The ones you like best are the best, and everybody already agrees with you. It's far better to talk on the newsgroup about specific things you like and dislike about specific books. It helps if you describe yourself a little (e.g., "I don't remember 3D geometry from high school" or "I'm a C programmer"). The VRML Repository has a list of books, and the VRMLworks has some criteria for selecting a VRML book and reviews of current books.

VRML, sometimes pronounced vermal, is an acronym for the Virtual Reality Modeling Language. Technically speaking, VRML is neither virtual reality nor a modeling language. Virtual reality typically implies an immersive 3D experience (such as a head-mounted display) and 3D input devices (such as digital gloves). VRML neither requires nor precludes immersion. Furthermore, a true modeling language would contain much richer geometric modeling primitives and mechanisms.

The one you have now is best, and everybody already agrees with you. Please don't discuss this on comp.lang.vrml, though questions about which browsers support a particular feature are fine. For information on VRML browsers, the standard source is the VRML Repository's list of browsers. You may also wish to check:

But you shouldn't neglect any of the sites on the VRMLworks' list of general references and periodicals on the net.

The one you're using is best and everybody already agrees with you. Discussions of what's best are generally less productive than discussions of specific features of browsers that are easy to use or hard to use. Besides, the people who develop those modelers sometimes lurk on the list, and they may take your idea and use it in the next revision. The VRML Repository has a list of modelers that can help you get started.

Short answer: VRML is about building 3D content on the Internet. Java3D is an application programming interface (API) for drawing 3D graphics using the Java language. These are different approaches to 3D that may be compatible. VRML????????????????????3D????????Java3D????Java????????3D??????????????????(API)??????????????3D?????????????? Sun has joined the Web3D Consortium to promote the compatibility and interoperability of Sun’s Java 3D API (Java 3D) technology and the VRML 97 standard.

Every book in the Archive has an identifier. For example, RomeoAndJuliet. To link to the book, you should use the following URL:

The Fractal World Explorer can (as of version 1.2a) export it's maps as VRML worlds. VRML, or Virtual Reality Modeling Language, is a language for describing 3d scenes. After creating a VRML world, you can then navigate in 3d around your map. To learn how to view the VRML worlds you've created see How do I view the VRML output. If you're familiar with VRML, you may wish to tweak the base VRML template used by FWE to suit your tastes.

The Web3D Consortium is the only industry forum for creating and promoting open standards for 3D on the Web. We are welcoming to any such standard, or to provide a path for a 3D technology to become an open standard. Open standards are desired for the following reasons: The Consortium is currently supporting the X3D (Extensible 3D) effort and the RM3D (Rich Media 3D) efforts as further Web3D open standards.

Never happened. Rather than incrementally improve 1.0, the VRML community made the leap to 2.0 specification development. August 4, 1996 working draft by the VRML community. This was an unofficial draft. This draft was presented to the ISO committee as a Committee Draft (CD) and used to gain approval to move to the next phase, a DIS. December, 1997, ISO/IEC 14772-1:1997. This is the approved international standard hereafter called VRML 97. The VRML specification is stable.

The VRML 97 specification is an international standard published in December 1997 as ISO/IEC 14772-1:1997.

VRML 2.0 was an earlier draft (August 1996) that led to the offical standard VRML97. VRML97 is the informal name for ISO 14772 (International Standard). VRML97 obsoletes VRML 2.0. VRML97 is 98% compatible with VRML 2.0. The many *editorial* differences in the document itself are listed in detail in the Responses document:

For those who enjoy book learning, a variety of books have been published on all aspects of the game. Some books are firmly targeted at the absolute beginners market, others to the needs of the more experienced players. Backgammon books are typically hard to find on shelves of Australian bookshops, however most can be ordered with relatively little hassle from overseas suppliers and Internet suppliers. A good source for backgammon books could be your local library.

As with so many questions, it depends. If you are a lean bodybuilder or athlete who needs to lean out while maintainign performance and you aren't in a hurry, the UD2 is probably your best choice. When you want the fastest fat/weight loss possible in the shortest time, the Rapid Fat Loss Handbook is the best choice. If you're the type of dieter who is either on a diet or off, and want to break out of that cycle, consider A Guide to Flexible Dieting.

This is a complex subject, but the answer boils down to "as early as possible". It is not unusual for some cruises to sell out almost a year in advance. The cruise industry has changed dramatically over the last few years. Experienced cruisers knew that you could often wait until the last minute to get a good deal. It was only common sense that the cruise line would rather get "something" for that unfilled berth.

In the months to come, we will highlight questions asked by a diverse range of our users and some of the great answers they've obtained through LinkedIn Answers. Feel free to let us know what your favorite question or LinkedIn Answer has been, by leaving a comment.

To view the 3d VRML world that can be created using the Export to VRML feature, you'll need a VRML viewer. Typically a VRML viewer is in the form of a web browser plug-in. Versions 4 and later of Microsoft's Internet Explorer ship with a VRML viewer, while Netscape does not ship with one. In either case, NBOS recommends downloading and installing the Cortona VRML Client from ParallelGraphics, http://www.parallelgraphics.com.

VRML "worlds" got their name from an original goal of VRML: shared virtual worlds on the Internet. VRML worlds can be single files or groups of files that load at the same time. They can range from simple objects to very complex scenes, but never include the entire geometry and all the features of the earth, so there's some hope of downloading them in your lifetime.

A good starting point is Aereal BOOM!, which has more than 1000 VRML URLs. Another place to try out is Serch.

Water for Elephants, by Sara Gruen, absolutely blew me away this past year. Alice Hoffman’s The Third Angel (which arrives in April 2008) is gorgeous.