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VR TOOLBOX DEVELOPS QUICKTIME VR CURRICULUM FOR EDUCATORS

Pittsburgh, PA, June 4, 1999 -- VR Toolbox, Inc.™ has just announced the completion of a long-awaited adjunct to multimedia education..."The VR Toolbox Curriculum" ...workbook for teaching interactive imaging. "The VR Toolbox Curriculum," subtitled "building better learning with immersive media," is a powerful asset for every teacher involved with desktop multimedia. Written as a companion piece for VR Toolbox's outstanding line of QuickTime VR products, "The VR Toolbox Curriculum" is the first publication produced specifically as QTVR curriculum for today's educator.

"The VR Toolbox Curriculum" addresses a definite need in the Academic market, a methodology of instruction developed specifically for the teaching of immersive imaging, one of the fastest-growing segments within the multimedia world. "The VR Toolbox Curriculum" is divided to address three sets of needs: tutorials, guidance and samples. The book includes tutorials that guide learners through the essential steps for generating QTVR movies. It contains in-depth guidance and support for project-based learning as well as traditional direct instruction. Sample projects are included with concrete examples of immersive media supporting standards based learning. The authors include two projects that model sample QTVR enhanced lesson components within reach of innovative teachers, whether they are looking to revolutionize their teaching, extend their reach to distant audiences or simply jump start their presentations.

The new VR Toolbox product suite, The VR Worx™ is well-rounded to the needs of today's educator, and meets all of the following requirements:

• Easy for beginners to use while affording experts the control they demand.

• Available complete or as separate titles to meet specific needs and budgets.

• Available in both Macintosh and Windows formats.

• Consistent interface shared by all three applications.

• Provides everything needed to complete lessons in this book - single and
  multi-node panoramas and object movies from raw image files.

• Strong technical product support.

The VR Worx is comprised of the technologies found in the company's three stand alone products, built into a single comprehensive interface. The basic tools found in The VR Worx are for creating object movies, panoramic movies and multi-node movies. Respectively, the stand alone versions of these products are VR ObjectWorx, VR PanoWorx and VR SceneWorx. Who should read this book? Teachers who facilitate student learning in core academic areas through project-based learning and computer assisted instruction, Media Technologists and Technology Coordinators who assist secondary teachers and students with the creation of curriculum, projects and portfolios, and Technology Teachers who have need of curricular materials and planning guidance for one, two or three week immersive media modules. "The VR Toolbox Curriculum" is a superb effort. VR Toolbox has succeeded in giving the Technology Teacher and the Multimedia Student one of the most important aids missing in the classroom today, a complete, easy to read, enjoyable curriculum for QuickTime VR. As the authors put it, "The goal of this workbook is to help educators appropriately select and effectively integrate QuickTime VR into their curricula in a way that enhances learning. It is designed to meet the needs of a broad spectrum of teaching styles. There is a danger that some may embrace new technologies because they are "cool." Certainly the intrinsic appeal of multimedia can be leveraged to motivate learners but those that use technology as nothing more than a diversion or reward are missing its true power. It is our hope that the use of QTVR will unlock imaginations and contribute to the success of education in the 21st century." Educators qualify for a special discount program that applies to the pricing schedule of all VR Toolbox products. The VR Toolbox Curriculum will be included Free of Charge with lab pack orders of ten units or more by academic institutions. Single copy purchases of The VR Toolbox Curriculum are $29.99. Both platforms have the same retail pricing structure: The VR Worx sells for $299.99, VR PanoWorx and VR ObjectWorx sell for $149.99 and VR SceneWorx sells for $89.99. Educators, as well as Academic Resellers, can get more information on VR Toolbox, Inc. and its products on VR Toolbox’s web site at http://www.vrtoolbox.com.

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