[x3d-public] X3D minutes 12 FEB 2021: X3D4 release, working groups are busy, possible Webinars and follow-on activities

[John Carlson]

Congrats on the CD submission to ISO!

John

On Fri, Feb 12, 2021 at 11:59 AM Don Brutzman <brutzman at nps.edu> wrote:

> Attendees: Vince Marchetti, Dick Puk, Don Brutzman.  Regrets Anita Havele,
> John Carlson, Nicholas Polys.
>
> This week we review X3D4 release and look ahead at follow-on activities.
>
> [0.1]    Web3D Teleconference Information
>           https://www.web3d.org/member/teleconference-information
>
> > Please use the following link for all Web3D Consortium Meetings.
> >
> > Join URL:
> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81634670698?pwd=a1VPeU5tN01rc21Oa3hScUlHK0Rxdz09
>
> Confirm that no Web3D Consortium member-only information is in these
> minutes.
>
> Prior minutes:
>
> [0.2]   [x3d-public] X3D minutes, 5 FEB 2021: NWIP complete, WD3
> finalization, CD submission to ISO
>
> https://web3d.org/pipermail/x3d-public_web3d.org/2021-February/014698.html
>
> ---
>
> 1. Draft X3D4 specification available
>
> Am (overwhelmingly) happy to report that X3D4 Committee Draft (CD) is now
> stable and submitted to ISO.
>
> All links of interest available at
>
> [1.1]   X3D4 Version 4 Overview
>         https://www.web3D.org/x3d4
>
> [1.2]   X3Dv4 Public Working Draft
>         https://www.web3d.org/x3dv4-public-working-draft
>
> All prior comments are available and marked up in color-coded styles for
> Working Draft 3 (WD3).
>
> [1.3]   X3D4 Working Draft 3 (WD3)
>
> https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-WD3
>
> https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-WD3.Web3D.zip
>
> Web3D version of pristine Committee Draft (CD) submitted to ISO is
> available with no markup.
>
> [1.4]   X3D4 Working Draft 3 (WD3)
>
> https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-CD
>
> https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-CD.Web3D.zip
>
> Issues and resolutions are found in Mantis.  Multiple implementations and
> resources available.  Summary:
>
> [1.5]   [x3d-public] X3D4 Architecture validation and implementation
> update, with thanks
>
> https://web3d.org/pipermail/x3d-public_web3d.org/2020-December/014302.html
>
> Enjoy!  8)
>
> ---
>
> 2. Active working-group meetings
>
> A lot is happening to adapt and use X3D4!  Watch the x3d-public list for
> minutes and announcements:
>
> [2]     Web3D Working Groups
>         https://www.web3d.org/working-groups
>
> a. Web3DUX meets (typically every other) Monday 1015-1100 pacific
>
> b. Semantic X3D discussion Tuesday, timing varies
>
> c. Communications team (members only) Wednesdays 8-9 pacific
>
> d. Audio implementation Wednesdays 1000 pacific
>
> e. CAD Design Printing Scanning (members only) Thursday 8-9 pacific
>
> f. X3D specification editors meet weekly, next topic is X3D SAI 19775-2
> review.
>
> As discussed in Monday's Web3DUX meeting, comments improvements and
> incremental extensions to X3D4 remain possible during ISO balloting this
> year.
>
> ---
>
> 3. Webinar planning
>
> Great suggestion by Nicholas - discuss potential webinars in coming
> months.  Volunteers (and superstar requests) welcome.
>
> a. Audio.  Efi Lakka is finalizing her full integration of Web Audio API
> in X3DOM, and is happy to lead a video webinar in March performing a code
> walkthrough.
>
> b. DIS Stream recording. Don Brutzman can share this week's presentation
> to SISO on recording DIS to create X3D Position/Orientation interpolators,
> aka “A Stream is a Stream”.
>
> [3]     Repeatable Unit Testing of Distributed Interactive Simulation
> (DIS) Protocol  Behavior Streams using Web Standards
>
> https://gitlab.nps.edu/Savage/NetworkedGraphicsMV3500/-/blob/master/conferences/SIW2021/BrutzmanBrennenstuhlOpenDIS7UnitTestingSiwFebruary2021Official.pdf
>
> c. Vince (and maybe Andreas) can demonstrate use of online tools (such as
> Glitch) for construction of 3D web pages.
>
> Let's think about how to present all past and upcoming webinars, on a
> webpage and Twitter too.  Hoping that by creating a schedule it will
> encourage lots of good sessions.
>
> ---
>
> Have fun with X3D4!  8)
>
> all the best, Don
> --
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> brutzman at nps.edu
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