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By Johnnie Rose, Jr.

Introduction to VRML

A lot has happened since Mark and Tony first came up with the idea of a 3D interface to the Internet back in 1994.  Since then that interface has evolved into a language and has been accepted as a good platform for creating 3D graphics on the Web.  Now it's called VRML, or virtual reality modeling language.

A successor of its 2D relative HTML, VRML is simply a language used to tell a browser how to draw 3D objects.  In its more advanced form, it can also handle Javascript and Java applications to make objects jump, rotate, pulsate, shrink, grow, or any other action imaginable.

During these primers, you'll learn some basic concepts, probably download a browser, and get an introduction to the rest of the Microgoodies VRML tutorials.  They've been designed to show you a world first, and then tell you the code.  It's more fun that way!

Next: Developer resources, browsers, and plug-ins

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