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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Hoping everyone is enjoying a Happy New Year.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Joe Williams and I have been “woodshedding” (not bikeshedding) for the past few weeks, and finished our 2022 activity with a flourish. We have been able to successfully demonstrate X3D4 HAnim2 support for skeleton, skin, sites, and (potentially) apparel. Details follow.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Summary: nearly everything we modeled now works, repeatedly and repeatably. This opens several doors to further opportunities for Web3D Consortium working groups on Humanoid Animation (HAnim) and Medical applications. Though background details are numerous, progress is always demonstrated and proven through individual X3D modes.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Our block of work was motivated by the stellar workshop at the Web3D 2022 Conference in Paris France.<o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><i>Web3D 27th International Conference on 3D Web Technology<o:p></o:p></i></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://web3d.siggraph.org/complete-program<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>“Made-to-Measure Unit-1 on-Demand Manufacturing of Physical and Digital Apparel“ Workshop<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Monika Januszkiewicz, Carol McDonald and Sydney Otten (in person, video, slides)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>The aim of the workshop is to develop a conversation between providers of body and material data and the manufacturing consumers of data. The presentation offers a framework for classifying manufacturing stages as independent components connected to the processes and technologies based on the required input and output. To reach this goal, pipeline is designed for the customization of two unisex products: a shirt and a pair of jeans.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://web3d.siggraph.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/phi_phiber_workshop_presentation_1080p_v7_compressed.pdf<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4tFqHchDzc&list=PLibbKqU7MceM4IfepyHkluX4GJHBvGXA4&index=2&t=0s<o:p></o:p></li></ul><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We have articulated a strategy for X3D4 HAnim2 technical capabilities for use in Apparel and Medical applications. We had expected this to be a plan for future work, but were happily surprised to find that current X3D browser capabilities are satisfactory to pursue such work now. The following strategic points are maintained up-to-date online.<o:p></o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> <b>Design patterns for HAnimHumanoid presenting skin and apparel<o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> using HAnim2 standard in X3D4<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>1. *<b>Simple Skeleton</b>*. skeleton field, simple skeleton structure, invisible or<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> visualized by rendered ball-and-stick for joints, segments, sites.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>2. *<b>Simple Skeleton Mesh</b>*. skeleton field, Shape geometry attached to segments,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> moving with skeleton but rendering is crude since no deformation occurs<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> during animation if overlapping.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>3. *<b>Skin, Indexed Geometry only</b>*. skin field, indexed Coordinate mesh with<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> skinCoordIndex and weight connections at each of joint nodes for browser<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> performance of smooth deformation when moving.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>4. *<b>Skin, Shape holding indexed geometry</b>*. Allow skin field to hold Shape<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> containing Appearance with Material or texture, similarly holding indexed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> mesh with skinCoordIndex connections at joints for smooth deformation <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> when moving. (Specification revision pending, Mantis 1408).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>5. *<b>Group, Transform, Switch, or LOD</b>*. Similarly allow skin field to hold <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> Group or Transform-scaled collection of geometry, Switch, or LOD, then <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> one or more Shape nodes holding the combined indexed mesh. Once again, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> HAnim specification requirements holding identical indexed mesh with <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> skinCoord, skinCoordIndex connections for joints allows smooth deformation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> Thus geometric mesh morphology is unchanged, only Color Appearance Material<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> and Texture can vary among the different skin shapes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>6. *<b>Synthesis</b>*. Extra-large Coordinate mesh using duplicate points for <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> inner-volume (flesh mesh) and outer-volume (apparel mesh) geometry. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> Likely possible with existing X3D4 specification but requires complex<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> preprocessing of humanoid geometry. Applying cloth physics likely not<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> practical or possible.