Virtual Reality Modeling Language

Virtual Reality Modeling Language

VRML - Pronounced either "vee-are-em-ell" or "VER-mul"

VRML is an abbreviation for Virtual Reality Modeling Language. You might see some references to Virtual Reality Markup Language, which is what VRML was called at the very beginning -- taking its cue from HTML: Hypertext Markup Language -- but it's been several years since people realized that our vision could be and ought to be a good deal bigger than simply marking up text to add on 3D capabilities.

On Using VRML

news://comp.lang.vrml FAQ - http://home.hiwaay.net/~crispen/vrmlworks/faq/

Criticism and Comparison

VRML always been somewhat contraversial. I put this in to leave space for pointers...

Browsers

Contact - http://www.blaxxun.com
Cortona - http://www.paragraph.ru
CosmoPlayer? [link missing]

External Links

An XML markup which does the same as VRML is X3D. Cortona plugin supports both. For 2D images ScalableVectorGraphics is simpler.

A WTC Memorial site that lets you go inside and see NY from the observation deck. See http://home.earthlink.net/~alprojects/wtc/