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Here is a selection of the comments and commendations that Themekit have received.
These commendations recommend not only the MindRender
VR Explorer Kit product but also the
excellent Technical Support and professional attitude
of the entire Themekit Team.
"I like the way VREK is organized. There are many possibilities.
The student has opportunities
to learn a great deal about shapes,
coordinates, and other mathematically-related
topics. VREK allows the
user to explore and construct
their own learning. This is a very useful
tool for those following
the constructivism theory of learning."
- Dr. Veronica Pantelidis, Co-Director,
Virtual Reality and Education Laboratory (VREL)
East Carolina University
December 1997
"Themekit, as a company, has succeeded to make one
of the most impressive and cost effective
solutions to real-time VR environment generation that I have seen.
Their suite of software
tools enables both expert and novice to produce effective and interesting
VR environments
with ease and efficiency.
It has that rare quality of being able to
show, in simple terms, some of the most complicated
aspects of computer generated real-time worlds. With its extensive
bank of samples and tutorials,
one can grasp all of the major concepts behind VR and, as a creation
tool, has a level of
sophistication usually only seen on professional high-end software.
I give it 9 out of 10."
- Sean Varney, VR Artist and industry commentator, October 1997
"...the 'new guys on the block', like ThemeKit, can
produce software/kits as good as very
expensive ones (ie Superscape or Sense8) and for a fraction of the
price. Not only that, but these new kits can be used with a wider
variety of interfaces and are being updated in a constant way in order
to take into consideration the new VR/E technology that is coming out
almost every month. Could it be that nowadays VR/E needs these
'guys'
which are small, slim and attentive rather than big, fat and
friendless 'fat cats' companies?"
- Extract from a recent posting to a major VR newsgroup.
October 1997
" I have been using Mindformer from Themekit for
the last 6 months and I
can honestly say this is the most revolutionary piece of software I
have
seen in a long, long time. Revolutionary because it puts the
power back
where it belongs.... with users. In todays world of (overly)
user-friendly software, Mindformer offers 3D modelers low-level commands
and functions long since disappeared from other products. Mindformer
skillfully blends the tradional menu interface with GUI elements,
picking the best way to implement a given feature instead of forcing
every function into a particular platform's style (and quirks!).
"As a game developer we were constantly frustrated
by the lack of control
over how our models were constructed and textured until we discovered
Mindormer. Mindformer delivers what game developers need in terms
of
vertice, polygon and object manipulation, and couples that with texture
mapping power not found in any product at any price.
"In terms of support, I can say honestly I have
never seen such
commitment and dedication to providing customers with help, assistance,
and enhancements driven by customer requirements.
"My only complaints about Mindformer may actually
be a compliment. It is
such a powerful tool, it is sometimes hard to know how to do something
or even the best way to do a particular operation since there is often
more than one way. I would like to see the documentation enhanced
to
include examples of how certain functions might be used, as well as
technical descriptions of what an operation will do to provide
understanding as to how it works. I would also like to see training
videos covering basic use to advanced topics to help get more out of
the
product as well."
- Brett Bibby, Creative Talents
Game Development Company
October 1997
"...VREK has gained quite a following, and
Themekit has achieved a remarkably
high international profile for so small a company."
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