OpenWorlds Demonstrates X3D; Open Standards Technology to Deliver Virtual Experiences Via the Web.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers SIGGRAPH (Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics, www.siggraph.org) The arm of the ACM that specializes in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Providing publications, workshops and conferences, it has served technicians and researchers as well as the artist and business community 2001 Booth No. 2029 PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--August 09, 2001 OpenWorlds(TM), Inc. plans to demonstrate the first commercial implementation of X3D X3D Next Generation Three Dimensional X3D Extensible Three Dimensional (TM), the next generation Web 3D open standard at SIGGRAPH 2001. "We live in a 3D world. Coupled with the rapid advances in graphics hardware, X3D offers technologists the framework to transform the Web from a flat passive place to an intelligent, immersive place where we will learn, work and play through engaging virtual experiences", comments Rick Nelson, OpenWorlds' CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . He also notes that "Open standards are an opportunity for companies to influence and forge the technology that is the foundation of their business while providing the stability, longevity and multiple vendor support that many applications and customers demand. OpenWorlds has been a major contributor to X3D as we believe in the power of cutting-edge 3D technology that can also bring consistency to the broader industry through cooperation with related standards such as MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group) An ISO/ITU standard for compressing digital video. Pronounced "em-peg," it is the universal standard for digital terrestrial, cable and satellite TV, DVDs and digital video recorders (DVRs). and XML XML in full Extensible Markup Language. Markup language developed to be a simplified and more structural version of SGML. It incorporates features of HTML (e.g., hypertext linking), but is designed to overcome some of HTML's limitations. ." "For technologists, X3D offers a small lightweight core, a component structure to permit full extensibility, close ties to other standards such as XML and MPEG-4, and mechanisms to innovate and rapidly advance the technology while providing compatibility to the earlier generation Wed 3D standard, VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) A 3D graphics language used on the Web. After downloading a VRML page, its contents can be viewed, rotated and manipulated. Simulated rooms can be "walked into." The VRML viewer is launched from within the Web browser. 97". states OpenWorlds' CTO, Dr. Paul Diefenbach. This week, the Web 3D Consortium announced the launch of the X3D (eXtensible 3D) standard as the state-of-the-art successor to VRML. The Consortium plans the eventual submission of X3D to the International Standards Organization See ISO. for ratification, which will provide long-term stability for Web 3D content and applications. OpenWorlds, Inc. provides the technology for building intelligent, interactive Web 3D applications, and the consulting services to bring concepts to reality. The OpenWorlds AppKit produces applications that are scalable from laptops to kiosks to full immersive VR environments. X3D extensibility allows OpenWorlds to preserve the customer's investment. Learn about X3D at OpenWorlds' booth #2029 at SIGGRAPH 2001. http://www.openworlds.com |
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