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>7. *<b>Apparel</b>*. Future mainstreaming: add apparel field to future specification<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> versions (namely HAnim2.1 and X3D4.1), allowing separate definition of <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> clothing that is independent of skin mesh. Likely want an MFNode array <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> (rather than Group or Switch) to directly define multiple clothing layers.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> Likely need to consider special cases for cloth physics.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>8. *<b>Anatomy</b>*. Similar to apparel field: multiple epithelial tissue layers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> for surfaces of human organs are common, often with similar construction<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> about concentric center-line spine through deformable organ. This suggests<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> that an adapted Extrusion node may be more relevant than meshes. Likely <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> will also need to consider special cases for organ physics. Note that this<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> is similar (possibly identical) rationale to preceding analysis of apparel.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Document online at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/DesignPatternsApparelVariations.txt<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Design-pattern template X3D model illustrating these patterns at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/DesignPatternsApparelMedicalSkinLayersIndex.html<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>X3D4 Draft International Specification (DIS) refinements maintained at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* Mantis 1410: HAnimHumanoid skin definitions need to assign textures via Shape, Group, Switch etc.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>* https://www.web3d.org/member-only/mantis/view.php?id=1410<o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Repeatability</b>. Our primary humanoid models and test tools for conducting this work:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><i>HumanoidAnimation (HAnim) X3D Examples Archive<o:p></o:p></i></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>X3D Example Archives: </span></i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'>Humanoid Animation, Skin, Joe Skeleton Skin Site Salute Walk, author Joe Williams</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/JoeSkeletonSkinSiteSaluteWalkIndex.html<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/JoeSkeletonSkinSiteSaluteWalk.html<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>Notable usefulness: the following “document tree” clearly illustrating actual model structure.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/JoeSkeletonSkinSiteSaluteWalk.html#HumanHAnimHumanoidReport<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><i>Castle Game Engine, view3dscene</i> by Michalis Kamburelis<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://castle-engine.io/view3dscene.php<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/JoeSkeletonSkinSiteSaluteWalk_view3dscene.png<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><i>Castle Game Engine, Convert Everything to X3D</i> <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>(glTF, X3D, VRML, Wavefront OBJ, STL, Collada, 3DS, MD3, Spine JSON and others)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://castle-engine.io/convert.php<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><i>X3D-Edit 4.0 Authoring Tool for Extensible 3D (X3D) Graphics</i>, especially for X3D Quality Assurance (QA)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://savage.nps.edu/X3D-Edit<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/JoeSkeletonSkinSiteSaluteWalk_X3D-Edit.png<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dResources.html#QualityAssurance<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Snapshot results</b>. Links for X3D browser demonstration images:<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/JoeSkeletonSkinSiteSaluteWalk_composite.2023JAN2.png<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/JoeSkeletonSkinSiteSaluteWalk_X_ITE.png (works)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/JoeSkeletonSkinSiteSaluteWalk_X3DOM.png (works)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/JoeSkeletonSkinSiteSaluteWalk_H3DViewer.png (works)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/JoeSkeletonSkinSiteSaluteWalk_freeWrl.png (works)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/JoeSkeletonSkinSiteSaluteWalk_Octaga.png (partial)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/JoeSkeletonSkinSiteSaluteWalk_vivaty.png (works)<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/HumanoidAnimation/Skin/JoeSkeletonSkinSiteSaluteWalk_view3dscene.png (works)<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Additional X3D browser screenshot images will be welcome. Extra surprise: to our knowledge, vivaty player has been defunct for over a decade and yet it worked anyway (no doubt thanks to original HAnim contributor Keith Victor)!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>These results certainly convey a lot about the power of steady forward evolution using open standards. Individuals and businesses can implement models and innovate applications with confidence that their investments of time and labor are both stable and extendible. Protection from “industry churn” that is common when dependent on a single software company is important.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br>Since human bodies contain immense amounts of informational detail, we’d like to point out that the necessary X3D HAnim model development would simply not be possible without the suite of QA and validation tools that continue to get refined during this work. Each has different expressive power for diagnostics and correction, the combination of each is powerful. The majority of tools are integrated in a servlet and available online.