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Stories about: Caligari

Access a Virtual Earth 3D Version of Santa’s Village at the North Pole It's “snowing” AJAX over 3D virtual models and rasterized photographs in Santa's village this year, and Microsoft is the only one to thank for this gift. With Christmas just around the corner, the Redmond company has kicked the holiday spirit to a whole different level. The Virtual Earth Product... 17 December 2008 10:34 GMT Virtual Earth 3D Design Contest Microsoft is looking to attract 3D designers to Live Search Maps and Virtual Earth. Following the acquisition of Caligari, Microsoft made available for free trueSpace 7.6, a comprehensive toolset connecting the solutions directly with its mapping, imagery and search platform. In a move intended to boost the thre... 30 September 2008 09:18 GMT A 3D Virtual World on Top of Virtual Earth? Is Microsoft preparing to build a 3D virtual world on top of its Virtual Earth mapping and location platform? Well, truth be told, this scenario is not as far-fetched as it might seem initially. Online hotspots, such as Second Life, are delivering virtual worlds complete with societies and functional economies. And M... 8 February 2008 04:16 GMT