Re: Metastream Family Tree/Flowchart (not authorative) 2006-07-05 - By steven_mcq
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eric3ddd wrote:
< I seem to remember the technology behing Adobe Atmosphere was
Viewpoint. But since Adobe pulled the plug on that product, it's hard
to get more info on it. The 3D components for Adobe Acrobat docs looks
similar to Viewpoint, but I'm not sure they're related. />
Yes, Viewpoint models could be imported into Atmosphere, and I was
told at a 3D trade show by a Viewpoint rep that they contributed much
to the development of Atmosphere.
< Macromedia moved away from 3D creation a while back, so it would be
a shift for Adobe to jump into 3D now. But since they have deep
pockets, a couple of acquisitions could put them on the fast track. />
Eric, I think what buggers everybody is the business model for web 3D.
If no one figures out how to make money on it beyond advertising
novelty, open source x3d will have time to evolve and fill the void.
(I hope Carrara 6 will import/export x3D.)
With the acquisition of SketchUp, Google Earth is now in the web 3D
business, though only for architecture and static, geopositioned
objects. The kml format, which locates all vertices, lines and
polygons by geographic coordinates, might be very limiting when it
comes to moving an object around, as polar coordinates are not
invariant, as xyz coordinates are, and constant conversion might be
computationaly costly. (I also hope Carrara 6 will export to kml, once
the geolocation and orientation of the object is specified.)
It would be especially nice if the Google Earth viewer would support a
Rich3D plugin, so that full-featured, animated objects could be shown
in Google Earth. Imagine a life flight helicopter built in Carrara and
exported to Google Earth via a Rich3D exporter, so that the chopper
could take off from one place and land at another in an entirely
realistic way.
This points to the "killer ap" that I think would breathe life into
business models for web 3D--an application that served as a venue for
animated features. They could be much like 3D game visualization, but
allowed to play out to a greater degree, with the interactivity
emphasizing point of view rather than game play.
Where web3D has life currently is in massive multiplayer games. Movie
makers borrow motifs from that venue, but they have yet to see it as a
conveyance medium where they action plays out as the user gets to be
the cameraman. Not really a role playing experience, not really
passive either.
This is a new frontier, and I wish DAZ had a blue-sky research and
development effort I could join to explore such possibilities. All the
great CG animation and effects houses got that way through R&D:
LucasArts, Industrial Light and Magic, Pixar. If DAZ wants to be
truely great in its domain, it needs an exploratory R&D component.
I think if DAZ Studio or Carrara could choreograph and publish to
Rich3D a dramatic interaction between characters, it would be like
watching a stage play from any seat in the house, or right up on stage
with the characters, except the characters are all CG.
That would be a "killer app," I'm sure of it.
SMcQ
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