[x3d-public] X3D4 Architecture validation and implementation update, with thanks

Tue Dec 22 17:18:51 PST 2020

I do not think that “swapping” look and feel is necessary.

John

On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 7:03 PM John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com> wrote:

> The point I’m getting at is it’s useful to display X3D using more than one
> vendor’s X3D player in the same web page.
>
> I would hope that at some point, vendors could compete on different
> features (more granular than a browser or player).   I will start
> advocating and trying to design such a thing.   I believe in Java it’s
> called a service providers interface.
>
> Would people like to collaborate on such a project?
>
> I do not know how much the SPI has taken off in C# or Java.
>
> John
>
> On Tue, Dec 22, 2020 at 6:30 PM John Carlson <yottzumm at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Re: Annex L:
>>
>> I do not yet see a requirement for vendor to cooperate or distinguish
>> their X3D players from each other on the same HTML page.   This has been a
>> small, yet successful presentation accomplished by X3DJSONLD.  Requiring
>> vendor lock-in is not a desirable thing.
>>
>> I don’t know if vendor choice should be in the spec.
>>
>> John
>> On Mon, Dec 21, 2020 at 7:22 PM Don Brutzman <brutzman at nps.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> Summary: this message lists support available for testing content and
>>> implementing X3D4, with thanks.
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> 1. X3D4 draft specification documents, currently undergoing Web3D
>>> Consortium member ballot.
>>>
>>> [1.1]   X3D4 Overview
>>>         https://www.web3d.org/x3d4
>>>
>>> [1.2]   X3Dv4 Public Working Draft
>>>         https://www.web3d.org/x3dv4-public-working-draft
>>>
>>> [1.3]   X3D4 Architecture Working Draft (WD3) Specification (with full
>>> markup)
>>>
>>> https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-WD3
>>>
>>> [1.4]   X3D4 Architecture Working Draft (WD3) Ballot version (pristine
>>> copy)
>>>
>>> https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-WD3/ballot
>>>
>>> The X3D Working Group reviews all proposed technical changes and works
>>> to consensus on each capability improvement.  Dick Puk and I are the
>>> ISO-appointed specification editors charged with proper reconciliation of
>>> all document changes.  The Web3D Consortium is in charge of approving and
>>> advancing X3D improvements to ISO when they are ready for international
>>> review.  This is essentially the same process that has successfully guided
>>> our interoperable evolution from VRML97 through X3D 3.0, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3
>>> to the present day.
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> 2. X3D4 validation tools and autogenerated libraries.
>>>
>>> Happy to report availability of successfully updated implementations
>>> supporting all X3D4 node requirements now posed by Working Draft 3.
>>>
>>> [2.1]   X3D XML Schema and DOCTYPE, X3D Unified Object Model (X3DUOM)
>>>         https://www.web3d.org/specifications/
>>>
>>> [2.2]
>>> https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3dSchemaDocumentation4.0/x3d-4.0.html
>>>         https://www.web3d.org/specifications/x3d-schema-changelog.txt
>>>
>>> [2.3]
>>> https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3dDoctypeDocumentation4.0.html
>>>         https://www.web3d.org/specifications/x3d-dtd-changelog.txt
>>>
>>> [2.4]   X3D Unified Object Model (X3DUOM) interfaces for all nodes,
>>> fields, statements
>>>         https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3DUOM.html
>>>
>>> https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3dUnifiedObjectModel-4.0.xml
>>>
>>> [2.5]   X3DJSAIL: X3D Java Scene Access Interface Library
>>>         https://www.web3d.org/specifications/java/X3DJSAIL.html
>>>
>>> [2.6]   X3DPSAIL: X3D Python Scene Access Interface Library
>>>         https://www.web3d.org/x3d/stylesheets/python/python.html
>>>         https://pypi.org/project/x3d
>>>
>>> [2.7]   X3D Ontology for Semantic Web
>>>         https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/semantics
>>>
>>> [2.8]   X3D Tidy for Scene Cleanup, Corrections and Modifications
>>>         https://www.web3d.org/x3d/stylesheets/X3dTidy.html
>>>
>>> [2.9]   X3D Validator: comprehensive Quality Assurance (QA) testing of
>>> X3D models
>>>         https://savage.nps.edu/X3dValidator
>>>
>>> These updates are all checked into version control with latest revisions
>>> deployed.
>>>
>>> ---
>>>
>>> 3. X3D4 documentation highlights.
>>>
>>> Recent specification changes include a small set of field renames for
>>> X3D3-X3D4 and optional support for Cascading Style Sheets (CSS).  Ongoing
>>> evaluation of the preceding X3D4 tools continues with regression testing of
>>> diverse examples.  Detailed analysis of issues is available to members in
>>> Mantis, which distills mailing-list discussion of issues and shows
>>> specification-editor resolutions.
>>>
>>> [3.1]   X3D Tooltips, authoring hints for each node and field
>>>         https://www.web3d.org/x3d/tooltips/X3dTooltips.html
>>>
>>> [3.2]   X3D Scene Authoring Hints: Field name changes planned for
>>> improved consistency
