home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!ogicse!news.u.washington.edu!milton.u.washington.edu!hlab
- From: jew5001@venus.tamu.edu (WILLIAMSON, JOHN EDWARD)
- Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds
- Subject: APPS: PC "VR" Games
- Message-ID: <1992Aug31.073628.16332@u.washington.edu>
- Date: 30 Aug 92 17:00:28 GMT
- Article-I.D.: u.1992Aug31.073628.16332
- Sender: news@u.washington.edu (USENET News System)
- Organization: Texas A&M University, College Station
- Lines: 23
- Approved: cyberoid@milton.u.washington.edu
- Originator: hlab@milton.u.washington.edu
-
-
-
- For those of you who would like to create your own worlds for Apogee's
- Castle Wolfenstein 3D, a world editor is available on America On Line.
- In addition, there are several new game sets including one apparently
- designed by the guy who wrote _Alien_. While you are still limited to
- creating hallways and dungeons, you might be able to build a world
- based loosely on your office building. Though the decor will still have
- a decidedly down atmosphere, you can remove most of the Nazi symbols.
-
- For those of you who would like to play "hide and seek" in virtual
- reality on a budget, try _Terminator_ from Bethesda Software. Two
- players can connect over a null modem and walk (and shoot) their
- way through a fairly decent world. I found the game painfully slow
- on my 25 Mhz 386, but I bought the game as a closeout for $5, so
- I can't complain too much. I found the idea very interesting and to
- the best of my knowledge, it is the game where this type of two
- person interaction was possible (not counting flight simulators).
-
- I will ATTEMPT to upload the Wolf3D editor next week. But check
- your local BBS first before trying the ftp sites.
-
- John Williamson
-