| A new tool kit of software
components under development by Aesthetic Solutions, Aliso Vieja, Calif., may cut
dramatically the time required for building virtual reality environments, thereby making
the technology accessible to a much wider array of users. The tiny, six-person company
received a cost-shared NIST Advanced Technology Program
award in 1995 to develop component-based software for virtual reality applications.
Aesthetic Solutions' tool kit will include extensive libraries of three-dimensional
graphics-based components including terrains, characters, buildings, vehicles, and props
that users can quickly "drag and drop" into their own simulated world. |
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