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VRbrochures are the next generation of internet virtual tours: rich media electronic brochures containing immersive panoramic & 3D images, virtual walkthroughs, interactive plans & virtual movies.
A step beyond simple flat photos or the single "spin around a room" panoramic images, VRinspection software allows you to produce the webs most compelling interactive imaging & virtual tour presentations.
You can now step inside 360 panoramas, pick up & rotate 3D objects from within the panoramas; use the interactive floorplan & linked images to walk from area to area, zoom into features for more detail, or view the virtual movie for an interactive guided tour.
Designed for the requirements of industry professionals, the Professional Suite also allows you to customize logos, icons and templates to create a custom-branded solution.
Without requiring technical or graphic design expertise, the simple and intuitive tree structure authoring system allows you to:
- Integrate different media elements, incl. 360 panoramas, 3D objects, slideshows, photos and detailed text, with maps and floorplans, into multi-page presentations, with email and printing facilities,
- Automatically generate slideshows, as well as panoramic & photo thumbnail images,
- Link all images together to create a virtual walkthrough and a guided virtual movie,
- Access an extensive library of customizable VRbrochure template designs
- Create your own unique virtual inspection brand & VRbrochure products by customizing icons, logos & branding
- Easily publish VRbrochures for online or offline viewing
With applications from property and tourism presentations to interactive 3D product catalogues, newsletters and corporate training, the VRbrochures provide the most complete on-line inspection and visual documentation experience available.

Graal Online is a retro MMORPG with an emphasis on modification.

Graal Kingdoms is an adventurous massively multi player online roleplaying experience. Explore 3-D terrain in a 2-D environment, while battling monsters, forging friendships, and collecting treasures.

Interact with in-game characters and creatures, role play and chat with other players from around the world. Graal Kingdoms allows players to become a part of the story. Players can build houses, protect kingdoms, battle in tournaments, compete in events, and much more!

Graal Kingdoms goes beyond the norm, with a growing community and new and exciting features being added all the time. Players can do odd jobs, tame and own pets, battle monsters, form groups with other players, and make their own items and weapons.

An important part of Graal Kingdoms, is the great amount of communication that is possible in the game. Through live chatting onscreen, to sending private messages, and even mailing other players letters to their online homes! Battling is action-packed, with a wide variety of weapons and an even wider variety of magic spells.

The large assortment of items can be organized from the easy to use drag and drop inventory system. Players can choose from a selection of classes such as Warrior, Sorcerer, Thieves, Barbarians, and even Priests!

Graphics

The graphics in Graal Kingdoms are a fine blend of 2-D artwork and 3-D artwork, meshed together to form a unique experience unlike any other. Graphics are highly detailed, colourful, and creative. From boats and houses, to trees and monsters, Graal Kingdoms provides a visual treat for the player.

Jobs

Players can work many different jobs in order to advance further into the game. Mining for gems to craft into your own goods, and farming crops to bake into culinary delights. You can even become a lumberjack and plant trees to chop down and turn into wood that can be crafted into many useable items.

Houses and fortifications

If you plan on settling down, why not build yourself a home? Mine stones and build walls, until your new house is complete! Then once your home is built, gather up some furniture and decorate your indoor area in any way youd like. Your house can even include a mailbox, in which you can receive letters and even items from players! To keep out all unwanted visitors, you can construct fortification pillars around your land. But be careful, as pillars can be destroyed!

Role Player System

Graal Kingdoms has a massive role playing engine to allow for exciting experiences. Hundreds of items, loads of weapons, and a large array of magical spells allow for a unique role playing environment. Different items allow for different statistical effects to your base stats, enabling every player to strengthen their character with bigger and better items and weapons. A large assortment of items can be mixed together to create other items by using alchemy. Making for fun experimentation and surprising results!

Interaction between Players

Players can interact with each other in many ways. Through weekly tournaments and events, and even in mini-games, such as kart racing and soccer. Players can group with others to form parties in order to take on large quests and battle monsters in dungeons and mazes. Screenshots and news announce winners of events and competitions so every player can have a chance to be recognized.

