Game engines/editors are a good example of combined high performance 3D playback/simulation and editing environment. Unity comes to mind as a recent example. I think it is a great thing for developers and there is nothing to preclude an X3D Browser author from providing such. Even so, there is always a case for a player only version: smaller, lighter, less download for the majority of users.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">2009/5/13 John Carlson <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john.carlson3@sbcglobal.net">john.carlson3@sbcglobal.net</a>></span><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
Why are there both authoring environments and browers/players? Shouldn't a browser be able to support/deliver an authoring application?<br>
I realize the same dichotomy has existed with HTML as well--but there are HTML browsers which support editing, right? Is there something missing from VRML/X3D which only authoring environments provide? Would providing these within the context of VRML/X3D make a better standard?<br>
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I can use vim to write vim, emacs to write emacs, eclipse to write eclipse, netbeans to write netbeans. Would the combination of netbeans, Xj3D and X3D-Edit be considered the solution of choice? What is the best way to author 3D authoring environments? Is it just that we aren't there yet?<br>
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Relieve my ignorance, please. I'm sure there's some history I have forgotten.<br>
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John<br>
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