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Summary

NewWorld3D is an ActiveX control that opens up a whole new world of possibilities to the Visual Basic, VBA, or other ActiveX-supporting developer by providing a real-time 3D engine for placement within any ActiveX container environment. NewWorld3D is based on a graphics engine similar to the popular Doom game engine (by ID Software).

While many of the newer 3D technologies such as Direct3D and OpenGL require 3D accelerator hardware and extremely fast processors, NewWorld3D can be effectively used on most Pentium-class machines, even portables!

NewWorld3D allows any programming environment that supports ActiveX controls to embed and access any 3D world that you create. Use Visual Basic, Microsoft Excel, Delphi, Visual C++, or even Internet Explorer to show your customers a new reality.

The NewWorld3D engine allows you to dynamically load maps, insert objects, and activate live characters that the user can interact with! User events call routines that you application can use to process subroutines or change the surrounding environment to reflect the new conditions.

Animated characters are available that will autonomously move around the environment and interact with the "driver." Because the NewWorld3D component is plugged into any ActiveX environment, other capabilities within that environment may be supported. For example, a web browser that supports MIDI or a RealAudio feed may be activated given particular events that occur within the NewWorld.

Maps of any world to be displayed is activated within NewWorld3D by pointing to the required file. Therefore, dynamic worlds may be created from nearly any data source including custom database storage.

The NewWorld3D control places the ability of designing and creating a complete world in a programmer's hands.

Key features

Provide a 3D world in almost any application!

Included world editor for space mapping and initial character placement.

Control the user viewpoint for automated walk-through or product demonstrations

World may be created with changing walls heights, floor levels, and textures

Use any one of four preprogrammed character types

Customize the appearance of each character to match the needs of your application

Events are generated by such occurrences as user movement or interaction with the 3D world.

Examples included with the system such as NewWorld3D use with VB Script, sample presentation insertion into Microsoft PowerPoint, and simple stand-alone adventure game in Visual Basic 5. All source code and files will be included.

Technical Specifications

Purchase of the NewWorld3D component allows royalty-free inclusion into any commercial application. Recommended minimum target platform: Pentium 60MHz with 16 megabytes of RAM.

Uses the DirectX library routines to facilitate quick drawing times. Tradition Windows API calls optional but not recommended due to performance issues.

Release Information

The NewWorld3D component is currently in alpha-test phase. Limited beta release will be available on September 5. Coherent Visual expects to ship NewWorld3D in the 4^th quarter of 1997.

Coherent Visual

Coherent Visual has been creating software products for over 6 years. In the past we have focused on developing custom software for police departments across the nation and products for Apple Computer's handheld organizer (Newton). Coherent Visual produces effective tools for the Windows platform.

Coherent Visual can be reached at (619) 581-0344. We are located at 4141 Jutland Dr., Suite 303, San Diego, CA 92117. Fax: (619) 581-6949. email: cvsales@cvisual.com.

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