Probally scared of Shout3D comin' out soon. (Score 1)

(Shout3d is basically a 3-d viewer in Java that you can write scripts for inside the Java. Its Only about 40k and there's none of those huge downloads like the 5mb+ for VRML viwers. [THAT was the real reason VRML was never used widely. BESIDES the fact it never even worked on my computer.]) Anyway, VRML was a really cool idea, but it had its problems. Among those already remarked is of course, capitalism, which the USA has exceded greatly in converting the world to(except for some Moslims...and what countries do we have the most problems with?). Another was the fact it was static and the bastards couldn't be changed. Finally, learning is just too hard for common fools. Did you see any "basic editors" lying around the web for VRML scripts? Without those for HTML, betcha 50% of the web wouldn't be here (not that we would actually miss most of 'em anyhow). Yeah, yeah, flash don't have any basic editors, but the download was only a meg and the stuff you could do with it compared to html is/was tremendous. Guaranteed you make an "basic editor" in which you submit 2 or 3 pictures, make a 3-d image (can't think of a better word), and post it freely (and without legal repercussions) would skyrocket VRML usage. (all it would take is ONE of those damned AOL forwards--look at hamsterdance.com). Law or World #2 - Anybody will go with any sceme if it allows them to be both more comfortable AND lazy. 'nough of ranting. Anyhow, VRML is a dirty word now and making the source-code from blaxxum open-source don't wake this corpse. Probably, blaxxum just wanted to see if they could pull off a little revival before WEb3d consortium(BTW why don't they just say group? Do all "educated" people feel the need to make long words?) makes another company's plan the official VRML environment. BTW the VRML name is being changed to X3d. -Keirian "If Finnish people can talk while they breath in(you gotta see this), I can rant while I."