Web3D Consortium - Open Standards for Real-Time 3D Communication Web3D Consortium: Developer and consumer resources for developing and deploying XML enabled 3D and virtual environments 2009-12-29T04:06:27Z Copyright (c) 2009, anita.havele ExpressionEngine tag:web3d.org,2009:12:29 X3D a write once, render anywhere, anytime 3D graphics format. tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.819 2009-12-29T02:43:25Z 2009-12-29T04:06:27Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org X3D a write once, render anywhere, anytime 3D graphics format for HTML 5.
As W3C is working on adding support for 3D in HTML 5, the Web3D Consortium’s X3D-HTML5 Working Group is working closely with W3C presenting their thoughts and ideas on how to integrate X3D and HTML. The goal here is to have a DOM-integrated cross-platform open-standards 3D graphics in every browser.
X3D is an abstracted graphics format; as long as the underlying OS and hardware supports some form of pixel display, X3D can be rendered on it. Whether your device uses… ]]> X3D Workshop on Medical Virtual Environments at IEEE Virtual Reality 2010 tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.818 2009-12-10T23:06:41Z 2009-12-29T02:58:42Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org Call for Participation in the IEEE Virtual Reality 2010 conference in Waltham, MA, USA on March 20 and 21, 2010.

Today, more than any time in the history of medicine, there is a need for faster, more efficient and cost effective training. Patient safety and evidenced based practice have been highlighted as key issues to be addressed by medical process and technology.  There are many research problems to solve, including realistic modeling and simulation of physiological processes, human perception issues, time-efficient segmentation and effective use of haptics.

A half day workshop will be organized by the Web3D Consortium… ]]> Web3D to Showcase X3D at the AR DevCamp tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.817 2009-12-04T02:17:50Z 2009-12-04T02:41:52Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org “The first Augmented Reality Development Camp (AR DevCamp) will be held on Saturday December 5, 2009 at the Hacker Dojo in Mountain View CA and simultaneously in New York City and around the world!
After nearly 20 years in the research labs, Augmented Reality is taking shape as one of the next major waves of Internet innovation, overlaying and infusing the physical world with digital media, information and experiences. AR must be fundamentally open, interoperable, extensible, and accessible to all, so that it can create the kinds of opportunities for expressiveness, communication, business and social good on the web… ]]> DOM Based HTML/X3D Integration tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.816 2009-12-01T20:17:36Z 2009-12-01T22:10:37Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org Fraunhofer IGD, recently announced its X3DOM project. A test-environment to evaluate and evolve a DOM-based HTML/X3D integration model.

X3DOM is an experimental open source runtime, implemented in JavaScript and WebGL, which allows to inline X3D content in (X)HTML pages.  It performs the current HTML5 specification for declarative 3D content and allows including X3D elements as part of any HTML5 DOM tree.

This model is based on ideas and code developed by Philip Taylor from University of Cambridge and provides a minimal X3D-runtime in JavaScript. The system uses the recently released WebGL for… ]]> X3D WG to present X3D and HTML integration at W3C Technical Plenary and Advisory Committee Meeting tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.815 2009-11-02T19:28:29Z 2009-11-02T19:58:30Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org The X3D Working Group is participating in the HTML Working Group for the purpose of best integrating X3D with HTML.
This effort has strategic importance for Web3D and indeed for all 3D graphics, since X3D is an interchange format for a wide variety of models. We intend to establish a solid foundation for X3D to properly support 3D graphics in HTML5.
The X3D Working Group is considering three basic approaches to display an X3D scene inside an HTML page:
* External reference - HTML page includes an tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.814 2009-10-01T16:59:08Z 2009-10-01T17:18:09Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org SenseGraphics announces a new release of their open source X3D browser, H3DViewer, and the C++ X3D development platform H3DAPI. The H3D products are dual license, open source and commercial, cross-platform (Windows, OSX, Linux) and are used by many companies, research institutes and universities for development of multi-modal applications such as medical simulators. The H3D platform has custom X3D extensions for allowing interaction of objects using the sense of touch, also called haptics.
The main new features in this new release are:
* Support for the Rigid body physics component. This allows specifying physics properties such as mass, friction… ]]> Web3D Consortium to showcase open standards multi-user applications for the Web at Engage 2009 tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.813 2009-09-20T23:41:56Z 2009-09-21T00:03:57Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org The Web3D Consotium will showcase innovative, open standards based 3D systems at the Engage virtual worlds show(booth #3) in San Jose, California September 23-24, 2009. They will be showing Planet 9’s RayGun the first X3D based multi-user platform for the iPhone and Bitmanagement’s BS Collaborate a multi-user server where you can integrate your database and create multi-user environments using both Network Sensor Node and Distributed Interactive Simulation. An interactive visual and haptic collaboration  in virtual space using X3D/VRML server-client software will also be demonstrated. While at the… ]]> Web3D 2009 Symposium paper sessions and other events available online tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.812 2009-09-03T16:56:49Z 2009-09-03T17:36:50Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org The 14th Web3D 2009 International Symposium was held from 16 - 17 June 2009 at Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics(IGD) in Darmstadt, Germany. It addressed a wide range of topics covering 3D hypermedia on the web. Attendees shared and explored methods of using, enhancing, and creating new 3D web and multimedia technologies, such as X3D, VRML, COLLADA, Croquet, MPEG4, Java3D, and Canvas3D. The symposium also addressed new trends such as interactive 3D graphics applications on mobile devices.
The recordings of the paper sessions and other events are now available online at www.web3d2009.org/live. Proceedings… ]]> Explore 3D Graphics for the Web with Web3D Consortium’s X3D Technology at upcoming SIGGRAPH 2009 tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.811 2009-07-29T16:35:25Z 2009-07-29T17:35:27Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org SIGGRAPH 2009 in New Orleans, the biggest graphics industry gathering is just days away and Web3D Consortium is geared up to showcase innovative X3D solutions for the web and wow the 3D graphics community. See them at SIGGRAPH 2009 (booth 2029) and the Web3D Tech Talk. Experience the power of the only ISO certified, royalty free open-standard 3D implementation for the Web. See X3D Earth integrated with Planet 9 and Bitmanagement cityscapes, X3D content playing on the iphone and discover how X3D technology can be used for real-time 3D graphics on the web today.… ]]> Calling all Creators of X3D Content tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.810 2009-07-08T20:15:46Z 2009-07-08T20:33:48Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org Be a Presenter at our SIGGRAPH 2009 Web3D Tech Talk
Aug 5 from 3:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Submission Deadline: Friday July 17, 2009

