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Realtime 3D on the web
a toy or a useful tool?
Jens Christian Brynildsenjensa@flashgamer.com
twitter.com/jenschrflashgamer.com
Friday, May 22, 2009
Realtime 3D on the web
a toy or a useful tool?
Jens Christian Brynildsenjensa@flashgamer.com
twitter.com/jenschrflashgamer.com
Friday, May 22, 2009
What are we talking about?
Realtime vs Pre Rendered
Friday, May 22, 2009
3D on the web
A little history
Friday, May 22, 2009
1994 VRML
Friday, May 22, 2009
1999 Java3D Web Start (1, 2)
Friday, May 22, 2009
1999 Java3D Web Start (1, 2)
Friday, May 22, 2009
1999 Java3D Web Start (1, 2)
Friday, May 22, 2009
2001 Shockwave 3D
Friday, May 22, 2009
2005 3D in Flash
Friday, May 22, 2009
Last week Google O3D
Friday, May 22, 2009
No success on the web
Why?
Friday, May 22, 2009
The problems
Friday, May 22, 2009
The problems
1. Poor distribution
Friday, May 22, 2009
The problems
1. Poor distribution
2. Difficult installation
Friday, May 22, 2009
The problems
1. Poor distribution
2. Difficult installation
3. Difficult authoring
Friday, May 22, 2009
The problems
1. Poor distribution
2. Difficult installation
3. Difficult authoring
4. Poor use
Friday, May 22, 2009
Flash can solve this!
But it can’t make it a success by itself
Friday, May 22, 2009
Flash solves 3 out of 4
1. 98% distribution
2. Simple, standardized installation procedure
3. AS3 is a mature, but relatively simple language
4. We still need to solve the “good use” issue!
Friday, May 22, 2009
What is “Good Use”?
Good Use is subjective
Friday, May 22, 2009
Rule #1
Never use 3D “because it’s 3D”
Friday, May 22, 2009
Komodomedia - http://www.komodomedia.co.uk/2008/
3D because it’s 3D
Friday, May 22, 2009
EcodaZoo - http://ecodazoo.com
3D because it’s 3D
Friday, May 22, 2009
Rule #2
Build better experiences with 3D, not worse
Friday, May 22, 2009
ExitReality - http://www.exitreality.com
Build better experiences
Friday, May 22, 2009
Cooliris - http://www.cooliris.com
Build better experiences
Friday, May 22, 2009
Cooliris - http://www.cooliris.com
Build better experiences
Friday, May 22, 2009
Rule #3
Don’t mimic 2D, use the third dimension
Friday, May 22, 2009
Easier to explain in 3D Education
Friday, May 22, 2009
Make 2D more exciting Information graphics
Friday, May 22, 2009
Better illustration Sales tool
Friday, May 22, 2009
Exploring the real world Panorama viewer
Friday, May 22, 2009
Realtime modeling Ramp Generator
Friday, May 22, 2009
What 3D offers over 2D
• A way to freely explore
• A way to hide and reveal something
• New ways to tell a story
• The experience of a room, not just a flat stage
Friday, May 22, 2009
Three rules for 3D on the web
#1 Never use 3D “because it’s 3D”!
#2 Build better experiences, not worse
#3 Don’t mimic 2D, use the third dimension
Friday, May 22, 2009
3D in the Flash Player
Friday, May 22, 2009
Flash can only do 2D
We must extend it to go to the third dimension
Friday, May 22, 2009
What is a 3D engine?
• A set of Actionscript classes that extend the Flash Players capabilities
• Can be used for more than one thing
• Reusable
• Extendable
• Rich on features
Friday, May 22, 2009
Sandy 3D
Sandy3D - http://www.flashsandy.org
Friday, May 22, 2009
Papervision3D
Papervision3D - http://blog.papervision3d.org
Friday, May 22, 2009
Away3D
Away3D - http://www.away3d.com
Friday, May 22, 2009
Alternativa Platform
Alternativa3D - http://alternativaplatform.com/en/
Friday, May 22, 2009
Other engines
• WireEngine3D
• ND3D
• Five 3D (vector-based)
• Sophie 3D
• DirectFlex
• Sharikura 3D
• Haxe3D
• Wick3D
• FreeSpin 3D
• Project3D
• Silverback3D
• Ambiera CopperCube
• Electric 3D
Friday, May 22, 2009
Personal projects
• Mr. Doob (Voxel engine)
• Minority
• Yağız Gürgül
• NewX3D
• Flash3D
• ... and many more
Friday, May 22, 2009
Flash 3D is past the “Toy” stage
But there are some snags...
Friday, May 22, 2009
Disadvantages of Flash 3D
• No hardware support
• No shadows
• Simple models with few polygons
• No dedicated IDE / Software for authoring
... but this is only the second generation of Flash 3D!
Friday, May 22, 2009
Is Flash lighting the way for future media?
"Right now Flash is rendering in high-end 2D, equivalent to games like Diablo (from 1997)," says Mr Koster.
"There are a few 3D engines out there - Papervision, Alternativa and Away3D - and they are developing rapidly. They are surprisingly good and are all built on top of Flash."
Raph Koster, creator of Ultima OnlineFrom http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/02/flash.html
Friday, May 22, 2009
It’s not about the technology
It’s what you do with it
Friday, May 22, 2009
Looking ahead
• 3D in Flash is already usable for many purposes
• We’ve come a long way in a very short time. From Toy to Tool in just 3 years is good!
• The Flash Player will get hardware accelerated 3D and we will have the tools to use it
• Flash will validate 3D on the web, just as it has done for Video and Rich Internet Applications
• People are not fascinated by technology, but rather the possibilities it offers
Friday, May 22, 2009
Pushing the limits
Away3D Feature demos
Friday, May 22, 2009
Getting started
with Flash 3D
Friday, May 22, 2009
Away3D resources
Away3D documentationhttp://away3d.com/livedocs/
Developers grouphttp://groups.google.com/group/away3d-dev
Away3Dhttp://away3d.com/
Flashmagazine tutorialshttp://www.flashmagazine.com/Tutorials/category/away3d/
Tartiflop tutorialshttp://blog.tartiflop.com/first-steps-in-away3d/
Advanced modeling tutorialshttp://blog.closier.nl/
Advanced texthttp://www.lidev.com.ar/?cat=3
Friday, May 22, 2009
Questions
Jens Christian Brynildsenjensa@flashgamer.com
twitter.com/jenschrflashgamer.com
Friday, May 22, 2009