HELP! * GREY=local LOCAL HTML version of Foils prepared January 8 1996

Foil 22 VRML - Browsers

From Overview of VRML SC95 Tutorial on Web Technologies -- December 4,95. by NPAC Team * See also color IMAGE
VRML browser adopts VRML ascii file (gz compressed) as the communication medium and renders the scene. The MIME type for VRML is x-world/x-vrml
The data may be received by the VRML browser itself or by the HTML browser.
Possible methods of VRML browser integration:
  • helper application - data is received by HTML browser and is sent to the VRML viewer.
  • stand-alone application - the viewer is able to receive the data itself.
  • integrated application - the HTML and VRML browsers are integrated

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