3D Graphics File Formats
A list of the most frequently used 3D graphics file formats with the necessary description.
CICA Graphics 3D Object File Formats
CICA (Center for Innovative Computer Applications) 3D Object File Formats - This document contains information on various 3D object file formats and how to view them from a Web browser. Some of the formats have detailed format specifications available by clicking on them.
Graphics File Formats FAQ
Graphics File Formats frequently asked questions.
image file formats list
This document contains a list of many of the most common image file formats.
using images in Web pages 
The Visioneering image manipulation page will allow you to convert your
GIFs to transparent and interlaced without having special software on your
system. Your GIF files will be read, converted, and written using the Web.
Visioneering's page is at:

  http://www.vrl.com/Imaging/


More detailed information on images used in Web pages can be found in the
FAQ for the newsgroup comp.infosystems.www.authoring.images found at:

  http://www.io.org/faq/www/index.html
  http://www.vir.org/WWWfaq/index.html
  http://www.island.net/help/faq/www_faq/

A collection of links to a number of Web and FTP resources that store
information on transparent and interlaced GIFs for Unix, Macintosh, and
MS-DOS/Windows, including executable programs and tutorials, may be found
at:

  http://melmac.corp.harris.com/transparent_images.html
  http://dragon.jpl.nasa.gov/~adam/transparent.html
  ftp://csi.jpl.nasa.gov/pub/graphics/transparent.faq
SDK
The SDK package provides open access to all the key Superscape internals allowing users to extend the VRT and Visualiser using the C programming language. This allows almost limitless flexibility in building virtual reality applications, making the SDK the ultimate VRT accessory.

The Superscape Developers Kit is an optional extension to VRT for C programmers who wish to interface to the Superscape code at a low level. The Application Program Interface (API) gives truly open access to the Superscape software providing enormous application flexibility.

VRT
The VRT is Superscape's complete graphical environment for the creation of virtual worlds. Through the VRT's editors the user can create and manipulate the virtual world in real time to give it whatever appearance and interactions they want.

The Networks extension to VRT allows for the unlimited production of Virtual Worlds that can then be shared across a network of Visualisers.

Viscape
"Superscape's Viscape is the fastest, most functional, and most popular realtime 3D Web browser available. Use it as a Netscape plug-in to interact with Superscape virtual worlds."
Visualiser
The Superscape Visualiser is a stand-alone virtual reality runtime product. It is used to visualize virtual worlds and host independent applications built using the VRT. To make authoring easy it is incorporated into the VRT authoring environment.

It is free on the Worldwide Web - accessible from the Try>Visualiser Page.

A Beginner's Guide to HTML
'Weblynks' step-by-step Beginners Guide to VRML. This is a primer for producing documents in HTML, the hypertext markup language used on the World Wide Web. This guide is intended to be an introduction to using HTML and creating files for the Web. Links are provided to additional information.
Create a Homepage
This form will automatically generate a simple homepage for you that you can upload to your Internet provider's World Wide Web server.
HTML 3.0 Specification
A copy of the HTML 3.0 specification in hypertext form.
Interactive HTML Tutorial
`Florida Center for Instructional Technology' interactive HTML tutorial.
Introduction To HTML and URLs
This HTML document collection explains how to use the different HTML document description elements, or tags and how to use these elements to write good, well designed HTML documents. This page describes the overall content and organization of the collection, related resources that may be of interest, and the meanings of the navigational "button" used in navigation from page to page.
Beginers Guide
WEBLYNX step by step guide to VRML.
Books
`San Diego Supercomputer Center' list of books dedicated to VRML.

The VRML books listings provide information on currently available, or soon to be available books that provide significant discussion of VRML. Some books also cover other Internet file formats or software tools.

Browsers and Plugs-in
A VRML browser is an application, or Web browser plug-in, used to view VRML files. Multiple VRML browsers are available, supporting features in the VRML 1.0 and VRML 2.0 specifications. Some VRML browsers support additional vendor-specific extensions.

The VRML browser listings here provide links to vendors providing free, shareware, or pay-ware products supporting VRML.

NOTE: very extensive and exhaustive list!

Frequently Asked Questions
`San Diego Supercomputer Center' list of FAQ VRML/Java/JavaScript pointers.
Inventor-VRML specification
The original Inventor-VRML specification.
VRML 1.0 Draft Specification
VRML is a proposed design based on the Silicon Graphics Open Inventor ASCII file format. Originally called the Inventor VRML, this format has evolved into what is now the VRML format.

VRML is also called a "Markup Language" for reasons that it is used in a fashion similar to HTML (HyperText Markup Language), but for rendering 3D graphics rather than text. VRML, however, is in no way derived from HTML.

This document represents VRML Version 1.0 Specification (Draft).

VRML 2.0 Tutorials
SGI collections of pointers to the tutorials on how to create VRML 2.0 worlds.
VRML Browsers
A list of available VRML browsers (info: Copyright (c) 1996 Ziff-Davis Interactive).
Black Sun Interactive
Black Sun Interactive Home Page.

"The mission of Black Sun Interactive is to be the leading provider of cyberspace technology to individuals and corporations. Our vision: people everywhere using Black Sun technology and products to meet, work and play as naturally in Cyberspace as they do in the real world."

CosmoPlayer
SGI VRML 2.0 Browser.
Liquid Reality
Liquid Reality is a VRML toolkit from Dimension X. "The toolkit is a set of Java class libraries that gives you VRML functionality. With the toolkit, you can create viewers, tools, and solutions that are VRML 2.0 compliant. In addition, the tool kit is extensible using Java."
Virtual Realm
Created in 1995 by Internet R&D Unit of the Computer Center, National University of Singapore.

"Our mission is to present the latest developments in the Virtual Reality Modeling Language (VRML) and also to explore applications of virtual reality on the Internet."

Virtual World Library
Very extensive collection of VRML resources on the Web.
VRML Links and References
General list of VRML links and references with a number of pointers (General, Hardware and Accesories, Tricks and Techniques, Object Archives, Documentation, General Reference Sites, Active VR & VRML sites, Academic and Government Labs and Development Projects, Events).
VRML Nodes
SGI maintained list of all the nodes that should be part of VRML 1.0. Much of the text describing the nodes is from the manual page for the corresponding Inventor node.
VRML - ORC Inc.
ORC Inc. page dedicated to VRML.
NASA: VRML Quick Reference
VRML Quick Reference from NASA.
`San Diego Supercomputer Center' VRML Repository
`San Diego Supercomputer Center' page dedicated to VRML.

NOTE: it offers good summary of the VRML related stuff!

Specifications
`San Diego Supercomputer Center' collection of pointers to the official VRML specifications, and to specifications on technologies related to VRML, such as Java, JavaScript, GIF, PNG, JPEG, MPEG, and more.
VRML Repository
The VRML Repository is an impartial network resource for the dissemination of information relating to VRML.
VRML Test Suits
`San Diego Supercomputer Center' Collection of VRML Test Suits - a group of VRML files that each test a feature or features of a VRML browser. The VRML test suite listings here provide links to vendors providing free, shareware, or pay-ware products supporting VRML.
VRML Web Graphics Repository
A list of VRML related pointers maintained by Object Access, Inc.
vrml.sgi.com
SGI VRML site.