From: Joshua Boyd Subject: Re: HOME-BREW: Free World Builder? Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 11:09:05 -0500 Organization: Prodigy Services Corp Tim Zimmermann wrote: > > 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? Free... Well, if you aren't affraid to learn VRML 2.0, then you can use several freeware tools such as spatch, or breeze designer to export VRML 1.0, then add the interaction code by hand. An older package is VR386, but that requires you to work completly by hand, and feature wise it is pretty out of date, but I haven't really been keeping up, so I could be wrong. Oh, and a shareware package that is also a bit out of date now is SuperScape. I've never used this, but I think that it is all gui driven. > 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. I love this book, and it is a must have. I'd buy it if I weren't so cheap, and my library didn't have it. > Dave Stampe, Bernie Roehl, John Eagan: VIRTUAL REALITY CREATIONS > Explore, Manipulate, and Ceate Virtual Worlds on Your PC > 1993, ISBN 1-878739-39-5, US-$ 34,95 > Contents a brief survey about VR-products. My library also has this one, and I didn't like it. It didn't teach me anything new. Stick to the other one. Joshua Boyd