[x3d-public] Box of X3D - Web3D News Brief

[Anita Havele]

Box of X3D - News Brief - October 2020 <https://webx3d.org/box-of-x3d/>

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*Web3D Monthly News Brief*

October 2020 Highlights:
X3D Version 4 draft release - Integrating X3D into HTML5
Web3D 2020 Conference  9-13 November 2020 - Register now it's free

Web3D Consortium continues its mission to promote open interactive 3D 
standards by informing you on the advancements of its ISO standard X3D 
<https://www.web3d.org/x3d/what-x3d>. The Web3D community is 
implementing 3D for business critical applications, while converging 
with related 3D technologies and trends. Every month we curate multiple 
topics to help provide clarity around the future of X3D graphics and 
it’s ecosystem. We begin with *X3D Version 4.0 
<https://www.web3d.org/x3dv4-highlights>*.

The ability to access 3D graphics hardware from within the Web browser 
is a true game changer. As Web browsers have improved the speed of 
JavaScript engines, they have provided everyone access to graphics 
hardware through WebGL. The result is a performant mix of declarative 
content, procedural graphics, and event-based logic. As new technologies 
and features stabilize and standards evolve, 3D graphics developers have 
the archival stability of well-tested long-lasting specifications to 
build upon.

  Web3D Consortium's X3D Version 4.0 is leveraging many of the lessons 
learned from the *W3C Declarative 3D* Community and open source 
plugin-free WebGL, to integrate  X3D into HTML5. Open source 
implementation of *X3DOM <https://www.x3dom.org/>*and *X_ITE, 
<http://create3000.de/x_ite/getting-started/>*both JavaScript X3D 
implementations have demonstrated integration with *WebGL, glTF, HTML5 
*and the DOM.
[Html5] <https://www.web3d.org/x3dv4-highlights>

A high-level view of these leading open formats and how and why they 
should be used together is detailed in the blog, Integrating X3D and 
glTF <https://www.webx3d.org/integrating-x3d-and-gltf>. *"Box of X3D" 
news post and X3D model here <http://webx3d.org/box-of-x3d-oct-2020>. *
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X3D 4.0 also brings forward the multiple file formats and programming 
languages, X3D Unified Object Model (X3DUOM) 
<https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3DUOM.html> which enables authors 
to create, validate, and manipulate X3D content in a large number of 
file encodings (XML, JSON, Binary, ClassicVRML) and programming-language 
bindings (JavaScript, Java, C#, C++, C, Python).

  Also included in version 4.0 is full integration of the Web Audio API 
<https://www.w3.org/TR/webaudio> adding high-fidelity sound propagation, 
rendering and mixing techniques together with advanced sound processing 
capabilities.

A public draft 
<https://www.web3d.org/news-story/x3dv4-draft-specification-available-public-now> was 
released at Web3D/SIGGRAPH 2019, and another update in August 2020. The 
X3D Working Group and Web3D Consortium are completing the review and 
approval process this year and submitting for ISO-IEC ratification in 
December 2020.

X3D 4.0 development is the center of discussion among the Web3D Working 
groups and community. We encourage members to participate in these 
important discussions as we extend X3D to make native authoring and use 
of X3D models fully integrated with HTML5.Join the Consortium 
<http://www.web3d.org/join> and have access to Industry-wide 
perspectives to help make informed strategic decisions and build your 
next open 3D application! There are many benefits 
<https://www.web3d.org/member-benefits> that come with Web3D membership. 
Our marketing website, WebX3D.org <http://www.webx3d.org> and our series 
of educational Webinars <http://www.web3d.org/webinars> on X3D 
technology help you get started with building in X3D. Learn more about 
our Working Groups <http://www.web3d.org/working-groups> and other 
initiative in our Newsletter 
<https://www.web3d.org/sites/default/files/page/About%20Web3D%20Consortium/Web3DNewsletter_Spring2020.pdf>.

Our annual Web3D 2020 Conference <https://web3d.siggraph.org/> "3D for a 
Hyperconnected World" will be held virtually from 9-13 November 2020. 
Registration is free and open*.* Follow us on twitter 
<https://twitter.com/Web3Dconsortium> and get updates at Web3D News and 
Events <https://www.web3d.org/news-events>.

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to compose several 3D assets into a meaningful 3D Web applications for 
publishing 3D with interactivity. Check out Web3D member use cases 
<https://www.webx3d.org/x3d-use-cases>and join this innovative 3D 
graphics community.

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develops and maintains the X3D, VRML, and HAnim international standards. 
These are 3D graphics file formats and run-time specifications for the 
delivery and integration of interactive 3D data over networks. Web3D 
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Best regards,
Anita-Havele
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Executive Director, Web3D Consortium *www.web3d.org* <http://www.web3d.org>
Email: anita.havele at web3d.org - Phone: +1 248 342 7662
133 Lorimer, Salinas California 93901 USA
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