Virtual Reality

• Division Ltd. - Developers of interactive product simulation software.
• Internet Resources in Virtual Reality - Maintained by Toni Emerson.
• Panoramic VR - Listings and information hub for creators of Panoramic VR multimedia images.

Other Resources

• 3-D ImageTek Corp. - VR equipment includes headgear, video decoders, and a projector suitable for arcades. Look up prices and e-mail to find out how to order.
• 3Space Inc. - Provides 3D measurement and modeling services to businesses. Read about the industries it has benefited and the technology it uses.
• Aarhus Univ. Computer Science Dept. - Read about research projects and courses offered, see a schedule of seminars, and find out about the library. Some pages are only in Danish.
• Aberdeen Computing Science Dept. - University of Aberdeen, Scotland, UK.
• Active Worlds Community - View a collection of sites related to participation in the Active Worlds virtual community. Learn about events and follow links to worlds.
• Acuris Custom Modeling - See a library of geographic, medical, architectural, and other 3D models and find out how modeling and animation services can be obtained.
• Adams Consulting Group - Facilitates the development of VR environments and interactive media or undertakes the development itself. See demonstrations and follow links.
• Advanced Technology Center - Univ. of Missouri dept. researches the usage of VR and other visualization techniques for educational use. See images from such projects.
• Aesthetic Solutions - Browse a gallery of VR authoring products, check out a collection of images, and learn about services offered. Find links to VR worlds.
• Algorithm
• Alias/Wavefront - Home of this famous, high-end 3D modelling and rendering package for Workstations. Responsible for a lot of the effects you see in major movies.
• Alternate Realities Corporation - VR equipment company showcases its VisionDome product, which allows access to several users. Answer questions with the FAQ.
• AMPK Software - Canadian company offers links to its past projects and provides a shareware 3D-imaging product. Also follow links to sites regarding VR.
• Argus VR - Creates simulations for educational and industrial purposes. Identify its clients and read articles about it from the news.
• ART+COM - Group in Berlin works on integrating technology, communication, and design.
• Atlantis VR Entertainment Resource
• Aulas Virtuales - Columbian univ.'s virtual environment seeks to develop long-distance learning possibilities. View in English or Spanish.
• Behavior Engine Co. - Software develops simulation more efficiently and with less expense. Download a free demonstration or read about the technology behind it.
• BioControl Systems - Makes medical neural interface equipment such as a controller and head- and armbands. Contact the company for more information.
• Biota.org - Digital Biology Project - Collaborating virtual reality-related orgs in this group include the VRML Consortium and the Contact Consortium. Promotes projects and events.
• Blue Wolf - The original 3D variety show on the Web.
• Boston Dynamics - Designs VR training systems, engineering simulations, and animated characters. Read more about its virtual surgery and other products.
• Cardiff's VR Page - Contains links to public, special interest. software, general information, and VR documentation sites.
• CCG MetaMedia - VR equipment brings alive custom simulations and games for entertainment or exhibits. See demonstrations and read news about the company.
• Center for Electronic Communication - Florida Atlantic Univ. dept. researches VR and other data visualization methods. View a gallery of animations, find out about the MFA degree.
• Centric Software - Examine an array of products for simulation and virtual world creation. See images from synthetic environments and a list of partnerships.
• CG2 - Products include software for VR development and scenes, services consist of modeling, training, and threat analysis. See graphics samples.
• Chaco Communications - Manufactures VR software and other multimedia products. Read press releases or find out about the company's philosophy.
• CHOPS & Associates Live Animation - Livens up exhibitions with 3D animated characters and support equipment. Choose from several characters and display systems, order a free video.
• Cine-Med - Trains medical personnel on surgical procedures with realistic simulations of the heart and other organs. Search the site or contact the company.
• Clemson University VR Project - SC univ. makes this experimental facility available to its depts. of psychology, architecture, arts, and more. Hard- and software are described.
