Utilizing X3D for immersive environments

Abstract

Conceptually, the semantics of X3D describe an abstract functional behaviour of time-based, interactive 3D, multimedia information and do not all specify a specific software or hardware setup. However X3D clients and applications today are mainly built for desktop systems running a web browser. In this papr we explore how suitable X3D and W3C technologies can be utilized as an application and programming model for immersive virtual environments. We present a system implementation, necessary extensions to the X3D specification and discuss how standard nodes can be interpreted differently in an immersive setting.