Virtual Reality Modelling Language

Virtual Reality Modelling Language

VRML Background


VRML was born to solve the problem that how to put

compelling 3D on the every pc connected to the

web

The origin of VRML date back to the middle of 1994

to a European web conference in which Tim Berners-

Lee Talked about the need for a 3d web standard.He

coined the name VRML(Virtual Reality Markup

Language)

The name of the vrml Was Quickly changed to

Virtual reality modeling language to reflect the

emphasis on worlds rather then pages or text.


What We need for VRML..???


The minimum configuration for using VRML on a PC is a

486 processor running at 100 MHz with no less then 8 MB

of RAM.It must be running with Winsows 3.1 installed .

VRML files are written into plain text. So they need a

simple text editor like note pad or word. To browse the

documents two most popular browsers are as below

Internet Explorer from Microsoft & Netscape Navigator from Netscape communication

To browse VRML files we also need to install some

programs with these browsers .These programs are called
plug-ins.The most popular of these is COSMO PLAYER