With VRML 2.0, interactive, animated 3D on the internet becomes a reality. This text enriches the official VRML specification with annotations describing why design decisions were made, and examples illustrating proper and creative use of the VRML specification. The CD contains the book in HTML format as well as a Web page that should point readers to online resources for VRML development.
Rikk Carey is the former Director of Engineering at SGI, where he was responsible for a variety of 3D interactive graphic projects including Open Inventor, Showcase 3D, Annotator, VRML, WebSpace, Cosmo Player, and many others. Rikk is one of the three authors of the VRML 2.0 specification.
Gavin Bell is a former member of Technical Staff at Silicon Graphics, one of the chief architects of the Open Inventor toolkit, and a technical leader within SGI. Gavin is one of the three authors of the VRML 2.0 specification.
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