The Web3D Consortium celebrates a decade of innovation and interoperability in Web3D technology. This year at SIGGRPAGH 2009 in New Orleans, the Web3D Tech Talk will showcase Web3D Consortium’s standard X3D, the only open, royalty-free and ISO-certified technology available today for interactive 3D graphics on the World Wide Web.

Join a large innovative community of content and application developers who see this… ]]> 3D content for a lifetime: The 14th Web3D Symposium celebrates milestone of innovation & durability tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.804 2009-05-20T22:25:34Z 2009-05-21T13:03:35Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org The fourteenth annual International Web3D Symposium, to be held at Fraunhofer IGD in Darmstadt, Germany from June 15-17, 2009, will celebrate a decade of innovation and interoperability through the Extensible 3D (X3D) Standard.

The Symposium will showcase Web3D Consortium’s standard X3D, the only open, royalty-free and ISO-certified technology available today for interactive 3D graphics on the World Wide Web. Use of X3D systems has increased steadily throughout the world, delivering durable applications in industry, science, medicine, culture, entertainment and education. Indeed, worlds and scenarios authored over… ]]> The Web goes 3D – Bitmanagement releases ISO Standard Viewer “BS Contact 7.2 Web 3D” tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.803 2009-05-20T16:04:35Z 2009-05-20T16:50:36Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org The Web goes 3D – Bitmanagement releases ISO Standard Viewer BS Contact 7.2 Web 3D

Bitmanagement, a leading technology provider of interactive Web 3D software announced the new release of their 3D viewer product BS Contact 7.2 Web 3D.  You can now have interactive 3D content online in all major browsers (IE, Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome and Opera). BS Contact has been a stable 3D viewer for over 15 years. BS Contact 7.2 has 25 new features including cascading shadows and post processing along with a rich programming API and tools such as BS Encrypt. This 3D viewer is… ]]> Metaverse U Conference tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.802 2009-05-19T20:13:58Z 2009-05-19T20:23:59Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org Metaverse U Conference will be held at Stanford University, CA from May 29-30, 2009. The purpose of this conference is to define a strategy for advancing open source platforms and explore their potential in a broad variety of contexts, including scientific research, education, private enterprise, and cultural programming. The Metaverse U conference will explore the cutting edge applications of virtual worlds and the open platforms that drive them.  There will be a free live video stream during the conference. For more information please visit: http://metaverse.stanford.edu

 

]]> Octaga Player 2.3.0.4 - A new generation of 3D viewing performance tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.801 2009-05-06T20:25:39Z 2009-05-06T20:53:40Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org With significant improvements in performance with larger CAD models, Octaga has met the challenge of visualizing complex models by incorporating innovative 3D graphics technologies in their recently released Octaga Player 2.3.0.4.
The new version is now capable of displaying more than 30 million polygons with the same performance.
Other improvements in Octaga Player 2.3.0.4 include:
• Improved performance on animations
• Improved collision detection
• Improved support for advanced shaders through the RenderBuffer node
• New script methods for improved interactivity

This version enhances the overall usability of the player. New improvements also include… ]]> Registration Now Open - 14th International Symposium on 3D Web Technology tag:web3d.org,2009:/1.800 2009-05-05T15:11:33Z 2009-05-06T17:13:35Z anita.havele anita.havele@web3d.org Early Registration ends May15, 2009
14th International Symposium on 3D Web Technology
June 16 - 17, 2009 hosted by Fraunhofer IGD, Darmstadt, Germany - Sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH -In cooperation with Eurographics and Web3D Consortium.
To register please visit: http://www.web3d2009.org/registration.

The annual Web3D Symposium is a major event, which unites researchers, developers, experimenters, and content creators in a dynamic learning environment. Attendees share and explore methods of using, enhancing, and creating new 3D web and multimedia technologies, such as X3D, VRML, COLLADA, Croquet, MPEG4, Java3D, and… ]]>