Create a Virtual 3D World on Your Website

VRML, which stands for virtual reality markup language, is a technology for animation and 3D modeling that lets you create 3D scenes for websites. A special VRML browser Plugin lets you control the viewing of VRML components on web sites. Panoramas are another type of virtual reality components, similar in some ways to VRML in that the user needs a special Plugin to view and control the viewing of the panoramic virtual reality component. However, unlike VRML panoramas are made up of a series of photographs stitched together to create one image that you can view enTirely as you move your cursor across the image.

Create a Virtual 3D World on Your Website

Create a Virtual 3D World on Your Website

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Create a Virtual 3D World on Your Website

Create a Virtual 3D World on Your Website

Web designers add virtual reality (VR) components to web pages for several reasons, including to make web pages more interesting and interactive,and to display an item in a 3D view.

Some common formats for Quicktime VR panoramas includes, VRML2, Black Diamond's Surround Video, and Endless Pictures SmoothMove.

VRML offers uses for many types of websites, including entertainMent, education, Computer aided design, product marketing, virtual malls, and much more. Panoramas are useful for these same types of websites, as well as real estate and travel.

VR components offer many advanTAGes to web site designers. They make web sites more interesting and interactive, provide more detail for objects or places than regular flat photos, there is no need for complex programming to add a component to your VR web site, and they generally have cross-platform and cross-browser compatibility. SomedisadvanTAGes include requireMent of a Plug-in for viewing (in many cases), long download time for some web VR components, depending on the file size and type, and the needed skills and creativity for quality output.

Many software programs, such as Caligari's TrueSpace, Micrografx Simply 3D, Silicon Graphics 3D Internet Space Builder, and Platinum Technology's VRCreator learning edition automatically creat VRML files for you.

Some options for panorama creation software includes Apple's Quicktime VR Authoring Studio, Enroute Imaging's QuickStitch 360, Video Brush Corporation's VideoBrush Panorama, Live Picture's Photo View, unlimited Picture's Smooth Move, Ulead Cool 360 's, and Black Diamond's Surround Video.

Now, go forth andCREATE!

By M Adley

http://www.your3dsource.com

Create a Virtual 3D World on Your Website