Re: VRML usage

Neophytos Iacovou ([email protected])
Thu, 20 Apr 1995 16:12:44 -0500 (CDT)

Andrew C. Esh writes:
>
> Again, we have two different views of what VRML is. I'm starting to get
> the idea that VRML is HTML, but in 3D. The only thing is knows about
> outside of each page, is a URL. To do the networked part of it, HTTP is
> used, and so I expect there will be a VRTP added to VRML.

Yeah, VRML is a lang. that models a 3D scene. Many of these exist
in the graphics world. What VRML adds is the notion that you can click
on an object and do something Internet-like with it. The URL attached
to the object tells you what this Internet-like thing is.

HTTP does *NOT* have to be used to resolve the URL. HTTP is used to
resolve HTTP URLs, Gopher the Gopher URLS, FTP the FTP URLs, Telnet
the .............. you get the idea.

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