• VRML 2.0;
  • Based on Moving Worlds from SGI (+Sony +BlackSun +...)
  • Motion and interaction via events, sensors, roads, scripts
  • Avatars
  • Scripts (any language) can talk to outer world - active Objects
  • Less pre-defined nodes - DEF/USE, inheritance - more OO
  • 3D sound
  • Fog, landscape,...
• COSMO (SGI) - containes VRML 2.0 modeler (editor) - first on Win'95
• Virtual Worlds are Real:
  • Black Sun:
    • runs on PC via 14.4kbps
    • different Server cooperate
    • unphysical worlds
    • real id or anonymous (problems)
    • up to 1000 users per Server
    • Virtual Weddings
  • users can create Worlds
• Real Earth:
  • Made from satelite pictures
  • Zooming up to WebPages
  • About 1PB of data needed distributed over the world and quickly accessible
• Netscape purchased PaperSoft => soon 30 mil. users of VRML

Julius Hrivnac, 21/5/96