| Intervista's World View is a handsome browser | | | | and navigates a file almost as quickly as the |
| with excellent navigation tools - a genuine and | | | | Intervista browser. |
| very fast virtual reality 2.0-compliant browser. | | | | Cosmo Player 2.0, from Silicon Graphics: The |
| Above mentioned browser does not display the | | | | virtual reality exporter was originally developed |
| lights and texture maps of the your 3D Program | | | | and tested with this browser in mind. Its capability |
| model very well, however, having obviously | | | | to display your 3D Program lights and textures is |
| sacrificed some display quality to speed. | | | | much better than that of the other browsers |
| Even though the sample is in black and white, you | | | | reviewed here. The drawbacks to this application |
| should be able to see the pixelation of the | | | | are its speed-it can be extremely slow. |
| textures and the absence of shadows. World | | | | You can navigate either by manipulating the |
| View is recommended as a primary browser only | | | | navigation control in the dashboard or by moving |
| if navigation speed is much more important to | | | | the mouse in the view port itself. Lastly, the |
| you than appearance. World View automatically | | | | display quality is also much more faithful to the |
| installs itself over Live3D in Firefox without | | | | original. This amazing program automatically installs |
| stopping to inform you that it has renamed the | | | | itself over Live3D in Firefox. |
| Live3D DLL. | | | | Firefox produces a virtual reality browsing plug-in |
| It has an uninstall program in case you want to | | | | for Web browsers called Live3D. It is a very |
| get Live3D or another browser back again. | | | | attractive, very fast browser with good light and |
| Community Place, from Sony Community Place, a | | | | texture display capabilities. This is really the |
| browser from Sony, is promising but has some | | | | browser to use for general-purpose Web surfing, |
| peculiarities. In particular, the navigation tools are | | | | although you might want to try Cosmo to see |
| difficult to use and do not seem to do what you | | | | whether you prefer it. |
| expect (not easily zooming directly forward in the | | | | You can give Live3D a test drive as well as |
| viewport, for example). | | | | seeing what is possible by visiting the Firefox Web |
| This browser supports Gravity, a feature also | | | | site and searching the keywords "Cool Worlds." |
| found in the Cosmo player. With collision detection | | | | What makes a great virtual reality world, given |
| on, it provides a suitably unpleasant thudding | | | | the limitations of today technology? This section |
| sound effect when you walk into something. As | | | | points you to some of today best virtual reality |
| for the display of lights and textures, Community | | | | Web sites and discusses some general |
| Place generally is somewhat better than | | | | characteristics of these top-flight virtual reality |
| Intervista's browser, and Community Place loads | | | | implementations. |