• CMU Computer Science Dept. - Carnegie Mellon Univ. dept. describes its courses, events, and research. Sections include robotics and human-computer interaction.
• Computer Graphics Research Group - Univ. of Alberta dept. describes its personnel, courses, and research in VR and visualization. Download its Minimum Reality Toolkit for free.
• Computer Graphics Systems - Builds high performance custom simulation and virtual reality systems.
• Computers and More - Retails VR equipment such as gloves, headgear, chairs, cushions, and controllers. Call, e-mail, or fax to find out how to buy.
• Concurrent Technologies Corp. - Services include VR visualization, ecommerce, and technology consultation. Read about its VR facilities and products.
• ContentArts - Uses QuickTime to provide VR imaging products. View extensive samples of both single- and multi-row object movies.
• Cubic Space - Visit several worlds created with VRML, see a gallery of past projects featuring 3D applications and other forms of visualization.
• Cyber F/X - Products scan and digitize people and things into 3D images, then sculpt solid models in wax or foam. See a map and a list of past projects.
• CyberEdge Electric - News and free exchange of ideas about virtual reality.
• Cyberspace Studios - Company designs 3D VR environments for business and entertainment applications. Read press releases, see sample images, and enter worlds.
• Cyberworld Interactive - Supplies VR gear, software, and video cards to the computer entertainment industry. Explore the products or read about news and events.
• Deneb Robotics - Presents client case histories, training solutions, and a customer support section. Includes information about affiliated companies.
• Dept. of Computer Science, UCSB 
• DEVRL Project, Lancaster Univ. - Distributed Extensible VR Laboratory is developing to allow people in different parts of the United Kingdom to learn and work together.
• dFORM - Company applies VRML to scientific and educational uses. Follow links to projects and read about the company's vision.
• Digital Image Design - Makes interface devices, including custom designs. Follow links to past projects and contact the company for more information.
• Digitalo - Company promotes the use of better visualization techniques. Offers consultation and research services as well as VR training applications.
• DigitalSpace Corp. - Builds VR worlds and supports the growth of cyber-communities. Read industry news and find contact information.
• Dr.X's House o Props n Bots - Scope these avatars, furnishings, and tips for participation in the Palace virtual world. Check out the cyborg-building program.
• Dreamality Technologies - Designs simulations of aviation activities such as hang-gliding. See images from the products, read about leasing and purchasing plans.
• Electric Communities - Cupertino, CA based internet solutions company.
• Electronic Compendium of Images and Text (ECIT) - A Princeton University research Piero-project of interactive computer graphics software.
• ERAU Dept. of Computing and Math 
• ERG Engineering - Builds virtual worlds for educational organizations and museums. Find out about past projects and industry events.
• ExpressVR - Macintosh virtual reality plug-ins.
• Fakespace - Makes VR headgear and bench displays, interface products such as gloves, and software. Read press releases and stories of satisfied customers.
• Fifth Dimension Technologies - Produces VR products for consumers. Learn about gloves, conferencing and motion capturing systems, and a training environment.
• Fightertown Entertainment - Experience VR aircraft combat in one-hour sessions at these entertainment facilities. Find out where they are located.
• Forward Design - Designs web sites and custom screen savers, offers software including VRML products. Purchase online, call to order, or download free stuff.
• GA Tech Virtual Environments Group - Designs and studies VR worlds. Enter several sites including one based on Vietnam which will help treat war veterans with post-traumatic stress.
• Gathering of the Entranced - Group of participants in the virtual world Underlight post information about their organization. Find a newsletter and an events calendar.
• GeoPerception - Wearable devices provide virtual, interactive geographic information. Learn more about products and services, read press releases.
• GreyStone Technology - VR systems entertain, train, advertise, and increase military prowess. Learn more about products, contact the company for further information.
• Grover's Active Worlds Gallery - Custom AVs, worlds, and objects.
• Haptic Technologies - Haptic peripheral products work well with computer-aided design and VR applications. Learn more about the technology and specific products.
