Ten years ago-- three years into my first web 3D project-- the world wasn't ready for a 3D web. VRML couldn't get arrested, and if you dared utter "Immersive Web" you'd get a 3-head-count stare.
But now, it's all anyone can talk about. There are so many startups doing web-based virtual worlds these days that I've lost track. And Immersive Web has moved from a futurist notion to part of the "web 3.0" canon at light speed.
All of which is really gratifying. I don't mind that I was a few years ahead of my time. And I still can't say we've got it 100% figured out. I'm just glad it's finally happening... and that I'm a part of it. The company I co-founded, Vivaty, got major venture backing last summer. We recently came out of hiding and got some great press coverage in the New York Times and elsewhere.
Viva!
Vivaty looks interesting. Graphically it looks very similar to Second Life, do you interact in a similar way?
Do y'all do any work with PaperVision3D for Flash?
http://www.papervision3d.org/
Posted by: Phoenix Web Design | June 13, 2008 at 10:25 AM
I wasn't aware of a connection between Vivaty and X3D, that's very interesting!
Posted by: rootdown | June 13, 2008 at 03:56 PM
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