Realistic Sailing a Virtual Ocean
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This paper describes a part of the Yacht Captain Training system, particularly the part that includes ships and scenes modelling. It is divided into two parts. The first deals with problems of practical usage of VRML standard for basic 3D modelling, while the second inquires the possibilities to make virtual sailing more realistic.
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