Useful software

Vizard

Vizard enables users to easily create interactive real-time 3D worlds.  It replaces VRUT, a platform used at RECVEB for much of the VR-based research.  It uses Python as the basis for scripting interaction and experiment control logic.

VRUT

VRUT is a 3D graphics environment specially designed for building and rendering virtual environments. It has been replaced by the Vizard development effort linked above.
 

Python

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. It is often compared to Tcl, Perl, Scheme or Java.  It is open-source and available for nearly any platform.
 

3D Studio MAX

An excellent tool for creating 3D content.
 

Maya

Another excellent tool for creating 3D content.

3DMeNow

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