VRML EAI Pointers

(new page started on Jan 19 1998.... wait a bit, not even sure that all that stuff uses the EAI) Contents

Locally installed working EAI examples (Directory)
Larger Worlds
Navigation
Visualization
Authoring
Games
Experiments
To be processed
Locally installed VrWave/EAI examples (VrWave users)

This page contains some interesting examples. Note we have collected the most important EAI references within our VRML Pointers page, check in particular the Manuals and Tutorials Section. Below are just the few absolutely necessary pointers:

Proposal for a VRML 2.0 Informative Annex - External Authoring Interface Reference
EAI Working Group
SGI's Creating Interactive Java Applications with 3D and VRML (Tutorial sort of paper)
EAI FAQ (including how to install, examples, sites, etc.)

Larger Worlds

Those worlds may or may not work with a typical setup. Make sure to read the instructions and be patient while they load !

Soccer Virtual System (SVS) (has problems on Cosmo/Irix)
InterActive Physics World from Cicada. See their VRML page for other stuff. READ the instructions first.
The Frank Project A tool for vrml programmers, in order to include a human in their worlds. (Nice project, Cosmo 1.0 only ?).
The Mincom Minescape Demo demonstrates the power of VRML 2.0 as a platform for complex business visualizations. Read the Technical Discussion . Other examples are available at Oracle's .

Navigation

"Descent Navigation" (found in the EAI page at SGI). Shows how to program navigation buttons and keys in an applet. We do have a version locally

Visualization

PellucidVRML 2.0 shading model applet, Not just a good demo, will also teach you about VRML colors and shading. (Pellucid, Cosmo 1.x version)
Some projects by Markus Roskothen use the EAI, e.g. an animated BarChart or Interactive Control of a Robot.
3D Topographic Maps with Dynamic Color Legend by Augustine Su
Tetrahedonism TetraHedonism uses computer graphics as a creative medium per se :)

Authoring

Sanbaso Keyframe Animation System.
The VRML Extrusion Creator! by Greg Seidman.
TestExternal Reverse Authoring :) ... a simple demo that shows how to extract nodes from a scene. See also VermelTrap (TODO).
VermelGen (TODO)

Games

Crazy Eights 3D (not tested)
Tic-Tac_Toe (Small example)

Experiments

Visual Encoding of Environments

To be processed

Aliens3D - is a simple multiuser world
Michael Paulitsch's VRML Examples have some good EAI stuff.

D.K.S.