<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>X3D Validator <o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>X3D Validator performs comprehensive Quality Assurance (QA) tests to ensure the validity of X3D3, X3D4, and HAnim graphics models.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://savage.nps.edu/X3dValidator/validate<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Currently quite active, now with over 2,00 member organizations: the Metaverse Standards Forum (MSF). We can further expect to see consolidated use-case requirements emerge from numerous companies and individuals working in MSF working groups. Their proposed outputs will likely save a lot of time for our Web3D Working Groups focused on for Humanoid Animation and Medical Applications working groups. <o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><i>Metaverse Standards Forum (MSF)<o:p></o:p></i></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://metaverse-standards.org<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>“Where Leading Standards Organizations and Companies Cooperate to Foster Interoperability Standards for an Open Metaverse.”<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>“The Forum will not create standards itself but will coordinate requirements and resources to foster the creation and evolution of standards within standards organizations working in relevant domains.”<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><i>Metaverse Standards Forum Establishes Pipeline of Exploratory and Working Groups<o:p></o:p></i></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://metaverse-standards.org/news/blog/metaverse-standards-forum-announces-first-approved-domain-groups<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><i>Digital Fashion Wearables for Avatars (approved Exploratory Group)</i>. Generate insights and interoperability on Digital Fashion including clothing (with a layering system), shoes, hats, and accessories. The group is surveying the current landscape of existing file formats for storing avatars and related assets, generating use cases and requirements for avatar customisation, and defining logic for a wearables system including dress up, dress down, and replace options. The group is also considering developing an open source avatar validation tool for reliable import and export from popular authoring tools such as Blender.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><i>Interoperable Characters/Avatars (proposal being drafted)</i>. Identify and prioritize use cases for character/avatar interoperability across multiple industries such as film, gaming, fashion and social, and platforms such as web, mobile, console, and XR. Will generate recommendations for a standardized character/avatar file format that can be dynamically loaded in multiple run times while maintaining consistent appearance, behaviors and animations.<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Web3D Consortium holds a Class A Liaison with International Standards Organization (ISO) and is a charter Standards Development Organization (SDO) in MSF as well. Web3D Consortium membership is valuable, for organizations and individuals.<o:p></o:p></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><i>Web3D Liaisons and Partnerships<o:p></o:p></i></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/about/liaisons<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><i>Join the Web3D Consortium<o:p></o:p></i></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'>https://www.web3d.org/join<o:p></o:p></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Next Steps</b>. So: many avenues of work are possible in 2023. Most steps can be based on practice, not just theory, utilizing an effective ecosystem of X3D4 tools and models.<o:p></o:p></p><ol style='margin-top:0in' start=1 type=a><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b>Motion</b>. Continued testing of initial successes with BVH mocap model conversion for X3D animation using HAnimMotion node<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b>Apparel</b>. Cooperative development with IEEE Industry Connections and Standards Group for 3D Body Processing (3DBP). Our current Web3D Consortium liaison is William Glascoe, who is also HAnim co-chair with Dr. Myeon Won Lee. https://standards.ieee.org/industry-connections/3d/bodyprocessing<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b>Medical</b>. Review and consider formalizing earlier model designs for human internal organs by Web3D Korea Chapter principals, hopefully as part of a concerted strategy to support human medical records.<o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><b>Metadata</b>. Keeping track of details is important! Essential work by Web3D Design Printing and Scanning (CAD) working group already provides the technical basis for broader approaches with X3D4 HAnim2.<o:p></o:p></li></ol><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Joe and I gratefully acknowledge and thank the numerous people whose efforts allowed us to reach this successful milestone.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Have fun with X3D4 and HAnim2! 8)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>all the best, Don<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>-- <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Don Brutzman Naval Postgraduate School, Code USW/Br brutzman@nps.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Watkins 270, MOVES Institute, Monterey CA 93943-5000 USA +1.831.656.2149<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>X3D graphics, virtual worlds, Navy robotics https://</span> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>faculty.nps.edu/brutzman<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>