VRML: Virtual Reality Meta Language


  • Declarative language for describing Virtual Worlds
  • Current version 2, standardized by Web3D Consortium
  • Based on scene graphs with (non-)graphical nodes
    • Primitive shapes: Sphere,Box,Cylinder,Cone,...
    • Sensors: Time, Touch, Proximity,....
    • Interpolators: Position, Rotation, Color,...
    • Attribute to Attribute connections: Route
  • Several browser plugins available (Cosmo,Cortona,Blaxxun,Worldview...)