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An introduction to virtual reality modeling language

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SOFSEM'97: Theory and Practice of Informatics (SOFSEM 1997)

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An overview of a widely used description format for Virtual Reality on the Web (VRML) is presented. Basic principles as well as useful tricks for creating dynamic virtual worlds are illustrated by a number of examples. Other competitive languages for VR (QuickTimeVR, ActiveVRML) are compared with VRML. Possible future extensions and expectations are discussed.

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  1. Department of Computer Science & Engineering, Czech Technical University, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Karlovo nám. 13, 121 35, Praha 2, Czech Republic

    Jiří Žára

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František Plášil Keith G. Jeffery

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Žára, J. (1997). An introduction to virtual reality modeling language. In: Plášil, F., Jeffery, K.G. (eds) SOFSEM'97: Theory and Practice of Informatics. SOFSEM 1997. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 1338. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-63774-5_114

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