These efforts are now standardized by Java3D specification, just published by JavaSoft and partners (SGI, Intel, Apple). |
Java3D offers OpenInventor functionality in Java and promises high performance implementations via native methods for a broad range of rendering platforms. |
Meanwhile, DimensionX was acquired by Microsoft and LiquidReality is being integrated into Internet Explorer. |
These developments, combined with the recent advances in the affordable high performance PC graphics hardware, indicate clearly the coming technology transition phase in the Web3D domain. |