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Before diving into a project, it's important to have a broad awareness of the different options and uses of the technologies that are available. Below you'll find a number of technology summaries that may provide some helpful background information.

Shockwave 3D

Shockwave 3D is the ability to show content created in a 3D modeling application, brought into Adobe/Macromedia Director to add interactivity, and then displayed through a browser via the Shockwave 3D the plug-in.

Flash 3D

At a high level, you can't really do real-time 3D within Flash. It is possible to include 3D graphics in Flash, but these graphics will most often be pre-rendered still images as opposed to true real-time three graphics.

Acrobat 3D PDF

Companies have long struggled with finding simple ways to share elements of their designs with other companies while protecting the intellectual property used in the products, and making those documents detailed enough.

Virtual Tours

A virtual tour is a interactive representation of a physical space where you are able to freely navigate and explore the space. When most people think about the term "virtual tour", the first thing that might come to mind is a residential application.

Virtools

Virtools is a development environment and delivery mechnism for 3D interactive content. The thing that really stands out about Virtools is the fact that it has support for the latest versions of DirectX 3D graphics within a browser.

Second Life

Second Life is an Internet-based virtual world where users can socialize, participate in individual and group activities, create and trade virtual items and property.

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