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							<td width="163"><span class="bold"><b>The 3rd installment of the VirtuPortal is ready for activation!</b></span><br>
								<span class="link">Transport to new dimensions and visit this issue's nominees in 3D space...&nbsp;</span>
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							<td width="163" valign="top"><span class="boldgrey"><a name="soundspace"></a><a href="http://www.sound-space.de">Sound-space</a><br>
								</span><span class="content">A cool project pushing the bounds of Deep Media. Presented at the 14th annual <a href="http://www.filmwinter.de"><b>Stuttgarter Filmwinter</b></a><b> Festival for Expanded Media</b> by </span></td>
							
          <td width="153" valign="top"><a href="http://www.sound-space.de"><img src="media/soundspace_sm.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="91"></a></td>
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							<td colspan="2"><a href="http://www.wand5.de"><span class="content"><b>Wand5</b></span></a><span class="content">, <a href="http://www.feuersee.de"><b>feuersee software</b></a><b>,</b> and <b>VirtuWorlds</b>, this multi-user space includes 5 VR Art works that ambitously combine networked space and sound.</span>
								<p><span class="content">You can visit the worlds with a regular VRML browser, but blaxxun is recommended for the Deep Matrix multi-user.</span></p>
								<p><span class="boldgrey"><b>Tech: </b></span><span class="content">VRML97</span></td>
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							<td width="163" valign="top"><a name="h-anim"></a><a href="http://www.ballreich.net/vrml/h-anim/h-anim-examples.html"><span class="boldgrey">Canonical H-Anim Examples</span></a><a href="http://www.fabric.ch" target="contentFrame"><span class="boldgrey"><br>
								</span></a><span class="content">H-Anim spec 1.0 and 1.1 examples</span>
								<p><span class="content">By the Web3D Consoritum H-Anim WorkingGroup. H-Anim is currently a <b>Recommended Practice </b>of the <b>Web3D Consortium</b>. Final Specification preparations are being made for ISO submission.</span></p>
								<p><span class="boldgrey"><b>Tech: </b></span><span class="content">VRML97</span></td>
							
          <td width="153"><a href="http://www.ballreich.net/vrml/h-anim/h-anim-examples.html"><img src="media/hanimp_sm.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="262"></a></td>
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          <td width="163"><a name="flavin"></a><a href="http://www.frontiernet.net/%7Eimaging/" target="contentFrame"><span class="boldgrey">Paul 
            Flavin's Java and H-Anim extravaganza </span></a><a href="http://www.albertkahn.com/vrml" target="contentFrame"><span class="boldgrey"><br>
								</span></a><span class="content">Paul has put together a set of very cool online applications using Java and H-Anim technologies. All 3 of the top links are worth a visit! No Plug-in Required. </span>
								<p><span class="boldgrey"><b>Tech: </b></span><span class="content">Java Applets</span></td>
							
          <td width="153" valign="top"><a href="http://www.frontiernet.net/%7Eimaging/"><img src="media/flavin_sm.gif" border="0" width="150" height="87"></a></td>
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							<td width="163" valign="top"><span class="boldgrey"><a name="signingAV"></a><a href="http://www.signingavatar.com/products/sademo/index.htm" target="contentFrame">SigningAvatar by Vcom3D</a><a href="http://violet.csa.iisc.ernet.in/~modl/" target="contentFrame"><br>
								</a></span><span class="content">Probably one of the most compelling applications of 3D Humanoid Animation- Avatars can sign text /stories in 2 different sign languages. This is really amazing stuff and won Best Educational Demo at SIGGRAPH 2000.</span>
								<p><span class="content">EAI works best with blaxxun Contact. </span></p>
								<p><span class="boldgrey"><b>Tech: </b></span><span class="content">Blaxxun VRML</span></td>
							
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							<td width="163"><span class="boldgrey"><a name="med"></a><a href="http://synaptic.mvc.mcc.ac.uk/simulators.html" target="contentFrame">Medical : Surgical Simulators</a><a href="http://www.pacer.se/referenser/vrexempel/messhallen/index.htm" target="contentFrame"><br>
								</a></span><a href="http:/w.man.ac.uk/"><span class="content">Manchester Visualization Centre</span></a><span class="content">, University of Manchester Department of Neurosurgery, Leeds General Infirmary School of Computer Studies, <a href="http:/w.scs.leeds.ac.uk">University of Leeds</a></span>
								<p><span class="content">These Medical Schools in the UK collaborated on some cool 3D worlds that simulate various surgical procedures for education.</span></p>
								<p><span class="boldgrey"><b>Tech: </b></span><span class="content">VRML97</span></td>
							
