The Extensible 3D (X3D) specification effort proceeds steadily, working to
provide VRML 97 scene graph functionality via the Extensible Markup Language
(XML). Numerous details are available at
http://www.web3D.org -> Task & Working Groups -> X3D
We meet on on the first Friday of each month. Next meeting is this coming
Friday at SRI in Menlo Park. Map, telephone details and draft agenda are
available online. A copy of the agenda is attached for your convenience.
As specified in the process document, we plan on public review for all of
our efforts. Expect another announcement requesting reviews via the
x3d-reviewers list next week. To sign up as a reviewer now, or to join
the contributors list, please see
http://www.web3D.org/TaskGroups/x3d/X3dTaskGroupCharter.html#Mail
There is a lot happening! Now is a good time to start tracking X3D.
Thanks in advance for upcoming contributions and review comments.
all the best, Don
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Don Brutzman Naval Postgraduate School, Code UW/Br Root 200 work 831.656.2149
Monterey California 93943-5000 USA fax 831.656.3679
Virtual worlds/underwater robots/Internet http://web.nps.navy.mil/~brutzman
X3D Contributors Meeting Agenda (discussion draft)
Friday 4 June 1999
1000 Welcome, introductions, agenda bash, previous meeting minutes
Website review (Don & everyone)
- preparatory work & slidesets: anything missing?
- working documents: core/profile DTDs, interfaces, extensions etc.
- final preparations for public scrutiny by x3d-reviewers
1030 Architectural Relationships
Don Brutzman NPS
- http://www.web3D.org/TaskGroups/x3d/ArchitectureRelationships.html
- Core kernel + VRML 97 profile
- API/interfaces
- Extensions to component architecture
- W3C activity liaisons: x3d/web3d individuals, technical issues
- Strategy for successful 1999 delivery of X3D spec & implementations
1100 Open Source
- Task group startup: Alan Hudson, Searle
- C++ source: Curtis Beeson, NVidia and Rob Glidden, Quadramix
- Java3D source status (and access demo?): Rick Goldberg, Sun
- Other open source and API offers in progress: Don Brutzman, NPS
- Computer Associates CosmoPlayer/Worldview status
1130 Bamboo kernel and componentization for C++ modularization
http://www.npsnet.nps.navy.mil/npsnet/Bamboo.html
Kent Watsen and Howard Abrams, NPS
1200 VRML 97 profile DTD, type-value checking, implementation status
Rick Goldberg, Sun
1230 Dial-a-behavior protocol (dabp) and strong typing of XML tags
Don McGregor, NPS
1300 Lunch as we go
1300 Hardware-accelerated NURBS demo by Jeff Sonstein, blaxxun
NURBS & multitexturing extension proposals by Rob Glidden, Quadramix
1330 Proposed Core & VRML 97 interfaces and APIs
Clay Graham & Kamal Shah, NewObjectivity
- core and VRML 97 profile
- DOM relationships and issues
- mapping to all other 3D APIs, interfaces
1400 Shout proposal and implementation update
Jim Stewartson, Paul Isaacs & David Westwood, Shout3D
1415 Interfaces/APIs discussion, next steps with W3C and DOM group
1500 SIGGRAPH Web3D Roundup Demo Planning (2 months to go!)
- Wednesday August 11 1999, 7-9 PM, Los Angeles, 2600 seats
- Submission timeline and details
1530 Other presentation?
1600 Liaison updates
Rob Glidden, Quadramix
- ISO standardization roadmap
- possible X3D extensions: MPEG4, set-top box arena, others
- budget support and sponsors for various x3d liaison activities
1630 Other issues
- your unmentioned issue here, please post it
1645 Discuss plan of action & June outcomes
- Deliverables document: tasks, names, dates
1700 Done
Updated version of this document is kept at
http://www.web3D.org/TaskGroups/x3d/meetings/4june1999/agenda-4june1999.txt
