A Java web application for allowing multiuser collaboration and exploration of existing VRML worlds

  • Authors:
  • Clifton G. M. Presser

  • Affiliations:
  • Gettysburg College

  • Venue:
  • Web3D '05 Proceedings of the tenth international conference on 3D Web technology
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

This work describes a new Java web application that enables users to explore and annotate VRML worlds collaboratively. The web application consists of a Java servlet, Java Server Pages (JSP) and supporting classes. There are two significant features of this work. First, users can explore existing standard VRML worlds collaboratively with automatic multiuser augmentation. Second, the user is free from the inconsistencies of interacting web browsers, a VRML browsers and a Java virtual machines. The clients are only required to have a web browser and a working VRML browser that can employ ECMAScript script nodes. Further, Java is not required on the client end. Through this web application, users can collaboratively navigate and annotate a virtual world with images, audio, text, video, viewpoints and tours.