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center;">WEB3D AND SIGGRAPH 2014 REVIEW</h1>
<p>We had a great week in Vancouver connecting with so many
of you, new collaborators and proven allies! The Web3D 2014
conference highlighted capabilities and trends in
interactive 3D graphics. Experts from around the world
shared 3D Web and Multimedia research and technologies for a
wide range of applications and platforms. Over 400 people
attended our SIGGRAPH Birds of the Feather (BoF)
sessions with many more visiting the Web3D exhibition booth
on the exhibit hall. The presentations from <a
href="http://www.web3d.org/presentations/web3d2014">Web3D2014
</a>and <a
href="http://www.web3d.org//event/making-3d-work-you-web3d-siggraph-2014">SIGGRAPH 2014</a>
are available.</p>
<p><img width="690" vspace="5" hspace="5" border="0"
src="http://www.web3d.org/static/images/newsletters/2014Q3/Web3D2014.jpg"
alt="Web3D2014 Conference attendees for keynote. (c) 2014,
Daly Realism" /></p>
<p>News highlights for SIGGRAPH 2014 activities include:</p>
<ol>
<li><a href="#CommercialProgress">Commercial
Progress</a></li>
<li><a
href="#Web3DConferences">Web3D Conferences</a></li>
<li><a href="#HTML5DOMInteroperability">X3D V4.0 with
HTML5/DOM</a></li>
<li><a href="#CurturalHeritageAugmentedReality">Cultural
Heritage and Augmented Reality</a></li>
<li><a href="#VolumeVisualization">Medical Volume
Visualization</a></li>
<li><a href="#CAD3DPrinting">CAD and 3D
Printing</a></li>
<li><a href="#HumanoidAnimation">Humanoid Animation
(H-Anim)</a></li>
<li><a href="#KoreaChapter">Korea Chapter</a></li>
<li><a href="#X3DSystems">X3D Systems</a></li>
<li><a href="#UpcomingEvents">Upcoming Events<span
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<p>In each of these areas, we showcased the broad impact of
the X3D Standard for interactive 3D graphics over the web.
This year has been particularly exciting with new
capabilities and applications for <strong>X3DOM</strong>,
<strong>Augmented Reality</strong>, and <strong>Volume
Visualization</strong>. In addition, X3D adoption in
international initiatives like <strong>3D Printing and
Cultural Heritage</strong> has given the extensible ISO
standard even greater recognition and support. If you
visited our booth, you saw Web3D Consortium members
demonstrate the latest breakthrough techniques and
applications, showcasing cutting-edge 3D visualization
across a broad range of Engineering, Medical, 3D Printing,
Cultural Heritage and Geospatial.</p>
<p>Each year we find more and more programmers, animators,
artists, and 3D graphics experts around the world adopting
X3D for its:</p>
<ul>
<li>Powerful, optimized visualization for real time 3D
graphics on the Web.</li>
<li>Easy-to-create interactive 3D content</li>
<li>Robust interoperability and import/export
formats</li>
<li>Support of native 3D within an HTML5 page</li>
</ul>
<h2><a name="CommercialProgress">Commercial
Progress</a></h2>
<p>Highlighted in the booth were Fraunhofer's newest
techniques for large model visualization, Augmented Reality
and Cultural Heritage, shown across several platforms
including laptops and tablets. In addition, we showcased
Virginia Tech’s Medical Volume Visualization and real
3D prints from the NIH’s <a
href="http://3dprint.nih.gov">3D Print Exchange</a>.</p>
<p>X3D's V4 prototype, X3DOM, demonstrations showed how
X3D content can be run natively in an HTML5 browser without
plug-ins. The open source WebGL/ JavaScript-based X3D player
(X3DOM) fully integrates with HTML DOM events. WebGL
is currently supported in Chrome, Firefox and Safari
browsers. For more information see <a
href="http://x3dom.org">X3DOM project</a> and <a
href="http://examples.x3dom.org">examples</a>.</p>
<h2><a name="Web3DConferences">Web3D Conferences</a></h2>
<h3>Highlights from Web3D2014 in Vancouver</h3>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img hspace="5" border="0"
align="left"
src="http://www.web3d.org/static/images/newsletters/2014Q3/Keynote-Microsoft.jpg"
alt="Microsoft announces WebGL for IE11. (c) 2014, Daly
Realism" /><strong><span style="font-size: larger;"><em>NEWS
FLASH</em></span></strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>At the Web3D 2014
Conference Keynote, </em><br />
Microsoft announced that all versions of Internet Explorer
(IE) will support WebGL as a security update!</p>
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<h4> </h4>
<h4> </h4>
<h4>Best Paper</h4>
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src="http://www.web3d.org/static/images/newsletters/2014Q3/BestPaper.jpg"
alt="Dr. Nicholas Polys presenting "Best Paper"
award. (c) 2014, Daly Realism" /></h4>
<p>Based on attendee's voting the Best Paper was awarded
to:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Leveraging public participation in urban
planning with 3D web technology</strong>. <em>Jens Dambruch,
Michel Krämer</em></li>
</ul>
<p>Closely tied for 2nd place:</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Configurable Instances of 3D Models for
Declarative 3D in the Web</strong>. <em>Felix Klein, Torsten
Spieldenner, Kristian Sons, Philipp Slusallek</em></li>
<li><strong>SRC – A Streamable Format for
Generalized Web-based 3D Data Transmission</strong>. <em>Max
Limper, Maik Thöner, Johannes Behr, Dieter W.