• Holodeck Adventures - Canadian VR entertainment company lists its allied companies and provides contact information.
• HT Medical Systems
• Human-Machine Interface Lab
• Ilixco - Digital optical products have applications in VR and other display situations. Get the specifics on this equipment and its uses.
• Illusion - Outfits the military with virtual worlds for training exercises, provides consumers with high-action games. Read press releases.
• Images Co. - Check out company's robotics and holography catalog. Software products include VRML developers, morphing tools, and a voice compression program.
• Immersion Corporation - Makes tools to improve two-way interaction between humans and computers. Read reviews and find specifications of digitizing and feedback items.
• Immersive Technologies - Home of Meme, virtual reality for the net.
• Imprint Interactive Technology - Designs educational virtual environments for screens or immersive interaction, for multiple users or networks. See a list of clients.
• Industrial Mindworks - Develops software and hardware for simulation and graphics in educational, industrial, and entertainment applications. See a demonstration.
• InnovMetric Software - Products improve digital data processing and modeling applications and make real-time operations possible. Follow links to its distributors.
• Integrated Data Systems - Produces a VRML authoring tool and various imaging technologies related to HDTV and weapons systems. Search the site or contact the company.
• Interactive Pictures Corporation (IPIX) - CD ROM designers.
• Interface Technologies - Makes VR environments and provides consultation. Study the FAQ and sections on products and services to learn more.
• Internet Virtual Reality (IVR) - Lepton Incorporated's Internet Virtual Reality project.
• InterSense - Motion trackers for VR, training, and personnel tracking applications are not affected by magnetic disturbances. See photos of the products.
• InWorld VR - Company provides VR consultation and programming services as well as hard- and software products. Link to gaming sites and other companies.
• Iscan - Scan a list of eye, head, and target motion-tracking products. Useful in VR applications.
• Iwerks Entertainment - Find out how these simulations and this equipment provide users with virtual adventures. Custom designs are available.
• JHU Computer Science Department 
• Johnson Kinetics - Body and hand tracking hardware for VR systems works well in medical applications. Get prices and read the FAQ on the products.
• Learning Sites - Creates virtual worlds which simulate ancient history for museums and educational orgs. Public schools can join a beta testing program.
• Liquid Image Corp. - Canadian manufacturer of VR gear such as drivers and displays posts its news and allows users to check the status of orders. Find stores.
• Lyra Studios - Creator of multi-user virtual worlds describes its technology. Games include Underlight, which can be downloaded for free.
• Maddog World - Sift through a collection of links dedicated to the business and creation of virtual worlds. Find industry news and events.
• Mak Technologies - Software company specializes in the networking of simulation activities. Read press releases and Year 2000 compliance information.
• MechDyne - VR soft- and hardware developer describes its simulation systems and surround-screen products. See a list of partners and customers.
• MI Univ. Virtual Reality Laboratory - Research is concentrated on industrial uses for VR. Find out who its sponsors are, read about its projects, and get directions.
• Microvision - Introduces its retinal display product for VR applications. Read more about the technology behind this or check out press releases.
• Motion Analysis Corp. - Animation software tracks and records movements of the body and face. Download samples of VRML captured motion.
• MR Tool Kit - Virtual Reality and 3D & 2D User Interface Software Tools.
• MSN Encarta - Virtual Reality - Encyclopedia describes what virtual reality is, how it works, and what the experience of participating in a virtual reality simulation is like.
• Multimedia and VR Laboratory - Greek Univ. of Ioannina presents its educational VR dept. Read about projects, facilities, collaborative efforts, and the people involved.
• MusculoGraphics - Check out software for medical simulation and visualization. View a gallery of biomechanical models or read news about the company.
• Naima - Designer of virtual communities presents news articles, a list of its past projects, and its company philosophy. E-mail for further information.
• NCSA VR Lab - Nat'l Center for Supercomputing Applications at the Univ. of IL researches methods of and uses for visualization. Read about its projects.
