Article: Tower Records Previews Virtual Reality Store "VR@TOWER" at COMDEX; NTT SOFT's Breakthrough VR Platform InterSpace Redefines Online Music Shopping for Tower Records' Customers.

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 17, 1997--Tower Records previews today its new e-commerce store, VR@TOWER created on NTT SOFT's ground breaking VR platform, InterSpace(TM).

VR@TOWER is the first commercial application of NTT SOFT's InterSpace VR technology that integrates face-to-face communication, real-time audio and video streaming and navigation within 3D environments over the Internet.

InterSpace is a multi-user virtual reality environment that allows people to communicate with one another within shared 3D virtual worlds using avatars (3D cyber-bodies that represent the user). With InterSpace the avatars capture the user's own voice and ...

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