{"product_id":"x3d-extensible-3d-graphics-for-web-authors-the-morgan-kaufmann-series-in-interactive-3d-technology","title":"X3D: Extensible 3D Graphics for Web Authors (The Morgan Kaufmann Series in Interactive 3D Technology)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn 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 \u0026amp; 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 Consortiums 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44955985772597,"sku":"ByrdShop_012088500X","price":58.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780120885008.jpg?v=1770315551","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/x3d-extensible-3d-graphics-for-web-authors-the-morgan-kaufmann-series-in-interactive-3d-technology","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}