Building virtual worlds with VRML

VRML makes it easy to create virtual worlds. The article reviews VRML's syntax and features as well as its world construction and animation abilities. In 1995, VRML 1.0 began primarily as a shape description language. The following year, VRML 2.0 redefined the language, extending it to support...

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Published in:IEEE computer graphics and applications 1999-03, Vol.19 (2), p.18-29
Main Author: Nadeau, D.R.
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Airplanes
Animation
Assembly
Buildings
Computer graphics
Construction
Engines
Fog
Layout
Programming profession
Shape
Sound
Specifications
Syntax
Tail
VRML
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Summary:VRML makes it easy to create virtual worlds. The article reviews VRML's syntax and features as well as its world construction and animation abilities. In 1995, VRML 1.0 began primarily as a shape description language. The following year, VRML 2.0 redefined the language, extending it to support sound, fog, backgrounds, animation, and user interaction. Today, the designers of VRML are in the midst of designing the next generation of VRML, code-named "VRML NG". A first draft specification should be ready in early 1999, with a final specification and VRML browser implementations by the end of the year.
ISSN:0272-1716
1558-1756
DOI:10.1109/38.749119