BOOKS

Following is a list of books that
you may find useful in your quest to learn all about VRML Most of them are fairly
well written and can be purchased at any major bookstore.
Vrml 2.0 Sourcebookby Andrea L.Ames.
Although it begins with a chapter called "Key Concepts," this book doesn't wait
around long for you to get acquainted with VRML. Before you know it, you're on a 580-page
ride through everything you need to know about creating, navigating, enhancing, and
optimizing your own virtual worlds.
The VRML 2.0 Handbook : Building Moving Worlds on the Web
by Jed Hartman, et al
Because of its history in the realm of powerful workstations, Unix has been the leading
platform for 3-D modeling, and hence, virtual reality (VR) environments. Silicon Graphics,
Inc. (SGI), in particular, has played a big role in influencing the direction of the VRML
specification.
Web Publishing Unleashed: HTML, CGI, SGML, VRML Java
by Steven J. DeRose, William Robert Stanek
Pretty much everything you need to know to do most everything you might want to do with
Web-based publishing--all in a single book. In addition to the applications listed in the
title, it covers multimedia software (Shockwave and Macromedia Director), creating search
engines and indexing tools.
Vrml Clearly Explained (Clearly Explained Series)
by John R. Vacca
A book/CD-ROM package explaining how to use VRML 2.0 and VRML97 to create virtual reality
environments and 3-D graphics on the Internet, for programmers and nonprogrammmers,
including those involved in graphic design, marketing, advertising, publishing, and
software and game development.
VRML Programmer's Library
by Kris A. Jamsa, et al
VRML Programmer's Library is a book for programmers and Web designers written by an
experienced programmer and a Webmaster. As Netscape and Microsoft integrate full VRML
support into their browsers, VRML use has become widespread. VRML Programmer's Library is
packed with VRML source code.
VRML Flying Through the Web
by George Maestri, Mark Pesce
The ultimate guide to VRML browsers. This guide supplies you with everything you need to
experience this exciting new technology, including the latest VRML browsers. Paper. CD ROM
included.
Read more and you'll learn more. Best
of luck to all !!
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