One application category conspicuously absent in the X3D comments and
documents I've seen is storytelling.
I don't think this is cause for alarm. I do think it is a good reason to
think about viewing X3D not as a storytelling medium but as one component
of a storytelling medium.
Here's another
That is because as an application category, it is not very
well defined or understood. We only have a handful of
VRML samples to look at, each based on different
metaphorical models and emphasizing different parts of
the current browser/plugin framework. Still, the fact that
it is not
You have probably already seen these, and I know they are slowed terribly
by the current state of machinery, but for beautiful worlds check out the
Chesley Bonestell dedications at:
http://pluto.njcc.com/~paulsam/moonship/Welcome.html
It is not interactive and doesn't tell a story, but
