This book is for the Web developer who appreciates shortcuts. The templates and objects provided offer a painless way to add VRML to Web pages without going through the usual hours of programming necessary. The book gives developers all they need to take the worlds and objects from the CD, add them to their pages and get everything running. Contributed worlds come from such cutting edge companies as Dimension X, WebFX, and Template Graphics.

As the World Wide Web comes alive with multimedia, Internet surfers are looking for something more from a site than just nice graphics or simple animations - and this book is your answer to giving them what they want! With the beautifully executed, fully three-dimensional objects and worlds contained on the companion CD-ROM, you can instantly break free from the everyday pack of flat graphics and text. VRML expert Randall C. Kennedy explains exactly what you need to know to take advantage of the next step in the evolution of cyberspace. With this indispensable book for people who need to add 3-D to their Web pages now, you get over 20 fully developed, completely 3-D objects and world templates ready to add to your site; hundreds of easily customizable objects, shapes, and totally formed pieces to decorate your new world; and easy-to-follow instructions on using VRML, with plenty of examples. VRML is one of the hottest areas of Web development, but not everyone has the time needed to master its complicated syntax and spend hours writing code. If you want to put your Web site at the cutting edge of design right now, with beautifully rendered, fully navigable 3-D VRML pages - Instant VRML Worlds is all you need.

Intended for the Web developer who appreciates short-cuts, this work contains templates and objectives which offer a painless way to add VRML to Web pages without going through the usual hours of programming necessary to produce a VRML world.