Overview

Web3D Consortium in Singapore Dec 8-13, 2008

Web3D Consortium is announcing its first SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 participation (Dec 10-13) in Singapore. Web3D Consortium will extend the horizons of innovation and excellence in 3D graphics to the Asian community. This year the consortium celebrates its 10th anniversary with a bigger presence in the 3D graphics industry. Visit them in the Machinima Booth and see the progress of this evolving standard and X3D/VRML innovations. While in Singapore Web Consortium will also be presenting at VRCAI 2008, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and Machinima Symposium.
Come visit us in Singapore and find out how you can use X3D for your real-time 3D graphics needs! A week full of events showcasing X3D technology.

VRCAI - Dec 8-9
NUS and NTU - Dec 9
SIGGRAPH Asia conference - Dec 10-13 - Booth #D12
SIGGRAPH Asia - Web3D Tech Talk - Dec 11, 4:00 to 6:00 PM
SIGGRAPH Asia Tutorial ”X3D for Authors” - Dec 13
Machinima Symposium - Dec 13

Special thanks to the Association of MACHINIMA Arts & Sciences and our Web3D Consortium member Dream Axis from Singapore for sponsoring these events.
NPS and Bitmanagement for the X3D-Showcase DVD and Fraunhofer for the Web3D Consortium Tri-fold brochure.

For more information please contact our Executive Director .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).

Events

Dec 8 and 9 - Web Consortium at VRCAI - X3D Technology Exhibit and Panelist

Dec 8 - Booth participation with Machinima.
Dec 9, 1300 – 1350 hrs - Commercialising Virtual Reality - Panel Discussion - Web3D Consortium’s Executive Director, Anita Havele panelist. Slide Set.

Dec 11-13 - Web Consortium in Machinima Booth #D12 at SIGGRAPH Asia - X3D Technology Exhibit

Meet the Web Consortium team at SIGGRAPH Asia 2008 from Dec 11-13 and become a part of this emerging standard. Come see our X3D innovations and Demos of real-world 3D applications and content, and find out how you can use X3D for your real-time 3D graphic needs. Collect your very own X3D Showcase DVD filled with X3D resources to get you started. Join the Consortium as a professional member for half the cost during the conference.

Dec 11 - 16:00 - 17:00 hrs - Web Consortium SIGGRAPH Asia Tech Talk

Anita Havele: Executive Director - Web3D Consortium. Slide Set.
Don Brutzman: Naval Post Graduate School (NPS)
Alexei Sourin: NTU. Slide Set.
Learn more about the Web Consortium and its royalty-free ISO-certified X3D standard. X3D has a rich set of componentized features that can be tailored for many different uses. X3D use is growing for content and applications in numerous sectors and across all hardware platforms. X3D has a large innovative community of content and application developers who see this standard as the future for archival and real-time 3D graphics. Come see the Web Consortium present innovative X3D implementations, find out how you can be a part of the Web Consortium, and learn how to use X3D for your own models.

Dec 11 - 17:00 - 18:00 hrs - Web Singapore Chapter Group inaugural meeting

Following the Tech Talk technical strategies presentation, there will be an inaugural meeting of the Web Singapore Chapter Group for everyone interested in the advancement and use of X3D-related technologies and applications.

Dec 13 -10:0 - 11:00 hrs - Machinima Symposium - Panel Discussion

‘X3D Graphics: Emerging Potential for Machinima’ - Don Brutzman panelist. Slide Set.

Dec 13 - 13:15 - 17:30 hrs - X3D Tutorial - Interactive Introduction to X3D Graphics

Don Brutzman from NPS will be presenting a course at SIGGRAPH Asia on “Extensible 3D (X3D) graphics is the open standard for 3D real-time communication on the web.”

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