VRML - Future development of VRML

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Future development of VRML

Hanno Vieten

2003-12-04, 1:00 pm

Hello!

I'm currently writing an article about VRML for university, but I found
hardly any information about the future development of VRML. Can anyone
tell me what kind of features are planned for the next version or if
there's any development at all? My impression is that the development of
VRML has come to an end, cause there hasn't been any new version since
the late nineties and most links are kind of aged, some browsers don't
exist any more...

Who is responsible for further development of VRML? The Web3D
Consortium?

I heard of X3D. Can anyone tell me briefly what's the difference between
it and VRML?

Bye
Hanno

Joerg Scheurich aka MUFTI

2003-12-04, 1:00 pm

> I'm currently writing an article about VRML for university, but I found

quote:

> hardly any information about the future development of VRML.

The future of VRML is it's history 8-)

http://www.web3d.org/fs_specifications.htm

quote:

> Who is responsible for further development of VRML? The Web3D
> Consortium?

Yes. And the ISO organisation too, of course.

quote:

> I heard of X3D. Can anyone tell me briefly what's the difference between
> it and VRML?

The syntax may change, but not the content. X3D allows to use XML syntax
(instead of the old Open Inventor Style VRML97 syntax).

It looks like the new X3D standard (still a ISO DRAFT) will allow both
encodings.

http://www.web3d.org/specifications...9776/index.html

There are various translators outside, to convert from/to XML syntax.
The nist.gov translators seams are maybe outdated 8-(
X3Dedit should be better.

Some people talk about X3D as "VRML200x", but i don't know, it this
will be the title of the ISO document.

X3D/VRML200x will have various levels, this allows both the implementation
of new features (like human animation, NURBS, multitexture or geo data) and
the implementation of a lightwight viewer for specific tasks.

so long
MUFTI
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John Kirk

2003-12-04, 1:00 pm

Hi,
VRML is the 3d component of mpeg4 the newer multimedia iso standard.
As such is is translatable into binary for streaming. (using BIFS format).
MPEG4 uses a subset (and some extensions of VRML97 but can coexist in a
common time base with audio, video and graphics.
All these components are streamed separately (multiplexed) to for eg. a
set top box where the author can give over control of their interaction
to the user at home.
That's the simple answer
good luck
Johnny K

Joerg Scheurich aka MUFTI wrote:

quote:

>
>The future of VRML is it's history 8-)
>
>http://www.web3d.org/fs_specifications.htm
>
>
>Yes. And the ISO organisation too, of course.
>
>
>The syntax may change, but not the content. X3D allows to use XML syntax
>(instead of the old Open Inventor Style VRML97 syntax).
>
>It looks like the new X3D standard (still a ISO DRAFT) will allow both
>encodings.
>
>http://www.web3d.org/specifications...9776/index.html
>
>There are various translators outside, to convert from/to XML syntax.
>The nist.gov translators seams are maybe outdated 8-(
>X3Dedit should be better.
>
>Some people talk about X3D as "VRML200x", but i don't know, it this
>will be the title of the ISO document.
>
>X3D/VRML200x will have various levels, this allows both the implementation
>of new features (like human animation, NURBS, multitexture or geo data) and
>the implementation of a lightwight viewer for specific tasks.
>
>so long
>MUFTI
>