Frankly, the scene graph model in Java 3D does not present a robust and flexible framework to describe the virtual world. Consider the following points:
1) This model does not present a natural way to describe the world around you; 2) This model does not have a robust way to handle user interactions with the virtual world; 3) You have no idea what time means in this model, so it's difficult to simulate dynamic behaviors of world objects. 4) It's never a easy work for ordinary programmers to develop 3D applications (consider most developers can write a nice html page). I believe these are the main reasons to the fact that the Java 3D has not gained the massive popularity in the past few years. If the Java 3D development is still on this track, I don't believe it will have a bright future in the near term. Our product, the WorldShow3D browser, uses Java 3D APIs in the pure immediate model (mainly in graphics rendering), but it is completely built on a new world model, i.e., the Show Stage model. We have incorporated the most fundamental elements of a world (i.e., space, time, and human interactions) into the software design, and the Show Stage model has overcome many limitations of the Scene Graph model in other 3D virtual world framework. So I really think the combination of Java 3D APIs and the Show Stage model can bring the virtual environment to every computer, and then this can help Java 3D rebirth. Hope you can join me. Thanks, Thomas Din WorldShow3D Software Company 3717 Meadow View Dr. Dexter, MI 48130 http://www.worldshow3d.com/ You don't need to re-invent the world! -----Original Message----- From: Discussion list for Java 3D API [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Len Yencharis Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 10:06 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] how to help java3D rebirth ? More JAVA3D--This article will appear in Jan 2004 issue of Advanced Imaging. Contact me if you want a copy of the issue--it's being printed now -- 3D Digital Image Processing Marketing and Technical Consultant > Not in the Reuters article, I guess they don't care > about 'nuts and bolts' of a "internet language in > Mars", but in James Grosling article I found it: > > "... All of this 3-D, walk-through visualization is > using standard Java APIs like Java 3-D API, Java > Advanced Imaging API, Java networking APIs and the > user interface APIs. ..." > > So, we are there ;) > > Alessandro Borges > > --- Florin Herinean <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu: > > On the original article, there was no mention of > > Java 3D. Only java and 3-D > > viewers, which may not necessarily be java. And if > > it's java, there are > > several 3d java implementations, java3d is only one > > of them. > > > > Florin > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Discussion list for Java 3D API > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > > Alessandro Borges > > Sent: Mittwoch, 21. Januar 2004 12:56 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [JAVA3D] how to help java3D rebirth ? > > > > > > On that Reuters article and in the links below all > > then talk about Java3D, and/or 3D features in Java, > > i.e. Java3D (dah!). > > James Grosling itself put Java3D & Jai in the sky. > > I guess now is the time to join JCP 189 (Java3D > > 1.4), > > JCP 148 (3D Media Utilities) & JCP 231 , and give a > > constructive participation in the Java Media APIs. > > > > http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/index.html > > http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/features/mars.html > > > http://www.java.com/en/explore/everywhere/mars_rover.jsp > > http://mars.telascience.org/ > > http://mars.telascience.org/softwaredownload > > > > Alessandro Borges > > > > --- Gus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> escreveu: > do you think > > it has to do with java3d or just java ? > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > Yahoo! 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