[X3D-Public] X3dom + PROTO

Mon Nov 9 02:16:03 PST 2009

Hi Johannes,

First of all, congratulations for the great work you and your team is 
doing with x3dom. In my opinion, this could be the key for the X3D's 
future, specially because a plug-in will not be necesary for users.

I have a question about one think you said in a previus e-mail:
" X3D reduced to the max: No PROTO or Scripting on the X3D-scene-side. 
All partitioning and scripting is done on the HTML side."

What does it mean? Does it mean it will not be possible to use X3D 
"files" using PROTO in X3dom? Will exist and alternative way for doing 
the same (or similar) including passing parameters values to "proto 
instances"?

Probably becouse of  my lack of knowledge about this topic, but I don't 
imagine how the partitioning could be done on the HTML side doing the 
same things as PROTOs do.

Thanks and best regards,

Joseba Beristain / CIDEMCO-Tecnalia
>
> Hi,
>
>>
>> I really like the HTML5 X3D integration work that is
>> currently being done. I believe the functionality is going
>> to be a major step forward for X3D, even if initially only
>> to bridge the gap for when no plugin is installed. I've seen
>> it work at SIGGRAPH, and the longtime foresight in creating
>> XML based X3D finally becomes much more apparent. Kudos to
>> all involved.
>>
>> Is there any proposal or consensus on how we should
>> eventually reference to it in a more succinct and marketable
>> way? Something simple that would stick (around the likes of
>> Flash) and help spread the word, or maybe just HTML5-X3D ???
>
> The current WebGL-based implementation (X3DOM.org) is really only an 
> experimental solution. It helps to sell our main points to the HTML 
> community
>
> - Live X3D scene as part of your DOM which allows you to manipulate 
> the 3D content by only adding/ removing or changing DOM elements.
> - X3D without any plugin or plugin-interface
> - X3D reduced to the max: No PROTO or Scripting on the X3D-scene-side. 
> All partitioning and scripting is done on the HTML side.
>
> This intermediate solution has two major drawbacks
>
> - Feature: The current WebGL/Javascrpt layer does not allow advanced 
> feature e.g. (spatial) sound or movie textures.
> - Performance: WebGL is quite fast but we still have to do all the 
> traversals and scene-updates in Javascript.
>
> But the X3DOM architecture is not bound to an WebGL renderer backend.
>
> The next step will be support for existing X3D-SAI browser as 
> rendering and animation backbends.
> The whole design (not the current impl.) was chosen with different 
> backbends in mind.
> (http://www.web3d.org/x3d/wiki/images/3/30/X3dom-web3d2009-paper.pdf)
>
> Therefore we believe some single line per (X)HTML document will stay 
> for a while:
>
> <script type="text/javascript" 
> src="http://x3dom.org/x3dom/release/x3dom.js" />
>
> Future version of X3DOM will use WebGL, X3D-SAI, O3D, or browser 
> native implementation
> transparent for the app-developer.
>
> The actually backend will be chosen automatically or based on the 
> content X3D-Profile.
>
> Therefore the current HTML-X3D solution should not be called "The 
> webgl solution".
> "X3D in DOM" or short X3DOM makes more sense.
>
> best regards,
> johannes
>
>>
>> IMO, the fact that no plugin is required can make this go
>> like wildfire. It might just be the spark to light up X3D
>> like never before.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Lauren
>>
>>
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: x3d-public-bounces at web3d.org [mailto:x3d-public-
>>> bounces at web3d.org] On Behalf Of Don Brutzman
>>> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2009 4:58 PM
>>> To: X3D Graphics public mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [X3D-Public] X3D+HTML5 talk presented to HTML5
>>> working grouptoday
>>>
>>> Don Brutzman wrote:
>>>> [...]
>>>> - cochair Sam Ruby was able to run the demos on his
>>> system without problem.
>>>
>>> his blog has interesting comments
>>>
>>>     http://intertwingly.net/blog/2009/11/05/Web3D
>>>
>>>
>>>> Next Tuesday 8-9 am is our regular weekly X3D+HTML5
>>> teleconference.
>>>> We will review these steps and hopefully craft a website
>>> announcement.
>>>
>>> as usual Anita is way ahead of us - thanks!
>>>
>>> http://www.web3d.org/news/permalink/x3d-wg-to-present-x3d-
>>> and-html-interation-at-w3c-technical-plenary-and-advi/
>>>
>>> please also add references to the wiki and the slideset at
>>>
>>>
>> http://www.web3d.org/x3d/wiki/index.php/X3D_and_HTML5
>>>
>> http://www.web3d.org/x3d/wiki/index.php/X3D_and_HTML5_
>>> Summary
>>>
>>> all the best, Don
>>> -- 
>>> Don Brutzman  Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br
>>> brutzman at nps.edu
>>> Watkins 270   MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA
>>> work +1.831.656.2149
>>> X3D, virtual worlds, underwater robots, XMSF
>>> http://web.nps.navy.mil/~brutzman
>>>
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