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VRML Tutorials (Please note that all of the sites listed below are external sites and may contain bad or missing links):
 

  1. http://www.lighthouse3d.com/vrml/tutorial/ This site is set up in the “standard format,” which begins with explaining the header in the programs, then explains the different shapes and how to write those, and then talks about coloring and transformations.  This site covers everything about VRML but is very brief in explaining how to go from one step to the next. 
  1. http://tecfa.unige.ch/guides/vrml/vrmlman/vrmlman.html This has a tutorial, but the most beneficial part is its vast majority of resources to use to search elsewhere.  It has a reference for a place to go to for an answer to almost any question that can be asked about VRML. The tutorial itself goes into how to combine VRML and HTML frames and codes, which could prove to be interesting for those who know about already know how to work with HTML.
  1. http://www.virtualrealms.com.au/vrml/tute01/tutorial.htm This site explains how put the pictures on a computer into a VRML program.  This technique can be used at the teacher’s discretion to use real-world scenarios in a VRML world.  The tutorial is an easy to follow, step-by-step process that can utilize the resources already acquired and put them together.
  1. http://www.vruniverse.com/tutorials.html This site is one of the better VRML tutorials that can be found online.  It can also be made better at a low price, but the free version of the curriculum is just as effective in teaching.  There is also the capability of downloading a shortened version of the tutorial to learn from offline in case of a slow Internet browser.
  1. http://deslab.mit.edu/DesignLab/courses/13.016/visualization/second/ This site is called a tutorial, but it is more like a dictionary of VRML terms.  If there are any questions about a specific aspect of VRML programming language this site contains satisfactory answers.  This site is a great complement to The VRML Sourcebook.  The site is set up in standard format, but it’s more like a summary of VRML than an actual tutorial of the language the language.
  1. http://www.eecs.tulane.edu/www/Benetz/mainpage.html Although this site is for learning VRML 1.0 only, both 1.0 and 2.0 are very similar and this site is very good.  It is put together in standard form and can be read easily.  It is not very smooth in going from page to page and in connecting the teaching styles, but this enables the learner to learn VRML piece by piece in an effective way that is easy to remember.
  1. http://sim.di.uminho.pt/vrmltut/ This is one of the best VRML tutorials online if using Netscape Navigator to reach the tutorial’s full potential.  The tutorial can be downloaded to be used offline, but the online tutorial is interactive, productive and easy to learn from.  It also allows a lot of room for progression, getting into sounds.  There are two tutorials that teach VRML in two different parts. 
  1. http://web3d.vapourtech.com/ This site is good, but the way that the URL is written makes it impossible to bookmark the lesson if a break is needed.  It is set up in basic format and covers all the information needed.  The introduction is informative and helpful but it becomes hard to understand as the ideas get more and more complex.  The main difficulty is the use of technical language without an explanation of what each new word means, so this would be a good tutorial if it is combined with The VRML Reference Manual.
  1. http://wp.netscape.com/eng/live3d/howto/vrml_primer_index.html As far as navigating goes, this tutorial is one of the better ones.  It’s set up in basic format, and an outline of the format is in another window to the right of the screen.  The wording for the tutorial is a little difficult to understand at the beginning, but it soon becomes familiar.  Learning this style of language can prove useful later on.  It also teaches the very basics, such as 3D space, before even beginning to talk about VRML.
  1. http://www.lunar1.demon.co.uk/tutorial/ This site does not work as effectively for Windows XP, but it is a very good site.  It gives a list of plug-ins that would be useful for translating VRML.  The navigation of the site is creative, making it fun to learn from.  It is also very good at explaining different terms and how they relate to one another.
  1. http://www.hal-pc.org/~johnnie2/tutors/basics.html This tutorial is set up in basic form, and the wording makes it pretty easy to follow.  One really good point about this tutorial is that it seems to have a sense of humor and sarcasm, which increases the speed and effectiveness of the learning process.  The tutorial is really set up into four smaller groups that divide VRML into four main areas that are also increase the speed and effectiveness.
  1. http://www.sdsc.edu/~nadeau/Courses/Siggraph98vrml/vrml97/vrml97.htm This site is a tutorial set up in a set of PowerPoint slides that were used at a lecture about VRML, what it is, and how to use it.  This is set up in basic format and is pretty easy to understand.  The drawback for this site is that it was set up with someone there explaining each slide, so an outside source is needed to fall back on when things get confusing.
  1. http://www.3dcafe.com/asp/tutvrml.asp This site is not a tutorial, but it’s a list of 18 tutorials and features of VRML.  Each of the sites contains explorations of different aspects of VRML.  Some of the sites teach how to write specific programs for different applications.
  1. http://www4.tpg.com.au/users/gperrett/triangles/index.html This tutorial teaches the specifics of one shape, and those specifics can be manipulated to fit other shapes.  This is a good tutorial to use as a supplement for those tutorials that use basic format.  It goes step by step through the VRML triangle, and those steps and apply them to other shapes.  It is useful for those who learn best by learning specifics first and then generals.
  1. http://www.webreference.com/3d/indexa.html This is less like a tutorial and more like a list of lessons that talk about 3D imaging.  It’s a good resource for those who are having a hard time imagining how things move in 3-D space.  Lessons 27 through 32 are the ones that apply mostly to VRML, but it wouldn’t hurt to read the ones before those in order to better understand how 3-D programming works.
  1. http://vrmlworks.crispen.org/tutorials/ This site is the best one to be used for those who already have knowledge about computer programming, particularly in Ada, C, C++, and Java.  It is very helpful for those who already know how to deal with computer programming language.  A man who is very familiar with programming wrote it, and he explains VRML with a lot of reference and relations to other computer programming languages.
  1. http://www.htmlcenter.com/tutorials/tutorials.cfm/VRML/ There are links to different VRML tutorials on this site, depending on the user’s knowledge of VRML.  There are tutorials that introduce VRML all the way up to examples of what can be done with a full knowledge of the language.  This site also has different programs that have already been written to be viewed in word processor format or with a translator.
  1. http://www.cs.iupui.edu/~aharris/webDesign/vrml/  This is one of the best tutorials online but requires some extras; a full list is on the site.  It is informative and easy to learn, but it moves rather quickly.  It has a lot of interactive programs and also gives “homework assignments” at the end of each lesson.  It does not explain what some of the technical words mean; so using this tutorial with another source would be the most beneficial way of completing it.
  1. http://www.techiwarehouse.com/VRML/VRML_Tutorial.html This site explains things as the tutorial progresses.  It is not set up in basic format, but it explains everything as it develops.  It spells out how to think in 3D, instead of just 2-D, which is how most people think about computers.  The tutorial moves rather quickly and gives sample programs that can be copied and pasted into a translator to demonstrate what the examples look like.
  1. http://philliphansel.com/cybertown/vrmlbasics.htm  This tutorial is a little confusing at the beginning but rapidly clarifies itself.  It begins by showing a couple of VRML programs.  Then it goes back and explains what each line of the program does.  It’s great for those people who like to see the answer first and then work backwards to find the process.  The bright green lettering against the black background isn’t too difficult to read, but it may cause a headache if looked at for too long.  It’s definitely not set up in basic format, and the language is very informal, but that might make it easier for some people to understand.