Cult3D

1. Platforms, prices, and company:

   • PC:  Windows 95/98/NT
   • Mac:  MacOS (PPC)
   • Other: BeOS R4, HP-UX 10.10, SunOs2.4, AIX 4.0
   • (Internet Explorer 4.0, Netscape 3.0 or higher required on these systems)
   • Non-commercial license: Free at http://www.cult3d.com/order/
   • Cycore http://www.cycore.com
   • For Cult3d website see: http://www.cult3d.com/

2. Applications

   • Cult3D helps create interactive objects on the Web. Objects can be imported from Maya and 3ds max. Objects have full transparency, reflectivity, particle systems, bump mapping, phong shading, movement and sound, showing the object as it really is.
   • Objects respond to the click of a mouse, letting users zoom and spin, click and feel, move parts and experience sounds, creating a multi-sensory experience

3. Examples/Samples

   • http://www.worldof3d.com
   • http://www.cult3d.com/gallery/index.html
   • http://www.auran.com/TRS2004/default.htm
   • http://www.replicanation.com/library.html
   • http://www.oken3d.com/cult3d/html/cult3d.shtml

4. Functions

• Designer

  • Includes a designerprogram that allows the user to apply interactivity to models that were created in Maya® or 3ds max™. The models are first exported out of the host program into the Cult3D Designer tool with the Cult3D Exporter

• Exporter

  • Converts models created in Maya and 3ds max™, into Cult3D Designer files.

• Viewer

  • Plug-in that allows users to view Cult3D objects on the Web, in Microsoft©Office applications, and Adobe©Acrobat©(.pdf) files

5. Web Resources

• How Cult3D Automates Interactivity: http://www.webreference.com/3d/lesson86/
• Cycore Virtual Campus: http://www.cult3d.com/howto/virtual.asp
• Visual Computing Lab: http://vcg.isti.cnr.it/downloads/3dgallery/vclgallery.htm
• Cult 3D Community: http://www.worldof3d.com/cgi-bin/Ultimate.cgi?action=intro