From: lindaj@vrguru.engr.sgi.com (Linda Jacobson)
Subject: Re: HOME-BREW: Free World Builder?
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 16:56:25 -0800



Hello folks...

Thanks/Danke, Tim Zimmermann, for recommending my book *Garage Virtual
Reality* to Karem. The publisher SAMS/Macmillan has decided to stop
publishing the book (computer books have a relatively short "shelf
life," and this book pre-dates the Web!). If you are unable to locate
a copy, please contact me because I have a few copies that I will sell
at cover price plus postage.

Please e-mail me directly <lindaj@sgi.com> if you cannot find *Garage
Virtual Reality* but would like to buy a copy.

[My first book, *CyberArts: Exploring Art & Technology*, is still in
print and might interest those of you who are relatively new to the
virtual worlds scene, check out the Table of Contents at
http://www.mfi.com/mf-books/CyberArts.html].

Happy holidays to all of you virtual environmentalists,
Linda Jacobson


 On Dec 23,  2:13pm, Sci.Virtual-Worlds wrote:
> Subject: Re: HOME-BREW: Free World Builder?
> Karem Fernandez wrote:
> >
> > I need to build a virtual world with few degree of interaction. I am a
> > student and do not have any money to buy a very expensive tool. Does
> > somebody know which builder is free, shareware or extremely cheap?
>
> Hi Karem -
> There's some literature which may help you:
>
> Linda Jacobson: GARAGE
>                 Virtual Reality
>                 The Affordable Way to explore Virtual Worlds
>                 1994, ISBN 0-672-30270-5, US-$ 29,95
> The book includes a disk  with a demo version of vistapro and a full
> version of virtual reality studio 1. In the book there are several hints
> on vendors of Low-Cost VR Products.
>
> ---
>
> Tim Zimmermann
> Zentrum Mensch-Maschine-Systeme, TU Berlin
> Gustav-Meyer-Allee 25, TIB 4/5-3
> D-13355 Berlin, Germany
> fon: ++49 (0)30 314-72577, fax: ++49 (0)30 314-72581
> email: Tim.Zimmermann@zmms.tu-berlin.de
> http://www.zmms.tu-berlin.de/~tzim/
>-- End of excerpt from Sci.Virtual-Worlds