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<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>The Web3D Consortium members along with the Korea Chapter group will
be meeting today September 8, at 5:10pm PDT (September 9, Thursday, at
9:10am Korea time) to discuss the goals and deliverables for the Web3D E-Learning
Special Interest Group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>If you are interested in contributing and participating in this meeting
today please send me an email for details on the toll-free telecon information.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>The potential of the 3D Web to deliver the next level of
rich media that is interactive, narrative and immersive in a virtual
space for e-learning is enormous. It will be a new way to engage information
with the learning community across the globe. </span><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#0F243E'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:4.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F243E'>To
raise awareness and interest in web-enabled 3D visualization learning tools a
special interest group have been formed by the Web3D Consortium.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:4.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F243E'>The
goal of this Special Interest Group is to: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:4.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F243E'>Explore
and demonstrate best practices for integrating X3D Graphics models with e-learning
content.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:4.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F243E'>Create
demonstration examples showing how X3D model display, animation and user
interaction can all augment the learning effectiveness of online textbooks.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:4.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F243E'>Show
how X3D can serve as the common archival publishing format for a wide variety
of diverse 3D graphics technologies.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:4.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F243E'>Document
these lessons learned for repeatable use by partnered consortium members and
the educational community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='mso-margin-top-alt:4.0pt;margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:4.0pt;margin-left:.25in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:windowtext'><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0F243E'>Formalize
this effort and start a Working Group to implement these requirements to the
respective standards specifications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#0F243E;font-weight:normal'>This
effort has strategic importance for Web3D, since X3D is the only ISO
certified file format and runtime architecture for 3D graphics. We intend to
establish a solid foundation for X3D to properly support 3D graphics in learning
tools and platforms.<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt'><span style='font-size:
11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";color:#0F243E;font-weight:normal'>This
special interest group is open to all interested individuals and will meet
twice a month through a toll free Telecon. Details will be announced soon. <o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'><br>
</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Anita<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>---<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Anita Havele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Executive Director, Web3D Consortium <a
href="http://www.web3d.org/" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0F243E'>www.web3d.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Phone: +1 248 342 7662<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Fax: +1 650 362 1943<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Palatino Linotype","serif";
color:#0F243E'>Skype: anita.havele<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
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