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Purpose: Displays navigable 3-D worlds Company: Chaco Communications Platform: Win95, NT, 3.1 Plug-in cost: Free Download from: http://www.chaco.com/vrscout/plugin.html | |||
VR Scout is an oldster in the world of VRML plug-ins. Unveiled by Cupertino-based Chaco Communications way back in October 1995, the plug-in has a several-month advantage over the slew of VRML viewers released in early '96. A lot of people think the ex perience shows. With the exception of Netscape's Live3D, VR Scout has probably received the most accolades. It works most of the time and doesn't crash as often as others. So what else could anyone possibly ask for? Well, for starters, an intuitive interface might be nice. VR Scout's cryptic navigation bar consists of several command words (like "fly" and "walk") that seem self-explanatory, but aren't. Then there's the p latform problem: Like most VRML plug-ins, VR Scout is Windows-only. If Chaco can work around these issues, VR Scout might have a chance. | ||||
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