VRML
Virtual Reality (VR) is a simulated three-dimensional reality. Technicians have begun to produce virtual images of objects, simulating the colors, textures, and movement of real objects. The goal is for an individual to be able to enter and actually manipulate VR. Now this is possible to a limited degree only with special headsets, and gloves or full suits with sensors that transmit and receive from the VR. Potentially practical uses of VR could include the long-distance manipulation of robotic devices in space, or providing assistance and lost abilities to the handicapped. Browse the sites listed below and discover Virtual Reality.
Aereal, Inc.: The VRML Site
Magazine-style coverage of the Virtual Reality Modeling Language, related developments, product reviews and programming strategies.
Apple Computer, Inc.: Apple.com: QuickTime
Download software or sample code and view remarkable demos of Apple's QuickTimeVR and QuickDraw3D, for users and developers.
Feed Magazine: Article: The Great Leap Downward
An article from Feed Magazine, describing the beginnings of VRML technology, which was developed by Tony Parisi and Mark Pesce.
IPIX.com
Discover IPIX technology, putting you in the center of a photographic bubble, a fully zoomable and pannable environment. Free downloads.
Markus Roskothen: VR Universe
VRML tutorials and links, VR links, projects and resources. A site to introduce you to the latest Internet and Intranet technologies.
Platinum Technology, Inc.: Cosmo Software
VRML Basics, resources for developers, a VRML Gallery, and details on related careers, industry events, newsgroups and mailing lists.
San Diego Supercomputer Center, California: VRML Repository
A huge directory of VRML resources. Indices of hardware and software, object, sound, and texture libraries, VRML worlds, and much more.
United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Mars Pathfinder
View the Mars Pathfinder mission, rover and lander using a VRML browser, which you may download via this site. Incredible 3-D imagery!
VRML Consortium
The VRML Consortium exists to foster the development, adoption and standardization of VRML. Forums, links, demos and more.
VRview.com
A remarkable showcase of the power of VRML technology. Visit this fascinating site to experience VRML at its very best.
Weblynx, Australia: Virtual World Library
The "Beginner's Guide to VRML" can be found at Web Lynx, along with a comprehensive directory of VRML worlds on the Internet.
ZDNet.com: ZD Web Catalog: VRML
VRML information, with an overview of the technology. Articles, the "VRML authoring toolkit", VRML browsers and access to "Terminal Reality".