[x3d-public] [consortium] call for contributions: SIGGRAPH 2023 BOF outreach on X3D 4.0, plus other events

Thu Aug 3 13:40:10 PDT 2023

a. The CT collection of the Virtual Natural History Museum of the
Department of Comparative Neuroanatomy at the University of Bonn, Germany
b. More than 6000 tomographic scans of fish and other fauna (30TB) in full
resolution, smoothly interactive, expert image and dissection analysis
tools, powered by X3D
c. below
d. http://vnhm.de/

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On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 3:39 PM Nicholas Polys <npolys at vt.edu> wrote:

> As part of my collecting our SIGGRAPH and Web history for the upcoming
> conference,
>
> I found some of my favorite VRML content still running in web browsers
> thanks to X-ITE!!
>
> These all run speedily on our 27.5 mil pixel stereo CAVE here at Virginia
> Tech as well :-)
>
> Its an amazing accomplishment for a standards-based technology to survive
> and thrive across epochs...
> So thanks to our amazing community for sharing ... keep them coming !!!
> :-)
>
> **)*
>
>    1. VRML Field Guide
>    2. First interactive 3D Field Guide website published online - fish,
>    flowers, and trees from around the world in VRML zoological illustrations
>    3. Screenshot images/video
>    4. http://www.toucan.co.jp/page/VRMLFrameE.html
>
>
>
> **)*
>
>    1. Geometry Playground by Vladimir Bulatov
>    2. Amazing shapes, meditative kaleidoscopes, SIGGRAPH 1998 and 1999
>    logos in VRML!
>    3. Screenshot images/video
>    4. http://bulatov.org/vrml/
>
>
>
> **)*
>
>    1. FLOOPS
>    2. Floops: The First Episodic 3D VRML Cartoon You've found the archive
>    of Floops "Re-Runs". Floops is a fully animated 3D VRML cartoon character,
>    designed specifically to live on the Web. Part worm, part frog, part mini
>    human, Floops is the star of the below 65 episodes. With complete sound
>    most episodes range 200-250K (just under 2 minutes over 28.8 modem).
>    3. Screenshot images/video
>    4. https://sgeo.github.io/floopsArchive/floops/archive.html
>    5. see also :  https://davidfrerichs.github.io/
>
>
>
>
> **)*
>
>    1. Tribute to the World Trade Center; Kubrick fandom
>    2. Alex Lobet Screenshot images/video
>    3. https://vr.alexllobet.com/
>
>
>
>
>
> [image: Sigg99_logo_cap1.png][image: 1999_3DFieldGuide.png][image:
> floops_duck2.png]
>
>
> [image: 2001_WTC1.png][image: spaceOdd.png]
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 3, 2023 at 1:35 PM Andreas Plesch <andreasplesch at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Shapeways comes to mind:
>>
>> > Name of example model or application
>>
>> Shapeways 3D printing model visualization and tooling
>>
>> > 1-sentence description summary
>>
>> Shapeways, a major, business oriented 3d printing service, uses X3D
>> technology to offer customers a stable and convenient interface to
>> visualize and prepare 3d models for successful printing.
>>
>> > Screenshot images/video
>>
>> attached below
>>
>> > Website link
>>
>> shareable link:
>>
>>
>> https://www.shapeways.com/model/3dtools/13402637/0/6?key=8baedcf9f7331f6367486acc0d1c78f8
>>
>> They offer public linking with shareable urls, so presumably it is ok
>> to use their content.
>>
>> The model shared above is from the NiH model exchange, another great
>> application:
>>
>> https://3d.nih.gov/
>>
>> > We’ll be assembling a short slideset, show a few demos, and talk about
>> X3D future possibilities.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Apologies for short fuse… we are racing hard to be ready.  Give us what
>> you’ve got!  Thanks in advance for all contributions.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > But wait there is a lot more… Other Web3D-supported events at SIGGRAPH
>> 2023 include great work at
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Web3D at SIGGRAPH 2023
>> > https://www.web3d.org/event/web3d-siggraph-2023
>> > Join the Web3D Consortium at SIGGRAPH 2023 as we celebrate 28 years of
>> breakthroughs in 3D Web technology along with 50 years of SIGGRAPH history.
>> Attend our Birds of a Feather (BoF) discussions, bolstered by a community
>> of innovators who have mapped the future of interactive, real-time 3D
>> Graphics.
>> > https://www.web3d.org/event/web3d-siggraph-2023
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Cartographic Visualization (Carto) BOF -  Monday, August 7, Noon - 1:30
>> PM in the ACM SIGGRAPH Village Theater.
>> > ACM SIGGRAPH Cartographic (Carto) Visualization Bird of a Feather (BOF)
>> session will highlight the future of digital mapping to support our daily
>> lives. Presenters will demonstrate various solutions for interactive
>> cartographic display and international mapping.
>> > https://s2023.siggraph.org/presentation/?id=villip_105&sess=sess339
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 3D Web Interoperability for the Metaverse
>> > Tuesday, 8 August 2023 - 1:00 PM  - 3:00 PM Pacific. Room 514.
>> > Industry leaders, Standards development Organizations (SDO), Metaverse
>> Standards Forum(MSF), and Browser developers will discuss how best to make
>> the Metaverse fully interoperable with the WWW and the Standards ecosystem.
>> > https://s2023.siggraph.org/presentation/?id=bof_108&sess=sess191
>> > Introduction to Metaverse Standards Forum 3D Web Interoperability
>> Domain Group Proposal
>> > Web3D/X3D Presentation by Nicholas Polys
>> > Metaverse Standards Forum presentation by Neil Trevett
>> > Use Cases Presentations: Versar, Threedy,  IVN and 3dMD
>> > Discussion topics:
>> >
>> > The nature of Metaverse Interoperability
>> > WWW and device interfaces
>> > Web Architecture & current standards
>> > 3D Assets Interoperability
>> > Use Cases and domains
>> > Paths to Interoperability
>> > SDOs and engagement
>> > Industry Support
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Onward we go, Planet SIGGRAPH approacheth… please share.  Have fun with
>> X3D 4.0!
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > 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
>> https://faculty.nps.edu/brutzman
>> >
>> >
>> >
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>>
>>
>> --
>> Andreas Plesch
>> Waltham, MA 02453
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>
>
> --
> Nicholas F. Polys, Ph.D.
>
> Director of Visual Computing
> Virginia Tech Research Computing
>
> Affiliate Professor
> Virginia Tech Department of Computer Science
> https://people.cs.vt.edu/~npolys/  <https://people.cs.vt.edu/~npolys/>
>

-- 
Andreas Plesch
Waltham, MA 02453
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