Nov 28, 2006
Heilan is a standalone OpenGL X3D browser designed for audio work. It features a low latency Ambisonic audio engine, allowing for full 3D sound with virtually any configuration of speakers. It also has full Open Sound Control support, allowing scenes to be manipulated in real-time. The multi-threaded audio engine can split off different nodes’ audio processing into separate threads (and potentially, separate cpus/cores). Heilan aims to conform to the X3D Interchange profile, with additional support for certain nodes such as Sound and NurbsPatchSurface.
Nov 20, 2006
Available to members only, Web3D’s Executive Director Rita Turkowski’s Nov 16, 2006 presentation on Web3D Technologies at the the U.S. Display Consortium (USDC) workshop on 3D technologies and business opportunities.
Members may download the presentation. If you would like to become a member of Web3D and gain access to this presentation, developing specifications, working group email lists and audio casts, and more, please contact rita.turkowski (at) web3d.org.
3D Workshop Proceedings are available to Non-Web3D Consortium members from insightmedia.com for $249.00
In addition to opening discussions around the challenges facing the 3D market, the workshop also served as the initial debut of the 3D Industry Report from Insight Media.
With the final version slated for publication in mid-January 2007, the 3D Industry Report will focus on the following areas:
- 3D display technologies
- 3D acquisition and conversion technologies
- 3D image processing, formats and standards
- Human factors
- Market and applications
Nov 10, 2006
At the Blender Conference 2006, Eckhard Jaeger presented a talk on “Using Blender for creating impressive Web3D content based on the open standards X3D and VRML”. This presentation is now available as a video downlaod. In it, Jaeger shows how easy it is to create impressive real-time 3D effects using Blender and BS Exporter for Blender. The exporter supports real-time shadows, radiosity, dynamic particle effects, multitexturing, normal and environment mapping, movie textures, animations and interactive scripting. Contents can be viewed in the BS Contact VRML/X3D viewer. The movie is now available on Google Video.
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