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                INFO
Title      :Virtual World
Version No.:1.01
Disk Number:CyberCraft #24
Category   :Demo
Publisher  :TomSoft$Authors    :Thomas Landspurg, Elmer,#   AudioMonster, Performer, C-Dryk,	   Skrew.
Country    :France?
Conditions :Public domain
Released   :1991
Opinion    :87%
            REQUIREMENTS
Drives     :1
Memory     :
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           COMPATIBILITY
A500 wb 1.3.2 :Yes
A600 wb 2.05  :No
Multitasks    :No
Display       :PAL'   This  demo  is  showing off a vector'graphics  system.    Part one puts some'vector  objects  through  their   paces'while  part  two  is  a marvelous space'opera  with  vector  spaceships, boats,'submarines  and   fish   moving   among'beautifully  drawn backdrops and backed%by a suitably atmospheric soundtrack.'   This  superb disk is a must-have for'all  demo  lovers.    It  starts off by'explaining  the  vector  system.     "A'SPECIAL  LANGUAGE  HAVE BEEN DEVELOPPED'FOR  THIS  PIECE  OF CODE.  IT'S CALLED'MODEL  AND  ALLOW  YOU  TO MAKE COMPLEX'SCRIPTS".    The  English may not be so'hot,  something this monolingual writer'would  never  criticize, but the coding'can't   be   faulted.      The   script'mentioned  above  is just a text file -'you  can  examine it with a text editor'if  you  wish  so  I  guess Model is an'interpreter,  just  like  Basic.     It'certainly  performs  well enough though'with  all  the  usual  colour-filled 3D'shapes  plus  spheres, elypses and even'shadows.    Add  a decent object editor'plus  a manual for the language and the'system  should  be marketable.  Then we'could all knock out movies to rival the'one  in  the  second half of this demo.'The  objects are also present in a text'file  - you can use them if you wish as#long as you acknowledge the source.'   Highlights  of  the first half are a'sky-writing     vector     plane,     a'helicopter,  a  mouse  and  "Poi   Poi"'which  is not the Maori Poi dance but a'vector  band  playing  along   to   the
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'music.    But  the  show stopper is the'second  half  with  the  vector objects'placed  on top of Elmer's artwork.  The'music  by  AudioMonster,  "Apocalypse",'is  the perfect accompaniment.  This is'a  very  effective method of presenting'a  graphic  story and hopefully will be'explored  further  in future demos.  It'must  certainly  be   a   very   memory!efficient way to make animations.'   So  to  the story.  After cocking up'his  previous  mission  our  hero,  the'enigmatic  Lt.  John,  is given another'chance  to prove himself by exploring a'newly  discovered  planet.    After  an'eventful  trip through space he arrives'at  his  destination  and  proceeds  to'explore  the  planet's  undersea  life.'These     underwater     scenes     are'marvelously  presented.    But then the'story  suddenly ends!  That's it!  "THE'EXPLORATION  IS NOT YET FINISHED... BUT'WE  HAVE NO TIME TO FINISH IT... MAY BE'SEE  YOU  LATER...".  Oh well, it's fun'while  it  lasts.  The demo itself ends'with a nice tribute to Tobias Richter's
ray tracing prowess.'   They  mention  that  as  Model  runs'under  Amiga Dos maybe there could be a'CDTV  version.  And why not?  Though if'they  haven't  enough  time  to  finish'this  little  story  how are they going'to  fill  a  CD?  But as it stands this'disk's  got  great  vectors  plus  some'lovely  pictures  and music - what more'could  you  want  in  a  demo?  Well OK
then, a decent plot and an
                  
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