Comment A better site on this (Score 1) 232
This effort is nothing new and is largely an exercise in committee meetings. You can find a better overview of the current state of 3D for the web on 3dcompression.com.
Roughly there are 3 reasons 3D on the web doesn't work:
a) Bandwidth -- interesting 3D data files are often larger than interesting video, so they need even more compression and bandwidth
b) Content -- it's hard to make good 3D applications -- when better 3D cameras are available, we'll start seeing 3D movies and 3D television on the web.
c) It's too early for standards -- no standard is going to catch on until the above two problems are solved.
Disclaimer -- I created 3dcompression.com, and I work in this area. But I will happily say that the 3 objections above apply to my own work as well as to anyone else's work in the field right now.
Roughly there are 3 reasons 3D on the web doesn't work:
a) Bandwidth -- interesting 3D data files are often larger than interesting video, so they need even more compression and bandwidth
b) Content -- it's hard to make good 3D applications -- when better 3D cameras are available, we'll start seeing 3D movies and 3D television on the web.
c) It's too early for standards -- no standard is going to catch on until the above two problems are solved.
Disclaimer -- I created 3dcompression.com, and I work in this area. But I will happily say that the 3 objections above apply to my own work as well as to anyone else's work in the field right now.