• NCSA VRML - Introduction to VRML, including a tutorial for VRML 1.0 and an overview of VRML history and structure.
• NPSNET Research Group - Naval Postgraduate School dept. develops VR for training and other uses applicable to military purposes. Learn more about specific projects.
• Nucleus Interactive - Produced the streaming software Atomic3D, which authors and broadcasts 3D online. Get a free download, read the troubleshooting manual.
• Open Virtual Reality Testbed - Explore the projects and resources of the National Institute of Standards and Technology and follow lots of links to VR-related sites.
• Origin Systems - Creates games that can be played online. Investigate or buy titles including Crusader, Privateer, Wing Commander, and Ultima Online.
• OriginalSim - Software automates the development of simulations, decreasing time and costs. Get free downloads and read press releases.
• Planet 9 Studios - Company produces virtual worlds for business applications such as marketing, entertainment, and data visualization. Find contact information.
• Polhemus - Makes electromagnetic measurement systems for 3D and VR applications. Learn about its products, e-mail to find out how to buy.
• Raindrop Geomagic - Geometric modeling software creates 3D images. See a gallery of pictures or purchase products online.
• Realistic Sound Experience (RSX) - Add sound to your web browser or virtual reality software. User and developer software available.
• Reflection Technology - Maker of VR displays and related products posts its press releases and describes its technology. Read an overview of the company.
• Resource Guide for VRML - Includes an online developers' forum, language repository, test pages, technical specifications and many VRML sites.
• Retinal Displays - Designs handheld and wearable retinal display products. Contact the company or find out about career opportunities.
• Sasha Barab's VR Future Camp - Project by an Indiana Univ. student combined young students and their teachers with VR technology in order to study learning. Read theories.
• Scamper.com - Designer Jeff Robinson provides a gallery of past work including 3D modeling, illustration, and poetry. Contact by e-mail for information.
• SCIENCE FOR THE MILLENNIUM - A multimedia, on-line science expo sponsored by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA).
• Sense Media Sprawl - Web server and multi media cyberscape.
• SoftLab NSK - Hard- and software company offers VR, real-time simulation, and other multimedia products. Search the site and see a list of projects.
• Sony Pictures Imageworks - Specializes in VR 3D imaging for entertainment and educational applications. See samples of past projects such as the movie 'Starship Troopers'.
• SophisTech Research - Services include VR consultation, web site design, and publishing. Check out the links and survey a list of former projects.
• StereoGraphics Corp. - Makes stereoscopic, realistic 3D imaging products for use in computer-aided design. Read the success stories of past customers.
• Superscape - Company designs 3D interactive software and environments for the PC and the Web. Download a plug-in or view case studies.
• Sven Technologies - Software products include VR avatar-makers, texture-mapping programs, and a multi-resolution geometric designer. Follow links and view images.
• Synergy Corp. - ISP hosts regular domains and virtual worlds and can assist users in building and maintaining their worlds. Get free backdrops, see artwork.
• Terraformers - Builds virtual worlds and web sites for corporate, government, and private clients which are listed. Read about the company and its services.
• TerraVirtua
• Thermo Information Solutions - Makes VR hardware for entertainment and military applications as well as multimedia and information systems products. Contact the company.
• Transom Technologies - Specializes in software for the simulation and modeling of humans. Meet the characters it has created and see a gallery of images.
• Trimension - Integrates VR environments with equipment such as domes and rooms. Read more about the products and learn about VR's applications.
• UC Irvine Virtual Reality Center - Univ. of CA facility studies human interaction with VR and researches its application in many disciplines including the arts and medicine.
• Ultima at Scorched.com - Updated almost daily, a great site for news, hints, strategy guides, and links.
• Univ. of Central FL ExploreNet - 2D graphics environment is being developed by the computer science dept. as an educational format. Read articles about the project.
• Univ. of IA Computer Science Dept. - Research projects include a driving simulation, virtual microcosm technology, and stabilization. Search the site or read about courses.
