[x3d-public] X3D working group minutes 7 April 2013: conference plans, Wikipedia X3D, X3D4 disposition of comments

Fri Apr 7 09:49:24 PDT 2023

Attendees:  Vince Marchetti, Dick Puk, Don Brutzman

0.	Participation.  The X3D Working Group meets weekly on Fridays
09-1000 Pacific on Web3D Consortium zoom channel.  Telcon information:

*
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81634670698?pwd=a1VPeU5tN01rc21Oa3hScUlHK0Rxdz09 
*	https://zoom.us/j/148206572  Password 483805 
*	https://www.web3d.org/member/teleconference-information 

1.	X3D 2023 goals.  Our primary activities for X3D Working Group in
2023 are focused on broad and correct deployment.

a.	Encourage consistent rendering, interaction and usage for the many
tremendous capabilities in X3D4.
b.	Update ISO specifications and implementations for multiple
programming languages and file encodings to match X3D4.

2.	SIGGRAPH 2023 and Web3D 2023 conference planning updates

Web3D Communications Team has been doing good planning.  Brief discussion on
dates, times, participation and plans.

We expect to have two Birds of a Feather (BoF) sessions at SIGGRAPH: one on
X3D4, and one on the now-forming exploratory group for Metaverse Standards
Forum (MSF) 3D Interoperability on the Web.

*	SIGGRAPH 2023, Los Angeles, 6-10 August
*	https://s2023.siggraph.org

*	Web3D 2023 Conference, Vicomtech San Sebastian Spain, 9-11 October
*	https://web3d.siggraph.org

3.	Wikipedia X3D. This week we will continue group review and
improvement of the X3D page on Wikipedia, likely applying some touchups.
Thanks for all issues and insights.  Nicholas is leading this effort.

*	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X3D
*
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Anmbyz7gS_kNHtzHFhALlD9uDbz9Ta9W2Kcw79CM
BvY/edit

Progress continues.  We noted that the introduction immediately starts at a
highly technical level and stays there.  We need a simpler start that
explains to most people what X3D is used for, and why they should use it.
For example, 
- X3D is a scene-graph description language that integrates network-enabled
3D graphics and multimedia.  X3D design supports 3D models as Web pages and
includes similarities to HTML pages.
- X3D is open, royalty free, extensible, interoperable, and runs on all
platforms including laptops, tablets, phones, immersive headsets, and
large-scale CAVES.

Once the google doc is ready, we will apply the updates to wikipedia.

4.	X3D 4.0 Draft International Standards (DIS) disposition of comments

Dick and I hope to finish our resolution of comments to share with other ISO
editors and principals.  Final scrutiny of final drafts welcome.

a.	https://www.web3d.org/member-only/mantis/view_all_bug_page.php
b.
https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS.review
c.
https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS.proof
d.
https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS.proof.IS
OIEC.zip
e.
https://www.web3d.org/specifications/X3Dv4Draft/ISO-IEC19775-1v4-IS.proof.We
b3D.zip

We have finished with all editorial review and are sending appropriate
reports to our fellow editors and ISO IEC contacts.

Have fun with X3D!

all the best, Don

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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, data
http://faculty.nps.edu/brutzman

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