Title :
X3D: Extensible 3D Graphics Standard [Standards in a Nutshell]
Author :
Daly, Leonard ; Brutzman, Don
Abstract :
Extensible 3D (X3D) is the open standard for Web-delivered three-dimensional (3D) graphics. It specifies a declarative geometry definition language, a run-time engine, and an application programming interface (API) that provide an interactive, animated, real-time environment for 3D graphics. The X3D specification documents are freely available, the standard can be used without paying any royalties, and numerous implementations are available.
Keywords :
Internet; application program interfaces; computational geometry; computer animation; formal specification; interactive systems; software standards; API; Web-delivered three-dimensional graphics; X3D open standard; X3D specification documents; application programming interface; declarative geometry definition language; extensible 3D graphics standard; interactive animated real-time environment; run-time engine; Analytical models; Animation; Companies; Discrete event simulation; Encoding; Graphics; ISO standards; Medical simulation; Standards development; XML;
Journal_Title :
Signal Processing Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSP.2007.905889