Fellner</em></li>
</ul>
<h4>Workshops</h4>
<p>A one-day series of workshops was held the day prior to
Web3D2015. These workshops covered active projects and other
work being done by the Consortium. A <a
href="http://www.web3d.org/summary-report/x3d-evolution-revolution-web3d2014-workshops">summary</a>
of the workshops is available.</p>
<h4>Presentations</h4>
<p>Many of the Web3D2014 and SIGGRAPH2014 presentations are
available.</p>
<ul>
<li><a href="http://web3d2014.org">Web3D2014
Conference</a> site (no presentations, but the program is
available)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.web3d.org/presentations/web3d2014">Web3D2014 </a>
(at this time only Tutorials and Workshops are available.
Papers to be posted soon.)</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.web3d.org//event/making-3d-work-you-web3d-siggraph-2014">SIGGRAPH 2014</a>: BOF presentations
are available using links in the individual sessions listed
at the bottom of the target page.</li>
</ul>
<p> </p>
<h3>Web3D2015 Conference</h3>
<p>The 20<sup>th</sup> annual Web3D Conference will be
held in Heraklion, Crete on 18-22 June 2015</p>
<p> </p>
<h2><a name="HTML5DOMInteroperability">X3D V4.0 with
HTML5/DOM<br />
</a></h2>
<p>Our X3D Version 4 BoF session discussed X3D content in
HTML5 pages, rendered using WebGL. X3DOM is the prototype
for next-generation Web as X3D Version 4 standard. This
effort has strategic importance for Web3D and indeed for all
3D graphics, since X3D is an interchange format for a wide
variety of models. The <a
href="http://www.web3d.org/working-groups/x3d">X3D Working
Group</a> is building a solid foundation for declarative X3D
to support rich 3D graphics for the native Web page; Join
us!</p>
<h2><a name="CurturalHeritageAugmentedReality">Cultural
Heritage and Augmented Reality</a></h2>
<p><img vspace="5" hspace="5" align="right"
src="http://www.web3d.org/static/images/newsletters/2014Q3/CulturalHeritage.jpg"
alt="Image courtesy of Fraunhofer and CultLab3D" />Millions
of artifacts populate our museums, awaiting discovery. While
many museums are adopting X3D and X3DOM for archive and
deliver, there are major challenges for 3D documentation,
distribution, and augmented reality. With the international
membership of the Web3D Consortium and the broader community
focusing on these issues, we are sure to make progress in
the coming years. The <a
href="http://www.web3d.org/working-groups/mixed-augmented-reality">Mixed
Augmented Reality (MAR) Working Group</a> is focused on
harmonizing proven capabilities into best practices for MAR
and 3D graphics, implementable by multiple X3D viewers and
usable by content authors.</p>
<h2><a name="VolumeVisualization">Medical Volume
Visualization</a></h2>
<p>Our X3D Medical BoF discussed and demonstrated volume
rendering capabilities for viewing 3D scans and objects
using X3D and X3DOM. New demonstrations were showcased
including X3D applications for haptic training and surgical
simulation, multichannel microscopy, fossil characterization
(e.g. microCT) and of course, medicine. A survey of
RenderStyles and Metadata was included as well as an update
on our activities with the DICOM standards organization, web
publishing communities and 3D Printing.This work is being
done by the <a
href="http://www.web3d.org/working-groups/medx3d">Medical
Working Group</a>.</p>
<h2><a name="CAD3DPrinting">CAD and 3D Printing</a></h2>
<p><img vspace="5" hspace="5" align="right"
src="http://www.web3d.org/static/images/newsletters/2014Q3/3D-Printing.jpg"
alt="DNA models from NIH. (c) 2014, Daly Realism" />The X3D
<a
href="http://www.web3d.org/working-groups/computer-aided-design-cad">Computer
Aided Design (CAD) Working Group</a> conducted a workshop on
upcoming work this year. Lots of exciting progress
continues on a variety of initiatives for Building
Information Modeling (BIM), Architecture Engineering
Construction (AEC), and Additive Manufacturing (AM).
