Dec 22, 2007
Bitmanagement announces the release of VRML/X3D viewer BS Contact 7.1., and BS Collaborate Multi-User Server.
The BS Collaborate server is based on Web3D’s proposal for the Networking component (networkSensor). These nodes allow VRML/X3D scenes to connect to arbitrary servers or directly link between two VRML/X3D players. With these nodes one can manipulate virtual objects collaboratively in real time.
Highlights of this new release:
* BS Contact, with it’s new BS Collaborate Server, now supports virtual worlds in which multi-user avatar functionality can be utilized.
* BS Contact is now “multi-lingual”, it supports not only the standard web3D formats X3D and VRML but also COLLADA.
* BS Contact is now interfaced to the high-speed Ageia PhysX engine as well as ODE, to aid in the visualisation of realistic simulations.
* BS Contact now enables the use of Flash in 3D applications with transparency.
* BS Contact with it’s new automated installation mechanism is noticeably easier to load and start.
Many of these new features open the door for more applications and allows users to capitalize on the current trend towards interactive virtual worlds. You can download a test version at: http://www.bitmanagement.com/download/playerdownload.en.html
http://www.bitmanagement.com/documents/Pressemappe/BS_Contact_7.1_E.pdf
http://www.bitmanagement.com
