Special Edition
Using VRML
Introduction - A Road Map
Part 1 - The Internet
Chapter 1 - The Internet Its History and How It Works
Chapter 2 - The Languages of the Web
Part 2 - From Vr to VRML
Chapter 3 - What Is VR?
Chapter 4 - How Does VR Work?
Chapter 5 - Networks and Distributed VR
Chapter 6 - VR and VRML
Part 3 - An Introduction to VRML
Chapter 7 - The Mechanics of VRML
Chapter 8 - What Do You Need to Use VRML?
Chapter 9 - VRML Browsers
Part 4 - Creating a VRML Environment from Scratch
Chapter 10 - Laying the Foundation Planning Your VRML Environment
Chapter 11 - VRML Standards and Practices
Chapter 12 - Putting Up Walls
Chapter 13 - Furnishing Your Room
Chapter 14 - Adding Realism to Your VRML Environment
Chapter 15 - Linking Your VRML Environment to the Internet the WWWInline and WWWAnchor Nodes
Chapter 16 - Setting Up the Camera
Chapter 17 - Improving the Performance of Your VRML Environment
Chapter 18 - Opening Your House on the World Wide Web
Chapter 19 - Proposed Additions and Changes to VRML 1.0
Part 5 - Learning From the Pros: Sample VRML Environments
Chapter 20 - What Is VRML About?
Chapter 21 - Using Perl and the LOD Node in VRML Environments
Chapter 22 - Some Hand-Crafted Worlds
Chapter 23 - A Guide to Other Sample Environments on the Web
Part 6 - Making It Easier: 3D Modelers, VRML Worldbuilders, and Utilities
Chapter 24 - An Overview of 3D Modelers
Chapter 25 - An Overview of Worldbuilding Toolkits
Chapter 26 - VRML Utilities
Part 7 - VRML 2.0 and Beyond
Chapter 27 - Proposed Changes for VRML 2.0
Chapter 28 - Behaviors
Chapter 29 - What Comes Next?
Part 8 - The Principles of Artificial Environment Design
Chapter 30 - The Zen of Virtual Reality
Chapter 31 - Architecture, Design, and VRML
Part 9 - Building a Better Mousetrap: programming Your VRML Browser
Chapter 32 - Writing VRML Software
Appendix A - Essential Math for Using VRML
Appendix B - The VRML 1.0 Specification
Appendix C - Proposed Changes for VRML 1.1
Appendix D - Proposed Changes for VRML 2.0
Appendix E - C Source Code
Appendix F - The VRML CD
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