From: gordon@apollo13.demon.co.uk (Gordon Tomlinson) Subject: Re: PROD: What is the best software for professional VR ? Date: Mon, 29 Sep 1997 12:26:44 GMT Message-ID: <342f5499.327645759@news.demon.co.uk> "Antonio F. Silva" wrote: >I would like to have some opinions about what is the best software for >virtual environments, virtual reality and visual simulations. The >software would be for professional purposes. The software should be >adequate for texturing and including multimedia information (audio, >pictures and video) and other essential features in visual simulations. > Hi You will need to be more specific in your needs, what sort of app, environment are you planning to create what platform , how complicated will you environment be, how interactive, how much texture , do you need true 3 d sound , special effects, behaviors, collision detection , Head sets, Pinch gloves etc.. etc.. etc.. what is your budget, what tool do you have or need to create the environments components, It is really horses for courses and your needs and limitations ( price, hardware etc ) may drive you towards one or two particular products. We currently use Paradigms Vega and Audio works and SGI's Performer, Multigens MuliGen's Pro and SmartScene, obviously with this configuration is SGI bound, apart from the modelers Multigen Pro and Smartscene which are now also NT compatible. We achieved all of your requirement with the above software. But if you can give more details of your requirements and restrictions then perhaps a more useful answer can be forth coming Gordon Tomlinson *************************************************************** Email: gordon@apollo13.demon.co.uk WWW: http://www.apollo13.demon.co.uk *************************************************************** The Truth is out there ........... Smoke me a Kipper I'll be back for Breakfast ..... ***************************************************************