From: Robin Hollands <R.Hollands@sheffield.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: TECH: New Vr developement/modelling/world manipulation software
Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 18:30:55 +0100
Message-ID: <3378A54F.10CE@shef.ac.uk>
Organization: Automatic Control & Systems Engineering, University of Sheffield 


CNORRIS@UA1VM.UA.EDU wrote:
> I would like to
> know how interested people would be in this package for under
> $200-300.  The rendering will be good, and also the ease
>  of use will be exellent. I have recently started VR world
> developement, and ha ve found that most GOOD packages(which dont even
> support cheap devices) cost in the range of $4500(world up)-on up.  I
> am trying to put VR developement back i nto the hands of the
> financially impaired.  

Before you invest too much time and effort into the software, make sure 
you have *really* investigated the competitors. There are a small 
selection of good low-cost VR packages out there - most of which support 
most of the low-cost VR peripherals. Check out 2Morrow's WorldBuilder, 
VREAM's VECreator, and Themekit, for example. This are only the ones that 
come off the top of my head - there are plenty more examples out there if 
you *really* do your homework. Of course, if you think you can do better 
than them at a lower price, then go for it! But just be aware that you're 
not selling to an uncatered market.

Cheers,

Robin

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