• Univ. of Ottawa Virtual Reality Lab - Dept. of Rehabilitation Sciences focuses on applications which will assist people with disabilities. Learn about its projects, read publications.
• VESAMOTEX - TX school district presents Virtual Education - Science and Math of Texas, which is devoted to the research and development of VR for education.
• VETL - Virtual Environment Technology Laboratory combines NASA, the Univ. of Houston, and Johnson Space Center for VR research and development.
• Video Game Control Glove - Reality Quest's VR product has its own page. Learn about its features, read reviews of it, or purchase it online.
• Virtual High School - Univ. of California site promotes and discusses methods of online education. Learn about the feasibility of and technology behind such projects.
• Virtual Motion - Describes its VR equipment, which involves the simulation of human movement. Follow links to the company's corporate partners.
• Virtual Real Estate - German company's English site lists news, descriptions of methodology, and links to projects such as virtual buildings. Find e-mail contact.
• Virtual Reality Institute - Branch of the Kansas Univ. theater dept. explores performance applications of VR. Attend a show online, read software reviews, or follow links.
• Virtual Reality Mall - Uses VR to make online shopping simpler. Search by keyword or for types of stores, check out the badger page for interesting links.
• Virtual Reality Resources - Annotated alphabetical list of companies and groups working with virtual reality.
• Virtual Reality Source - Order online or fax to buy VR products from a large inventory, including software, headgear, controllers, and customized items. Many brands.
• Virtual Reality Technologies GmbH - Makes VR equipment and software and designs web sites, training simulations, and online games. Contact the company or read its latest news.
• Virtual Technologies - Manufactures VR software and computer-body interface products such as gloves and accessories. Fill out a form to receive a price quote.
• Virtual Vision Corp. - Makes VR display headgear. Find details about products and read the latest company news.
• Virtuality - Provides an array of computer products and services. Includes product information.
• Viscape - News, product information, and gallery for virtual reality software.
• Visible Decisions - Data visualization company focuses on business applications such as inventory management and financial risk. Read case studies and news.
• Visual Synthesis Incorporated - Focuses on sound support products for VR, simulation, and media applications. Read press releases and find out how to contact the company.
• Vivid Group - Movement-capture system works well in game applications. Find out about other products and where they can be experienced.
• VR and Education Laboratory of ECU - East Carolina Univ. promotes and studies the use of VR in education, especially in elementary and secondary schools. Follow related links.
• VR Applications Research Team - UK univ. dept. in Nottingham studies educational and industrial applications for VR and related health issues and benefits. Explore projects.
• VR at Haywood Community College, NC - Learn about VR courses offered as well as the use of VR in teaching literature, nursing, safety, and firefighting. Located in Waynesville.
• VR Buying Guide - Contains an extensive list of VR products for sale, including HMD's, displays, 3D sound systems, gloves, trackers, and VR software.
• VR Chemical Engineering Laboratory - Univ. of MI describes its chemistry dept.'s VR education projects. Read about its goals, download free software, follow related links.
• VR in Education at Kent State Univ. - OH univ. dept. offers VR courses and workshops and is involved in several projects. Visit its Palace-based virtual world.
• VR News - Covers events related to VR in Europe, Asia, and North America. Get a free trial for three months or subscribe now for ten issues each year.
• VR.5 - For Committee Eyes Only - Background and message boards for the short-lived show.
• VRex - Creates hard- and software for stereoscopic displays and imaging. Learn more about the technology's applications, contact the company.
• VRML Repository - Information, documentation and discussion, with access to hardware and software utilities, worlds, sounds and textures.
• VRML Worlds by Jeff Harrington - Visit several virtual worlds created by a musician. Requires VRML viewing capabilities.
• VRMLSite Magazine - Introduction and complete guide to VRML and 3-D on the internet.
• VRMLUser - Get perspective on how to program VRML from ZDNet.

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