Q. What is a VRML?

VRML stands for Virtual Reality Modelling Language, which is used to create an interactive 3D models and animations for the Internet.

Q. How does one view Virtual City walk through?

To view Virtual City, download and install the plugin available in our site. After downloading the plugin, you can play the Virtual City directly from our web site or you can download the *.exe file and play it on your computer.

Q. What hardware do I need to view the Virtual City?

Running Virtual City on your computer needs a lot of computation power, so we highly recommend an Intel Pentium III processor based computer for a better experience. The minimum system configuration you need a computer based on the Intel Pentium 166MHz processor with MMX technology. However, the performance will differ greatly and you will not be able to see much detail in the texture and the frame rate will be slow. 32 MB of RAM is required while more RAM will improve the system performance. Since the Virtual City is graphic intensive, we recommend you to use a PCI or AGP 3D graphics acceleration card to view the Virtual City. 4-8 MB of video RAM is recommended while the 4 MB of video RAM is minimum.
The display card should support Microsoft DirectDraw to gain ideal performance.

Q. What software do I need to view the Virtual City?

To view the Virtual City, the user needs a web browser (Either Netscape Navigator or Microsoft Internet Explorer). Also an additional software plugin for the particular browser should be downloaded to view the Virtual City.

An optional Microsoft DirectX 6.0 can be present in the computer. If not, the user is required to download the Microsoft DirectX 6.0 Driver software to gain support on the D3D feature required by the plug-in. This software is not a necessity. If present, the viewing of the Virtual City will be smoother.

For best performance, it is recommended to upgrade to the latest video display driver for your display card. Please refer to your displays card manufacturer's website or its customer support centre's telephone number.

Q. The Virtual City is very slow and takes a long time to play. Why?

There are several reasons for this problem:

Your display card may not support 3D acceleration.
There is also a possibility that your computer does not have enough computation power (System configuration).
Check if you have enable hardware acceleration. From the start menu, go to Control Panel, System and Performance. Under performance check graphics and see if hardware acceleration is enabled.

Q. What is the best screen resolution for viewing Virtual City?

It depends on the system configuration, if your computer has a lot of computation power, download the larger screens sized Virtual City, if not, download the smaller Virtual City.

Q. Will I need to connect to the Internet to view the Virtual City?
The option rests with the user. If the computer has the best system requirements and a dedicated Internet connection, the Virtual city can be viewed online. If not, you have to download the Virtual City files. Once done, you do not need to connect to the Internet.

Additional FAQ's for Microsoft DirectX drivers (Optional)

Q. Where can I download the Microsoft DirectX 6.0 Drivers required?

In order to view the Virtual City using either the Netscape Navigator plug-in or Microsoft Internet Explorer ActiveX control, you need to install the DirectX support for your basic Windows 95 Operation System. Please follow the links in the Virtual City home page for the links to the download site. Or check out here for DirectX 6.0 drivers download information.

Q. How do I install the Microsoft DirectX 6.0 drivers?

Please carefully follow the instruction in the dialogue box of the DirectX 6.0 installation programme. Insert your Windows 95 set-up disk or CD as requested. Reboot your Windows 95 according to the instructions.

Q. I have a previous release of DirectX installed; do I need to reinstall the DirectX 6.0?

As the DirectX software is optional, the previous release of the software is also sufficient.

Q .Virtual City does not play smoothly even after downloading and installing all the necessary software and plugin. Why?

Right click on the Virtual city that is playing in Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator and under preferences - general preferences, please make sure the settings are as shown below:

If your operating system is Windows 98, under Renderer, select DirectX Renderer as shown below. Select OpenGL Renderer in case DirectX Renderer is not present, R 98 Renderer, if both DirectX and OpenGL Renderer are not present in the settings.

Apply the changes in the settings and the Virtual City will be a lot smoother.