Flash, Shockwave, ActiveX and a multitude of proprietary plug-ins
for animation are emerging where Java can and should rule.
By Moore's Law 500 M-Hz Handhelds with Linux, EPOC, Be,
Palm, etc. embedded into ROM will become commonplace
THIS YEAR ... and phones, game machines, televisions and other
appliances become programmable, connected, and intelligent.
Will Java and Java3d be built into these devices, and their successors ?
It is time for Java and Java3d to emerge and become the simplest,
most ubiquitous, most desired, and most expected component of
these devices.
Web browsers should support Java now, and Java3d in the near future.
Java support on Linux has greatly improved over the last 6 months.
Java support is growing in browsers where Mozilla, Opera and
other browsers are giving the other 2 more, much needed competition.
AOL - Time Warner - RoadRunner - Netscape - Sun can place
Java3d into the hands of the AOL community at any time.
The Java3d community must now show the world what we can do.
It was a pleasant surprise to receive the announcement of several
successful Java3d projects from the Belgium students on this
mailing list recently -- most the other messages were complaints,
criticisms, and problems.
Show us what you've got !
If you have a successful Java3d project, share it with us.
Post it to the comp.language.java.3d newsgroup, let me know,
or post it here ... I'll compile a list, link to your site, and let the
world know. I encourage Sun, YOU, and others to do the same.
Put everything on your site, if you can, including :
- pictures, text, animations ( .gif, .mov, .avi )
- source code, class files, documentation
- features, futures, fun / profitable experiences, goals
- tutorials, data, background, related information
- advocacy ( of Java, Java3d, animation, 3d graphics, etc. )
- links to other sites
Animated graphics is WONDERFUL, it helps a great deal
because of current difficulties associated with running Java3d
in browers so SHOWING captured animation with animated GIFs
and Movies ( .mov, .avi, .mpg ) is very important.
Multiple animations can be played on a web page -- controlled
by the visitor -- ( thanks to Java ) so Java3d can be shown on
the web with the Java Media Framework ( JMF ).
A Demo of playing ".mov"ies on the web with the Java :
" Playing Movies on a web page with the Java JMF " ( by me )
( Windows and Netscape required ! -- sorry -- )
http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/gait_analysis_tutor.html
_ Mac users should request JMF support for their platform ! _
Examples Of Java ( Java3d and not, "not" first ) :
" Pictorial Index of Java Math Applets and Java Games "
http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/math_is_a_game.html
http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/java_games.html
" Gait Analysis and Human Animation with Java 1.0 "
http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/gait_model.html
" VRML Viewer with Java 1.0 "
http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/java3dviewer.html
" People Poser of H-Anim Avatars with VRML viewer "
http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/HAnimPoser.html
" Java VRML / X3d Viewers " ( Shout3d, Blaxxun )
http://www.shout3d.com/about.html
http://www.blaxxun.com/products/blaxxun3d/showcase/index.html
__ Java3d : Demos, Projects, Movies, Source, etc. __
Human Hand Kinematics ( Stefan Hendrickx / GUL - Belgium )
-- Great Site ! -- needs animations though.
http://www.student.kuleuven.ac.be/~m9408554/hand/robotics.html
" Mars Polar Lander / WITS " with Robotic Arm
http://polarlander.jpl.nasa.gov/
http://mars.graham.com/mplwits/index.html
Rubic's Cube, Virtual Plants, Stinger Simulation ( UAS / Switzerland )
http://www.hta-bi.bfh.ch/~swc/DemoJ3D/
" Java3d : 3d Programming " Tutorial ( Java World, Bill Day )
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-12-1998/jw-12-media_p.html
http://www.javaworld.com/javaworld/jw-01-1999/jw-01-media_p.html
" Satellite Data Visualization : 'JavaMet' " ( Tornado Labs )
http://www.tornadolabs.com/JavaMet/javamet.html
" Java 3d Scenegraph Viewer " ( Tornado Labs )
http://www.tornadolabs.com/News/J3dTree_Home/j3dtree_home.html
" Java 3d Demos and Links " ( Sun )
http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/demos/
http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/3D/links/
" Java3d Creates '.mov'ies with VRML and JMF " ( me )
http://www.frontiernet.net/~imaging/java3d_and_vrml.html
Read and Post to :
comp.lang.java.3d
comp.lang.java.programmer
comp.lang.vrml
comp.graphics.animation
comp.graphics.algorithms
comp.graphics.opengl
comp.graphics.api.opengl
comp.graphics.visualization
-- Paul Flavin, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Java Developer : Java, Java3d, animation, JMF, Sound.
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