Attendees confirmed their goal to define best practices X3D
export to Additive Manufacturing File Format (AMF) for 3D
printers. The <a
href="http://www.web3d.org/project/xj3d">Java-based Xj3D
open-source</a> codebase has successfully been moved to
SourceForge to enable integration of multiple existing
projects and further encourage community participation in
building the valuable resource.</p>
<p> </p>
<h2><a name="HumanoidAnimation">Humanoid Animation
(H-Anim)</a></h2>
<p><img vspace="5" hspace="5" align="right"
src="http://www.web3d.org/static/images/newsletters/2014Q3/H-Anim.png"
alt="Humanoid animated figures. (c) 2014, Myeong Won Lee"
/>The <a
href="http://www.web3d.org/working-groups/humanoid-animation-h-anim">H-Anim
Working Group</a> presented and discussed the revision
process of the H-Anim specification, including several
implementation demos. Level of Articulation (LOA) 1 to LOA3
examples of humanoid animation with motion capture data were
discussed. Facial and hands and feet animations were also
presented. The new H-Anim architecture and motion capture
specifications are still in progress.</p>
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<p> </p>
<h2><a name="KoreaChapter">Korea Chapter</a></h2>
<p><img vspace="5" hspace="5" align="right"
src="http://www.web3d.org/static/images/newsletters/2014Q3/Korea.png"
alt="3D conferencing from work done by Korea Chapter. (c)
2014, Myeong Won Lee" />The Web3D <a
href="http://www.web3d.kr/e_index.asp">Korea Chapter</a> was
started in 2009, and has been working on Web3D standards
with Web3D Consortium WG members. Korea chapter members
presented projective texture mapping, X3D mixed and
augmented reality, X3D CAD conversion, X3D physical sensors,
and X3D chroma key at this meeting. These topics are still
in progress cooperatively with ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 24, to
develop international standards.</p>
<h2><a name="X3DSystems">X3D Systems</a></h2>
<p>Use of X3D systems has increased steadily throughout the
world, delivering durable applications in industry, science,
medicine, cultural heritage, entertainment, education and
Augmented Reality. <a href="http://www.web3d.org/about">X3D
remains</a> the most widely used standard for the
implementation of high integrity and high capability 3D
systems. For a list of recent projects using X3D see <a
href="http://www.web3d.org/example">X3D Examples</a> and <a
href="http://www.web3d.org/case-studies">Use Cases</a> and<a
href="http://www.web3d.org/x3d-adoption"> X3D
Adoption</a>.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Experience the power of the only ISO certified, royalty
free open-standard 3D implementation for the Web: use X3D
visualization and animation software and services across
market sectors like Geospatial, Medical, BIM, and Virtual
Worlds; explore X3D Earth integrated with cityscapes; and
X3D content playing on mobile devices. ISO standardized X3D
ensures the interoperability, longevity and ownership of
your content!</p>
<p>There has never been a better time to <a
href="http://www.web3d.org/join">engage with the Web3D
Consortium</a> and to build out new dimensions on the World
Wide Web!</p>
<p>We look forward to your participation! Please <a
href="http://www.web3d.org/contact?target=ExecDir">contact
Anita Havele</a> for additional information.</p>
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<h2><a name="UpcomingEvents">Upcoming Events</a></h2>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.web3d.org/event/x3d-open-standards-development-mar-presented-ismar">ISMAR</a>
– Munich, Germany. 8-12 September 2014</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.web3d.org//event/presentation-web3d-city-modeling-competition">OGC</a>
– Calagry, Alberta. 15-19 September 2014</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.web3d.org/event/vr-hackathon">VR Hackathon</a> – San
Francisco, California. 17-19 October 2014</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.web3d.org/event/wt-web3d-talks-graphics-html5">HTML
5 Developers Conference</a> – San Francisco,
California. 20-24 October 2014</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.web3d.org/news-story/web3d2015-announced">Web3D
2015</a> – Heraklion, Crete. 18-22 June
2015</li>
</ul>
<p>See <a href="http://www.web3d.org/">Web3D's</a> site for
additional events.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: smaller;">All images reproduced
with permission from their owners.<br />
Cultural Heritage image courtesy of Fraunhofer and
CultLab3D<br />
H-Anim and Korea Chapter images courtesy of Myeong Won
Lee<br />
All remaining pictures courtesy of Daly Realism<br />
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