| Description |
1 online resource (xxvii, 441 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
|
text txt rdacontent |
|
computer c rdamedia |
|
online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
Series in interactive 3D technology |
|
Morgan Kaufmann series in interactive 3D technology.
|
| Summary |
In the early days of the Web a need was recognized for a language to display 3D objects through a browser. An HTML-like language, VRML, was proposed in 1994 and became the standard for describing interactive 3D objects and worlds on the Web. 3D Web courses were started, several best-selling books were published, and VRML continues to be used today. However VRML, because it was based on HTML, is a stodgy language that is not easy to incorporate with other applications and has been difficult to add features to. Meanwhile, applications for interactive 3D graphics have been exploding in areas such as medicine, science, industry, and entertainment. There is a strong need for a set of modern Web-based technologies, applied within a standard extensible framework, to enable a new generation of modeling & simulation applications to emerge, develop, and interoperate. X3D is the next generation open standard for 3D on the web. It is the result of several years of development by the Web 3D Consortium's X3D Task Group. Instead of a large monolithic specification (like VRML), which requires full adoption for compliance, X3D is a component-based architecture that can support applications ranging from a simple non-interactive animation to the latest streaming or rendering applications. X3D replaces VRML, but also provides compatibility with existing VRML content and browsers. Don Brutzman organized the first symposium on VRML and is playing a similar role with X3D; he is a founding member of the consortium. Len Daly is a professional member of the consortium and both Len and Don have been involved with the development of the standard from the start. * The first book on the new way to present interactive 3D content over the Web, written by two of the designers of the standard * Plentiful illustrations and screen shots in the full color text * Companion website with extensive content, including the X3D specification, sample code and applications, content creation tools, and demos of compatible Web browsers. |
| Contents |
Technical Introduction; Geometry Primitives; Grouping; Navigation & Viewpoints; Appearance, Material & Textures; Geometry Polygons; Event Animation; User Interactivity; Scripting & Event Utilities; Environment; Environment Sensor; Geometry Triangles; MultiTexture; Metadata & Information; Prototypes; Web Publishing. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 423) and index. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Computer animation -- Standards.
|
|
X3D (Standard)
|
|
Web sites -- Design.
|
|
Three-dimensional display systems.
|
|
XML (Document markup language)
|
|
Animation par ordinateur -- Normes.
|
|
X3D (Norme)
|
|
Sites Web -- Conception.
|
|
Affichage tridimensionnel.
|
|
XML (Langage de balisage)
|
|
three-dimensional.
|
|
COMPUTERS -- Digital Media -- Video & Animation.
|
|
Computer animation -- Standards
|
|
Three-dimensional display systems
|
|
Web sites -- Design
|
|
X3D (Standard)
|
|
XML (Document markup language)
|
| Genre/Form |
dissertations.
|
|
Academic theses
|
|
Academic theses.
|
|
Thèses et écrits académiques.
|
| Added Author |
Daly, Leonard.
|
| Other Form: |
Print version: Brutzman, Don. X3D. Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Morgan Kaufmann, ©2007 012088500X 9780120885008 (DLC) 2006052176 (OCoLC)77047982 |
| ISBN |
9780120885008 |
|
012088500X |
|
9780080489889 (electronic bk.) |
|
0080489885 (electronic bk.) |
|
9786611053215 |
|
6611053212 |
| Standard No. |
(WaSeSS)ssj0000275533 |
|
AU@ 000051555387 |
|
AU@ 000051860487 |
|
CHBIS 005828915 |
|
CHNEW 001006263 |
|
CHVBK 16840298X |
|
DEBBG BV039828885 |
|
DEBBG BV042314197 |
|
DEBBG BV043044672 |
|
DEBSZ 275761266 |
|
DEBSZ 422198617 |
|
NZ1 11778439 |
|
NZ1 14540306 |
|
NZ1 15189245 |
|
