To: J Navarro who wrote (110 ) 3/1/1999 7:51:00 PM From: Max Fletcher Respond to of 710
Interesting point. Also interesting that the Shout and Skyline releases came a day apart (Nov 30/Dec 1). Every time you reread one of these the picture becomes a little clearer (pun intended). Gary kindly posted the Skyline release in the header for this thread. In part: Skyline's Terra program suite creates realistic 3D terrain visualizations by overlaying aerial or satellite imagery on 3D terrain models...At present, however, the Terra product line is oriented primarily toward the individual user, rather than toward multiple users at remote Locations sharing the same terrain visualization for the purpose of joint observation, discussion, analysis, course of action planning, and so forth. It is clear that a capability for collaboration would enhance the utility of this outstanding visualization product as a decision making tool, because in today's corporate (and military) world, the decision makers are frequently miles or even continents away. Perceptronics' InterGame(tm) framework for Collaborative 3D on the Internet is well suited to provide this capability using the readily available and fully compatible Web medium...Collaborative 3D applications on the Internet are emerging as a primary vehicle for realizing the full potential of 3D visualization..."On the basis of our extensive experience with virtual reality simulation and training, we believe that affordable and readily available collaborative 3D terrain visualization and communication solutions will find immediate acceptance in business, military, and civil applications. The military in particular is seeking new methodology for what it terms "Battlefield Visualization (BV)" by dispersed command groups.