Making 3D work on the Web

with WebGLStudio

 

Alun Evans, Javi Agenjo, and Josep Blat

Interactive Technologies Group, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

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3D on the web

A brief history

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VRML

VRML

X3D

X3D

Flash

Flash

Java

Minecraft

WebGL

WebGL

Integration with the the wider web

Garment

Three.JS

ThreeJS

3D on the Web is difficult because...

  • Requires programming knowledge
  • WebGL vs OpenGL
  • Remote transfer of assets
  • Data processing in the browser
  • iOS!
iOS8

3D on the Web is good because...

  • Collaboration and Sharing
  • Remote Working
  • No installing
  • Anywhere, any machine*
  • *probably

WebGLStudio

A demo in two halves...

WebGLStudio
WebGLStudio

3D Graphics on the Web: A Survey

Computers & Graphics 41 (2014): 43-61

Alun Evans, Marco Romeo, Arash Bahrehmand, Javi Agenjo, Josep Blat
WebGLStudio
Impart Tecnio

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