Y2K Diary [ 19.03.00 ]

79. Programming (Part 5)
Lingo.  Language used by Macromedia's Director.  For games and interactive presentation.  "On mouse up, go to the frame".

VRML.  Virtual Reality Mark-up Language.  Use to design 3D environments.  VRML files are made up of nodes.

                                                                    VRML
Separator {
   Texture2 {
      filename "/textures/filename.jpg"
   } Cube {
      width  1
      depth  4
      height 9
   }
}
                                                                              

VRML was first thought up by Mark Pesece.
Gavin Bell of Silicon Graphics implemented it in 1994.
Join the WWW-VRML mailing list majordomo@wired.com with the message "subscribe, www-vrml, your email address."
Visit the VAG (VRML Advisory Group). NP


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