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The Free Site: VRML Freeware
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VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) is a standard for creating "three-dimensional" spaces on the Web. Below, we list the Web's top free resources for both exploring and creating VRML worlds.
If you're new to VRML, be sure to check out the free Active Worlds browser.
This VRML environment lets you assume the form of an "avatar." Using your mouse, you can roam around a vast landscape, chatting in real time with other people, who're also represented by avatars. What's more, you can stake your claim and easily build your own custom "house" that you can meet with others in, and return to, again and again. If you haven't experienced it, it's a fascinating, unique experience that must be seen to be believed.
If Active Worlds whets your appetite for VRML, then you may want to try your hand at authoring your own world. Below we list several free tools for doing so.
Send us E-mail if you'd like to submit a VRML freebie for us to consider for inclusion on The Free Site.
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 Cosmo Player - Make your browser 3D with this mind-blowing program. Cosmo Player is a free, cross-platform viewer for applications written in Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) 2.0, the open standard for 3D content on the Web. Note: you'll need at least a Pentium 75 and 14 megs hard disk space and 16 megs of memory (32 recommended). A Sound Blaster compatible card is recommended. (For Windows 98/95 & 3.1 and Macs).
- Active Worlds browser -This is one of the all-around coolest freebies on the Web. It's a browser that lets you access AlphaWorld,
a unique, 3D virtual community populated by real people. The Active Worlds universe boasts hundreds of
thousands of users and thousands of kilometers of virtual territory. You can explore over 100 worlds in real-time,
3D, high-color graphics. You can even "own" land and build anything you'd like on your property, from a simple house to an elaborate palace (a process that is quite easy). Active Worlds is more than a piece of software; it's a way of life! (Note: you need a Pentium with Win 95/98/NT and 24 megs of hard drive space.) Available in German, Spanish, French, Russian, Italian and Norwegian.
- Community Place - Here's a cutting-edge VRML97 browser that allows you and others to build and experience interactive, multi-media 3D worlds. Available as a helper application or as a plug-in. Once you download this program (and it's a hefty 11 megs) you can enter "Community Place," a 3D environment, where you can see other people, wave to them and chat. You can choose your "avator" (the image that'll represent you.
- WinPlace - If you've ever wanted to build a VRML world of your own, you can with WinPlace, an excellent freeware design tool. WinPlace allows you to create and place objects into an area and view the results in VRML. WinPlace supports several file export formats, including DXF, WMF, BMP and more. For Windows; 9.9 megs.
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