The first release of The VRML 1.0 Specification was created by Silicon Graphics, Inc. and based on the Open Inventor file format. |
The second release of VRML added significantly more interactive capabilities. It was designed by the Silicon Graphics VRML team with contributions from Sony Research and Mitra. |
The first official version of the VRML 2.0 specification was published on August 4, 1996. |
The latest draft of the specification, VRML97 (April 1997), replaces the August 4th version and has been submitted to ISO as a Draft International Standard (DIS). |