[x3d-public] Issue: X3D V4 Functionality

[Leonard Daly]

The first very basic question that needs to be answered is what to 
include in V4. Over the years there have been statements that "X3D is 
too big" and "X3D is not capable enough" (sometimes at the same time). 
X3D V4 will support running in an HTML environment (like with X3DOM). 
There will almost certainly be a new profile (call it 'HTML Profile' for 
now). How do we (the Web 3D community) determine what goes into that 
profile? Note that this is not a question of what goes into X3D, we are 
striving to always keep X3D backwards compatible.

The current thinking and effort is to make HTML like the Immersive 
Profile plus features needed to HTML plus other X3DOM available features 
(e.g., Physics, Volume Rendering, etc.). One alternative approach is to 
determine a minimal set of functionality that is needed for HTML with 
the current methods of creating 3D models and animation. There are other 
means for accomplishing this task. Responses should address the question:

How do we determine what should be in the HTML Profile of X3D V4?



-- 
*Leonard Daly*
X3D Co-Chair
Cloud Consultant
President, Daly Realism - /Creating the Future/


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