                                 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 (!), 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.

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   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!).

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                        Shift/Escape quits to DOS 
                       

   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
