Abstract

There is great excitement around the development of new features and formats, from glTF 2.0 to X3D 4.0. This blog provides a high-level view of the leading open formats and how and why they should be used together.

See glTF + X3D integration on WebGL examples:

Workflow for Implementing X3D (open source and royalty free) in E-commerce

 1.  Requirement Analysis and Planning 

 X3D: Revolutionizing Web-Based 3D Graphics 

In today’s fast-moving digital landscape, X3D (Extensible 3D) has emerged as a cornerstone technology for interactive web-based 3D graphics. Building on the legacy of VRML, X3D is not just an evolution — it’s a robust, ISO-certified framework that empowers developers, researchers, and industries to bring immersive 3D content directly into the browser.

What happens when enterprise 3D graphics meets the World-Wide Web? When peanut butter and chocolate meet?  The answer, of course, is ‘Delicious Things’! 

The term ‘Metaverse’ has taken on a new sparkle recently, appearing prominently in the marketing materials of a number of large technology companies. Indeed, many have attempted, or are attempting, to co-opt it for their own purposes, which has resulted in a great deal of confusion among producers and consumers in the marketplace. With this short position paper, the Web3D Consortium seeks to address this confusion by exploring the history of the ‘Metaverse’ that has led us to our current state, providing a workable definition of the term ‘Metaverse’, and providing a vision for its sustainable, cooperative construction into the future. We believe that all the technologies are in place to fulfill the vision of an open, equitable, and ubiquitous information space. What remains are the key issues that have kept the Metaverse from manifesting the last two decades: user experience and corporate cooperation. See attached paper below.