>>>
>>> https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dSceneAuthoringHints.html#fieldNameChanges
>>>
>>> [3.3]   X3D4 Architecture, Annex L, HTML authoring guidelines
>>>
>>> https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-WD3/Part01/htmlGuidelines.html
>>>
>>> [3.4]   X3D Resources, Examples: Scene Archives for X3D
>>>
>>> https://www.web3d.org/x3d/content/examples/X3dResources.html#Examples
>>>
>>> [3.5]   Web3D Mantis Issue Tracker
>>>         https://www.web3d.org/member-only/mantis/main_page.php
>>> ---
>>>
>>> 4. X3D4 browser implementations.
>>>
>>> Multiple browsers have been making progress towards X3D4 and have been
>>> instrumental in demonstrating impressive capabilities.  We haven't made it
>>> easy by supporting so many excellent new capabilities... but each is open
>>> source, which makes shared scrutiny and improvement possible. Ongoing
>>> scrutiny and progress of course remains welcome.
>>>
>>> [4.1]   X_ITE X3D Browser: One Step Ahead!
>>>         https://github.com/create3000/x_ite/wiki
>>>
>>> [4.2]   Titania X3D Editor: Ease On Out!
>>>         https://github.com/create3000/titania/wiki
>>>
>>> [4.3]   X3DOM: Instant 3D the HTML way!
>>>         https://www.x3dom.org
>>>
>>> [4.4]   Castle Game Engine: 3D and 2D game engine
>>>         https://castle-engine.io
>>>
>>> [4.5]   FreeWRL: X3D/VRML open source viewer
>>>         http://freewrl.sourceforge.net
>>>
>>> [4.6]   X3DJSONLD: X3D JSON loader and node.js express web server
>>>         https://github.com/coderextreme/X3DJSONLD
>>>
>>> [4.7]   d3-x3d: 3D Data Driven Charting Library with D3 and X3D
>>>         https://github.com/jamesleesaunders/d3-x3d
>>>
>>> Stellar MVPs include Holger Seelig, Andreas Plesch, Michalis Kamburelis,
>>> Doug Sanden, John Carlson and James Lee Saunders respectively for each of
>>> these critical codebases.  X3D4 would not be happening without them (and
>>> their communities supporting each codebase).
>>>
>>> Hats off to MUFTI (Joerg Scheurich) who nurtured White Dune for many
>>> years but is no longer with us, taken just as he was gearing up for more
>>> X3D activity.
>>>
>>> [4.8]   white_dune VRML/X3D editor
>>>         https://wdune.ourproject.org
>>> ---
>>>
>>> 5. Next: OK then, here we go together.
>>>
>>> It has been a big year despite many challenges. Perseverance is paying
>>> off, this is a major new level we are now reaching.
>>>
>>> Many thanks are due to many many many contributors, this is entirely a
>>> team effort.  Wow, we are doing it!
>>>
>>> - Weekly efforts and leadership (on every imaginable topic) with Anita
>>> Havele, Vince Marchetti, Nicholas Polys and Dick Puk have been essential
>>> throughout.
>>> - Michalis Kamburelis mixed oil + water to show how advanced glTF
>>> lighting and rendering was fully possible in X3D.
>>> - Efi Lakka and Thanos Malamos built the new Sound component by
>>> integrating the world-class Web Audio API.
>>> - Joe Williams and Myeong Won Lee are still "walking the walk" for
>>> Humanoid Animation (HAnim).
>>> - Kwan Hee Yoo reconciled images and lighting to make the Texture
>>> Projector component work.
>>> - Jakub Flotyński made the X3D Ontology work, opening the door for new
>>> levels of query/response/insight.
>>> - Andreas Plesch "hands on" both X3DOM and X_ITE has been essential for
>>> integration with HTML5 pages everywhere.
>>> - Anita Havele for enthusiastically helping everyone "tell the story"
>>> about these capabilities in ways that others can understand.
>>> - Vince Marchetti, Christophe Mouton and Soonhung Han for aligning X3D
>>> with 3D Scanning, 3D Printing and CAD models.
>>> - Nicholas Polys for clear vision and technical insights reflected
>>> throughout the specification.
>>> - Dick Puk for steady engagement in U.S. Standards body INCITS H3 and
>>> deep knowledge of ISO specification editing.
>>> - Mitch Williams (we miss you buddy) shared keen insights for
>>> effectively aligning user immersion with VR AR MAR and XR.
>>> - Special acknowledgement to retired co-chair Roy Walmsley for getting
>>> us all past the steepest part of the climb.
>>> - ... and who is here missing from the list?  Apologies for any
>>> unintended omissions...
>>>
>>> Definitely thanks to everyone who has contributed along the way, you
>>> know who you are and group effort persists.
>>>
>>> Essential to every effort: process and presence of nonprofit Web3D
>>> Consortium.  Please join as a member, and provide the Board of Directors
>>> with your assessment.
>>>
>>> [5.1]   Join the Web3D Consortium
>>>         https://www.web3d.org/join
>>>
>>> Next: just in case anyone wants to slow down, last month a bunch of
>>> people showed a LOT of progress that deserves much follow-on work.  Not bad
>>> for 25 years...
>>>
>>> [5.2]   Web3D 2020 Conference, 25th Anniversary: "3D for a
>>> Hyperconnected World"
>>>         https://web3d.siggraph.org
>>>
>>> I hope that everyone has a safe and happy holiday season with family and
>>> friends.
>>>
>>> All insights and all improvements always welcome.  Have fun with X3D!  8)
>>>
>>> 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
>>>  +1.831.656.2149
>>> X3D graphics, virtual worlds, navy robotics
>>> http://faculty.nps.edu/brutzman
>>>
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