Dungeons and Monster fighting

Players can travel through dark and eerie dungeons that have many twists, turns, and dead ends. Monsters of all shapes and sizes lurk through the corridors awaiting any challenger that crosses their path. By defeating monsters, players gain fighting experience which is used to gain levels to grow stronger. Battling monsters also allows for players to earn treasure from their victories. Monsters have different patterns of attack and come in many shapes and sizes, so beware!

Animals and Pets

There is a variety of animals that roam the lands in Graal Kingdoms. Some of these animals can be fed and tamed to follow you and much more. If you have a horse, you can feed it and ride it for faster travel over the land. You can even add armor to your horse to protect it during battles. Pets can also help to lighten the load by carrying some of your heavy goods.

Ships

Dream of travelling the seas? In Graal Kingdoms, its possible! With enough effort and wood, you can build a grand ship and sail around the world! Gather a crew together and explore the vast sea, or search for passing ships to destroy with your cannons! Ships can be damaged to the point of sinking, but they can also be repaired. Youll need to find a good crew to take on the rough waters!

Interface

Players can buy, sell, trade, and equip their items and weapons with the help of an easy to use inventory system. The inventory features drag and drop capabilities that allow the player to drop items on the ground or into bags or other containers they are carrying. The inventory displays currently worn items such as armour, rings, and amulets, along with the characters stats and items.

Kingdoms

Players can choose to join one of five Kingdoms. Each Kingdom is unique with its own island, background information, and design. Players can take part in Kingdom events, wars, tournaments, and much more. Every Kingdom has a style of its own, which allows the player to choose what style best suits them. Players can take on the role of a Kingdom member and even climb the ranks for a high position in the Kingdom. Become a defender for your Kingdom and wage war with other Kingdoms for honour and glory!

All users of Linux now have a new great game - Challenge Checkers! The game is a wonderful training for you logic force and strategy skills.
You play with your device or with your partner, getting more and more experience on several skill levels. Enjoy also great graphics and sound - endless pleasure for devoted chess player of any age. A real challenge for all checkers masters!
Main features:
- two players mode
- game autosave on exit
- demo mode with advanced AI engine
- various sound and animation effects
Game Rules
The game is played on a board with dark and light squares, arranged in an 8x8 grid. Each player sets his 12 pieces on his side of the board in three ranks on dark checks. Checkers is played on the dark squares only. The players move one piece at one turn. The pieces may be moved diagonally.
A piece can only be moved forward. If one of your pieces is next to the opponents
piece and the square beyond it is free, you are required to jump over the opponents
piece. The opponents piece is then removed from the board. It is possible to jump many times in a row with the same piece, capturing several of your opponents pieces.
The squares placed in the last row on the opposite side of the board are King squares. "If a piece reaches the far end of the board, then it becomes a king. " The king is allowed to move and jump diagonally backwards and forwards. Kings can be captured like any other pieces.
The game lasts until all of the opponents pieces are captured, or are blocked so that they cannot make a move. The player who loses all the checkers or has them blocked loses the game.
The game runs on major Linus flavors (RedHat, Debian, Mandrake, SuSE, Slackware and others)

X2: The Threat is Egosofts acclaimed space simulator ported to Linux by Linux Game Publishing.

More than 20 years have passed since Kyle Brennan, test pilot of the X-Shuttle, was catapulted into unexplored space.

Now, take up the role of Julian Gardna, convicted of the theft of a transport ship, and given a second chance. From this point on, the choices are all yours.

In the immersive universe of X2, there are no rules. Return to a life of piracy and crime, build your own trading empire, join the ranks of mercenaries, or become an ace combat pilot, commanding a fleet of starships from the bridge of your carrier. Any path is open to you.

If you wish to, follow the evolving storyline, and take your place among the greats of the universe, or blaze your own path to glory.

But beware. Something is moving in the remote areas of the galaxy.
X2 features stunning graphics, beyond anything seen before in the space genre.
Open ended gameplay allows you to choose your path freely, in a universe that would take you almost 2 days playing time just to fly from one end to the other.

Pilot any of over 60 classes of ship ranging from the tiny Argon Discoverer, a one man fighter, all the way to the Teladi Albatross, a huge carrier class ship over 2km long, capable of carrying a squadron of fighters, all at your command. A complex yet intuitive interface allows complete control of your empire. Be it a trading fleet of merchant vessels flying between the factories and stations littering space, or a fighter wing of deadly Split Raptors.