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VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) is a standard for creating "three-dimensional" spaces on the Web. Below, we list the Web's top free resources for both exploring and creating VRML worlds.
If you're new to VRML, be sure to check out the free Active Worlds browser.
This VRML environment lets you assume the form of an "avatar." Using your mouse, you can roam around a vast landscape, chatting in real time with other people, who're also represented by avatars. What's more, you can stake your claim and easily build your own custom "house" that you can meet with others in, and return to, again and again. If you haven't experienced it, it's a fascinating, unique experience that must be seen to be believed.
If Active Worlds whets your appetite for VRML, then you may want to try your hand at authoring your own world. Below we list several free tools for doing so.
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 Cybertown - If you've ever wanted to set up your own 3D virtual reality home on the Web, this is the place to go. Just sign up with Cybertown (it's free to register) and you'll get your own customizable virtual reality home, complete with personal chat, a message board and more goodies. Once you've set up your home here, you can invite your friends over to hang out and chat---all in full 3D! There's always something new and interesting going on at Cybertown: it's more a way of life than a Web site.
- Active Worlds browser -This is one of the all-around coolest freebies on the Web. It's a browser that lets you access AlphaWorld,
a unique, 3D virtual community populated by real people. The Active Worlds universe boasts hundreds of
thousands of users and thousands of kilometers of virtual territory. You can explore over 100 worlds in real-time,
3D, high-color graphics. You can even "own" land and build anything you'd like on your property, from a simple house to an elaborate palace (a process that is quite easy). Active Worlds is more than a piece of software; it's a way of life! (Note: you will need a Pentium with Win 95/98/NT and 50 megs of hard drive space.) Available in German, Spanish, French, Russian, Italian and Norwegian. The browser is 1.67 megabytes in size.
- Viscape 3D browser plugin - This cutting-edge free browser plugin from Superscape lets you view and interact with cool 3D worlds on the Web. It supports multiple 3D Internet formats, including SVR and VRML. Download this plugin and then go visit Virtual World Wide Web, an expanding network of over 650 independently owned 3D Web pages. Requires a Pentium and Windows 98/95 or NT.
- Cosmo Player - Make your browser 3D with this mind-blowing program. Cosmo Player is a free, cross-platform viewer for applications written in Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) 2.0, the open standard for 3D content on the Web. Note: you'll need at least a Pentium 75 and 14 megs hard disk space and 16 megs of memory (32 recommended). A Sound Blaster compatible card is recommended. (For Windows 98/95 & 3.1 and Macs).
- Alice - Are you interested in 3D graphics, but find the whole process too involved and complicated for a novice? Then check out Alice. It's a free 3D "Interactive Graphics
Programming Environment." Alice can be used for creating many types of applications, including interactive games, animations and virtual reality environments. It has a moderately steep learning curve. Basically, if you've messed around with BASIC before or built a spreadsheet, you can handle Alice. 11.2 megabytes. (For Windows 98/95 and NT).
- WinPlace - If you've ever wanted to build a VRML world of your own, you can with WinPlace, an excellent freeware design tool. WinPlace allows you to create and place objects into an area and view the results in VRML. WinPlace supports several file export formats, including DXF, WMF, BMP and more. For Windows; 9.9 megs.
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