Re: [tlug] VRML model: superceded by X3D?

[Johan Berntsson <johan@example.com>]

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 11:28 AM, Darren Cook <darren@example.com> wrote:
>>> I think it was superseded by Flash. (Though Steve Jobs and a few VRML
>>> die-hards might still be in denial :-)
>>
>> Flash doesn't provide hardware accelerated graphics, ...
>
> I thought it had for years (though not on Linux, which was perhaps your
> point?) however I could only find this reference that all graphics uses
> the GPU as of Flash 10.1 (but windows OSes only):
>
>> I wouldn't use Flash for anything heavy with 3D.
>
> Well people do, and using open-source libraries too, though maybe it
> depends on what you mean by 3D and heavy. Do you have a URL of a VRML
> demo that is impressive? (Ideally a youtube video of it, as I don't
> really want to have to install yet another plugin.)

Flash didn't have acceleration last time time I touched X3D, which was
a couple of years back. I see that Adobe have recently provided it, so
I stand corrected. If you can live with Windows-only it appears that
Flash is now an option as well.

/Johan

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> Darren
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