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VRML and the Web: A Basis for Multi-User Virtual Environments on the Internet (1996)
| Content Provider | CiteSeerX |
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| Author | Broll, Wolfgang |
| Description | : VRML is the basis for WWW based 3D data on the Internet. Although VRML was a static description language during its initial phase, it is currently extended to support interactive virtual environments and behavior of virtual world entities. In this paper we show, how this standard can be further extended in order to support multiple users and shared interactions. We will also show, how shared applications running on arbitrary servers may be integrated into this approach. Beside extensions of the language specification itself, extensions to browsers, servers and the communication protocol will be discussed. We will present a scalable solution based on multicasting. 1 Introduction VRML ---the Virtual Reality Modeling Language--- is the standard for 3D data on the Web. In its initial version [Bell et al. 95] [Pesce 95] it was a static scene description language, without any possibilities to realize behaviors or user interactions. The scene descriptions (world files) are distributed ove... |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1996-01-01 |
| Publisher Institution | In Proceedings of WebNet96 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Initial Phase Introduction Vrml Multi-user Virtual Environment Static Description Language Scalable Solution Virtual Reality Modeling Language Interactive Virtual Environment Static Scene Description Language Virtual World Entity Communication Protocol Multiple User Shared Application Initial Version Bell Arbitrary Server Scene Description Language Specification World File User Interaction Beside Extension |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
