- 3DML
3DML is a format for creating 3 dimensional websites. It was invented in 1996 by Michael Powers. The files are written in a kind of (non-valid)
XML and can be shown with a browser plugin and independent 3DML browser called [http://www.flatland.com Flatland Rover] . Unfortunately the latest version is from spring 2005, which is also why there is only a plugin forInternet Explorer ,Netscape Navigator andAOL , but not forMozilla Firefox . An older version of the plugin is available for Opera: [http://www.opera.com/docs/plugins/] .A 3DML world is called a "Spot". In the spot "blocks" can be inserted, laid out in a grid. The blocks can be ordered into "levels" - each has the same size. This approach was designed to simplify the building process and comprehension of 3D pages. The following is an example of a full Spot description of a 3D room with walls.
###...### #.......# #.......# #.......# #.......# #.......# #.......# #.......# ######### ###---### #-------# #-------# #-------# #-------# #-------# #-------# #-------# ######### You can walk the spots either by using mouse or arrow keys.
ee also
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VRML
*X3D
*3DMLW
*3DXML Links
* [http://www.flatland.com Homepage of the developers]
* [http://www.opera.com/docs/plugins The Opera plugin]
* [http://www.xml.com/pub/a/1999/01/3dml/3dml-plain.html An introduction to 3DML]
* [http://www.flatland.com/build/tutorial/ Another tutorial]
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