Cybertown and Virtus Corp. make 3D virtual reality broadly available.LA CANADA Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 26, 1995--What's the most prestigious address you could have? An address on Earth's Internet Internet Publicly accessible computer network connecting many smaller networks from around the world. It grew out of a U.S. Defense Department program called ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network), established in 1969 with connections between computers at the ? Close...but what about an address in the late 21st century? Better...but what if that address was not only in the future but was your own 3D Virtual Reality apartment? Tony Rockliff, executive producer of MultiMedia Magic announced Thursday Thursday: see week. that Cybertown, the Internet virtual town set in the 21st century, has released 3D Virtual Reality apartments in The Colony - Cybertown's residential district - and made them freely available to anyone on the Internet. "Up until recently if you wanted 3D Virtual Reality, you needed very sophisticated and expensive equipment. Now thanks to companies like Virtus The word virtus has several English equivalencies; primary among these are valor, manliness, excellence, courage, character, and worth. As such, "Virtus" is commonly found in mottos of universities and other entities. Corporation, people with Windows or Mac systems can enjoy this exciting new technology," said Rockliff, Cybertown's conceptual designer. Cybertown, which is currently one of the most decorated dec·o·rate tr.v. dec·o·rat·ed, dec·o·rat·ing, dec·o·rates 1. To furnish, provide, or adorn with something ornamental; embellish. 2. sites on the Internet, has made available three different apartments - a student apartment, a single apartment and a couples apartment. Each of these is furnished fur·nish tr.v. fur·nished, fur·nish·ing, fur·nish·es 1. To equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for. 2. and you can explore each of them in 3D Virtual Reality on your home PC. "Being able to create 3D Virtual Reality spaces on the Internet is very exciting," said Creative Director Pascal Baudar. "We are now building spaceships that people will be able to fly and a freeway that they will be able to drive on in Cybertown." The 3D Virtual Reality apartments can be obtained by going to: http://www.cybertown.com/cybertown CONTACT: MultiMedia Magic, 818/248-1047 Virtus Corp., 919/467-9700 |
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