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							<td width="163" valign="top"><a name="geovrml"></a><a href="http://www.geovrml.org/1.0/download/welcome.shtml" target="contentFrame"><span class="boldgrey">GeoVRML download and content</span></a><a href="http://www.pd.org/%7Ethatguy/demo/umelgame/"><span class="boldgrey"><br>
								</span></a><span class="content">GeoVRML is a <b>Recommended Practice</b> of the <b>Web3D Consortium</b> for visualizing geographic and georeferenced data in 3D. A very exciting applicaion space that is getting a boost from major map software companies (e.g. ESRI) providing export support.</span>
								<p><span class="boldgrey"><b>Tech: </b></span><span class="content">VRML97 + geoVRML Install</span></td>
							
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          <td width="163" valign="top"><a name="philemon"></a><span class="boldgrey"><a href="http://www.philemonworks.com/domino/nl/index.html" target="contentFrame">PhilemonWorks' 
            Dominos</a></span><br>
            <span class="content">Philemon Works in Holland produces amazing visualizations 
            and community spaces through their language library called SmallTalk3D. 
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            Check out some VRML output of their 3D Domino application! World record 
            holders in Virtual Domino Toppling with 4.7 million stones!</span> 
            <p><span class="boldgrey"><b>Tech: </b></span><span class="content">VRML</span></td>
							
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							<td width="163"><a name="UMA"></a><a href="http://www.donau-city.at/english/donaucity/index.shtml"><span class="boldgrey">Architecture &amp; Development</span></a><span class="boldgrey"><br>
								</span><span class="content">uma visualization of development in Donau city.</span>
								<p><span class="content">This company continues to produce quality 3D projects in Real Estate and Education. Check out this tour! Nice looking city in Shout3D which means 'No Plugin required!'.</span></p>
								<p><span class="boldgrey"><b>Tech: </b></span><span class="content">Shout3D</span></td>
							
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							<td width="163" valign="top"><a name="josquin"></a><a href="http://perso.infonie.fr/oryx/virtuel/home.htm" target="contentFrame"><span class="boldgrey">Cool VRML</span></a><a href="http://www.shout3d.com/portfolio.html" target="contentFrame"><span class="boldgrey"><br>
								</span></a><span class="content">Josquin Bernard's *avatars* and *worlds*</span>
								<p><span class="content">This French designer's site has a host of sexy, creative avatars and some neat VRML worlds. Worth a visit! </span></p>
								<p><span class="boldgrey"><b>Tech: </b></span><span class="content">VRML</span></td>
							
          <td width="153" valign="top"><a href="http://perso.infonie.fr/oryx/virtuel/home.htm"><img src="media/monde5g_sm.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="93"></a></td>
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							<td width="163"><a name="kaon"></a><a href="http://www.kaon.com/hsgallery/index.html" target="contentFrame"><span class="boldgrey">Kaon 3D Applet</span></a><a href="http://www.spazz3d.com/samples.html" target="contentFrame"><span class="boldgrey"><br>
								</span></a><span class="content">Another 3D applet format to check out...</span>
								<p><span class="content"><b>Kaon Interactive</b> has nice looking demos of product visualization using their Java-based Web3D solution.</span></p>
								<p><span class="content">A feature I really like: 'measure'. Also, the scene gains resolution as it downloads... pretty lite renderer. No Plug-in Required. </span></p>
								<p><span class="boldgrey"><b>Tech: </b></span><span class="content">Java renderer</span></td>
							
          <td width="153" valign="top"><a href="http://www.kaon.com/hsgallery/index.html"><img src="media/kaoncd_sm.jpg" border="0" width="150" height="152"></a></td>
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          <td width="163"><span class="boldgrey"><a name="pixelblox"></a><a href="http://www.pixelbox.com/pixelblocks" target="contentFrame">Pixelblox 
            3D Widget</a><a href="http://www.eurecom.fr/~abel/cybernet/" target="contentFrame"><br>
								</a></span><span class="content">This is a neat demonstration of the interactive power of Shout3D applets. As a game or an artistic endeavor, you can sculpt and color a pixelblock! No Plug-in Required. </span>
								<p><span class="boldgrey"><b>Tech: </b></span><span class="content">Shout3D</span></td>
							
          <td width="153" valign="top"><a href="http://www.pixelbox.com/pixelblocks"><img src="media/pixelb_sm.gif" border="0" width="150" height="150"></a></td>
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