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Foil 8 VRML - Virtual Reality Modeling Language -- Overview

From Overview of VRML SC95 Tutorial on Web Technologies -- December 4,95. by NPAC Team * See also color IMAGE

Mission Statement:
VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language) is an interpreted language for describing multi-participant interactive simulations - virtual worlds networked via global Internet and hyperlinked within the World Wide Web.
History:
VRML concept was proposed by Tim Berners-Lee and David Ragget in spring Ô94 during the first WWW conference in Geneva. After the conference the VRML forum was created by Mark Pesce to discuss the development of a specification. In May Ô95 the first version of specification was available.
Current status:
  • VRML is still under development.
  • The currently available specification describes version 1.0.
  • Next version - 1.1 will specify only small changes.
  • Version 2.0 is expected in May Ô96.



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