3D graphics in the browser
I am excited about this release: I believe that a 3D API for the web will allow web developers to create powerful, immersive 3D apps, that are comparable to the experience offered by client applications and game consoles. This will make the web better, not to mention more fun!
Google chrome team member has announced that a few weeks ago, we joked about creating a special version of Google Chrome that made the web 3D. Well today, all joking aside, a team at Google is actually taking a step in that direction by introducing O3D: a shader-based API for 3D graphics in the browser.
This API allows for the development of sophisticated 3D applications that rival experiences one would expect in native applications. Technology like this will eventually make launching high quality games as easy as clicking a link in your browser.
What is O3D?
O3D is an open-source web API for creating rich, interactive 3D applications in the browser. This API allows for the development of sophisticated 3D applications that rival experiences one would expect in native applications. Technology like this will eventually make launching high quality games as easy as clicking a link in your browser.
Read more about O3D on the Google Code blog or explore the API at code.google.com/apis/o3d.
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3D content has been accessible from inside the web browser for years. Popular indie games like Off-Road Velociraptor Safari and RC Laser Warrior have used the Unity 3D technology to show amazing 3D graphics in the browser. But also huge franchises flock to Unity: Cartoon Networks even made their fullblown MMO FusionFall as a 3D in-browser game with Unity. Yes, console quality games as easy as clicking a link in your browser are already around (and making profit!).
Google’s Beach Demo even looks suspiciously similar to Unity’s vast Tropical Paradise Demo:
http://unity3d.com/gallery/live-demos/tropical-paradise
But it will be interesting to see where things will be going with an open source project like this! Once it has matured a bit more, it will certainly have potential.
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