound and other fun features. Other software manufacturers have offered enhancements to VRML 1.0/2.0 . Example are Netscape's Live3D or Silicon Graphics Cosmoplayer which allow us to add sound and some basic animation. As new technologies are developed they will be made available. In order to view VRML worlds a web browser must be configured to work with a 3D browser. Several 3D browser are available free for download. They fall into two categories, Helper Applications and Plug-Ins. Helper Applications work with most 2D browser as well as Netscape. Plug-Ins are designed specifically to work within Netscape.Here are some of our favorites:
Netscape's Communicator  VRML 2.0 included
(Windows 3.1/95/NT and Macintosh)
http://www.netscape.com/
Intervista's Worldview VRML 2.0.
(Windows)
http://www.intervista.com/
SGI's Cosmo Player VRML 2.0
(SGI, Windows NT/95)
http://webspace.sgi.com/cosmoplayer/
Home Space Builder by Paragraph for authoring tools.
(Windows)
http://www.paragraph.com/
OnLive Traveler 3D with avatars.
(Windows 95) Not VRML
http://www.onlive.com/
Black Sun CyberGate VRML with avatars.
(Windows)
http://www.blacksun.com/
Virtus Voyager.
(Power Mac, Windows 95)
http://www.virtus.com/
Chaco's VR Scout (Windows 3.1/95/NT)
http://www.chaco.com/
GALLERY
VRML
Cyber Anatomy (US) http://reality.sgi.com/sambo/Oobe/CyberAnatomy/intro.html
Demograph (US) http://vrml.sgi.com/worlds/vrml2/demograph.final/index.html
Flowers (IT) http://www.dada.it/marcoc/flowers/siti3d.htm
London Bath (UK) http://www.bath.ac.uk/Centres/CASA/london/
Oceanwalk (JP) http://www.atom.co.jp/vrml2/ocean/index.html
Austin (US) http://www.planet9.com/worlds/austin10.wrl or austin20.wrl
Boston (US) http://www.planet9.com/worlds/boston10.wrl or boston20.wrl
Denver (US) http://www.planet9.com/worlds/denver10.wrl or denver20.wrl
Las Vegas (US) http://www.planet9.com/worlds/lasvegas/lasvergas.wrl
New Orleans (US) http://www.planet9.com/worlds/vrnewo10.wrl
New York City (US) http://www.planet9.com/worlds/seybold/index.htm
New York City (US) http://www.planet9.com/worlds/newyor10.wrl or newyor20.wrl
San Diego (US) http://www.planet9.com/worlds/sandgo10.wrl or sandgo20.wrl
San Francisco (US) http://www.planet9.com/worlds/vrsf.wrl or vrsf20.wrl
Virtual Soma (US) http://www.planet9.com/worlds/vrsoma/index.htm
Washington (US) http://www.planet9.com/worlds/washingtondc/index.htm
Tenochtitlan (US) http://vrml.sgi.com/handbook/MasterLayout.html
Toronto (CA) http://www.intoronto.com/cities/ottawa.wrl
QTVR
Apple Quick Time VR http://quicktimevr.apple.com/
City Scope Berlin (DE) http://cityscope.icf.de/
Nova Online Pyramids http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/nova/pyramid/
Webcam
Trafficcam PECO http://www.trafficam.com/peco/
NASA Lewis Research http://gemini.lerc.nasa.gov/pages/photo.asp
Cape Town Live http://www.ct2004.org.za/live.shtml
Dublin Live View http://www.irish-times.com/irish-times/live/index.htm
Weather
Meteofax Wetterdienst http://www.meteofax.com/
Deutscher Wetterdienst http://www.dwd.de/forecasts/forecasts.html
Hundert,6 WebCam http://www.bbtt.com/hundert6/whwett0.htm
SCHEDULE
1997
JULY
Structure Development
AUGUST
Research/Interface/Design
Modeling I
NOVEMBER
Design/Visualization/Raycasting/Optimizing
Modeling II
JANUARY
Raytracing/Animation/Finishing
Preparation
FEBRUARY
Presentation
1998
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