3DHOUSE Version 4 - January 1994 Copyright 1994 by Charles Carr All rights reserved This program is SHAREWARE. A check for $5 or $10 would be my favorite way to be let known you like it and want to keep it - but if money's tight, drop me a line anyway. If sufficiently praising (don't embarrass me!), I'll send you 3DWORLD and 3DWORLD BONUS, collections of many more fascinating VR locations - both in full screen format. If you send MONEY, you don't have to say ANYTHING nice; we'll know we like each other! 3DHOUSE4 has far more improvements than any earlier version: dozens of new objects, structural additions, trees, plants, cats, a secret room, sounds - even animations (e.g., a TV that shatters, a computer that fades away, a gun that shoots a bullet!). Also, it's got a larger viewing area this time around - almost the entire screen. 3DHOUSE has been featured on CDROMs by Nautilus, Screen Artists and WizardWare; in books published by the Waite Group and Sams Publishing and in many American and European magazine disk offerings. The Berkeley Hall of Science uses it as a learning tool for its thousands of visitors each year. ACCOLADE, the American distributor of the programming system, chose 3DHOUSE as the product's sole demo. ------------------------------ Ok, to start, just type 3DHOUSE4. NOTE: Applications created with Virtual Reality Studio don't run correctly from any disk other than c: (the borders don't load and the color palette is way off). If your hard drive IS c:, you're all set. If not, read up on using the ASSIGN command to fool the program. MS-DOS 6 users can use the SUBST command. Keyboard controls: Q - Rotate left H - Move left W - Rotate right J - Move right P - Look upward R - Rise L - Look downward F - Descend O - Move forward U - U turn K - Move backward I - Center view vertically C - Gets rid of unsightly crosshairs NOTE: The keyboard is always active, even if you've selected mouse ("souris" in French, n'est pas!). 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � Shift/Escape quits to DOS � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Pressing 'V' then 'B' allows you to enter 'fly' mode. You may have to try this a few times to get the hang of it. Pointing at a door (generally) and firing, transports you inside it. When using the mouse, pressing the right button usually does the same thing as the the left - only faster. If you have a SoundBlaster or Adlib compatible sound card you'll hear sounds. I wrote 3DHOUSE with DoMark's "Virtual Reality Studio," version 2.07, using Incentive's Freescape programming language. It's definitely worth getting if you're into this sort of thing - but be prepared to spend some serious time if your project is at all ambitious. 3DHOUSE has taken about 300 hours, all tolled. You can order it directly from ACCOLADE at (800) 245-7744. You might check software ads in computer magazines for a discounted price. I've also seen it at most national computer stores. Please feel free to upload 3DHOUSE4 to any BBS. Charles Carr 30497 Lilac Road Valley Center, CA 92082 (619) 749-8229