Is it too early to consider 3D html?
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Is it too early to consider 3D html?
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Re: Is it too early to consider 3D html?
#2Too early? I think this is a good example of "just because you can, it doesn't mean you should". There's little to be gained; any 3D usage I can think of would be much more well-suited to a specialized application than a document markup language.
> Google has not yielded up anything so I am guessing that it meets in secret for the time being.
I think it's more likely that they have no plans for "3D HTML" because it's not a very good idea.
Re: Is it too early to consider 3D html?
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#4I want 4-D HTML so that an image of the sunken city of R'lyeh can be rendered properly in all its non-Euclidean glory. Ia! Ia! Cthullu fhtagn!
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#5I do like to use the "just because you can, it doesn't mean you should" filter like @JeremyBanks but I will say that the idea does excite me. If all browsers would support such a language like @jmount13 linked to (from what I see they don't?) I would love to explore the possibilities.
Many flash website and advanced java/jquery/css site concepts and designs that have wowed people in the past had elements of three dimensional experience, so I say why not adopt it and see where it goes?
Re: Is it too early to consider 3D html?
#6isn't this was canvas and svg are for?
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#7http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VRML
Exactly. My initial impression was: "whaaa.... is it 1995 again?". But hey, perhaps somebody does need it.
Re: Is it too early to consider 3D html?
#8Too early? I think this is a good example of "just because you can, it doesn't mean you should". There's little to be gained; any 3D usage I can think of would be much more well-suited to a specialized application than a document markup language. > Google has not yielded up anything so I am guessing that it meets in secret for the time being. I think it's more likely that they have no plans for "3D HTML" because it's…
Any idea what engine Google Lively used? I know the delivery was Flash-based, but I'm not sure what 3D tech was involved.
Re: Is it too early to consider 3D html?
#9I think that there may need to be some extensions to HTML to support 3D rendering interfaces, but most of the changes should be handled in CSS. HTML is all about content. If someone wants to render their site navigation as a 3D ball at the top of the screen it does not change the actual text or links in the least. It is only a presentation change.
Re: Is it too early to consider 3D html?
#10No mention of WebGL?
http://www.khronos.org/webgl/