Lateral Visions 3D Web Home World
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This is the home world for Lateral Visions 3D Web technology.
Features of the unique 3D Web technology:
Web Standards
- The 3D Web uses standard Web technology
- 3D websites have URLs just like other websites
- 3D websites are hosted on standard web servers
- No special server software is needed
- Security, privacy and access are managed by the website, not by Lateral Visions
- PHP or .Net can even be used to create dynamic 3D websites with live content
Applications
- 3D websites are driven by powerful scripting, so they can be used for any purpose:
- Information Access
- Online Retail
- Education and Training
- Games and Entertainment
- Advertising
- Virtual Tours for Heritage or Tourism
- Accessibility
World Portals
- A World Portal is a '3D hyperlink' connecting one 3D website to another
- You can look and move into the other website
- A 'back portal' then allows you back to the old website
- So 3D websites join together to form the '3D Web'
Web Browsing
- 3D websites can use a full-featured 2D web browser
- Displays all web content including videos and games
- The 2D browser is fully interactive and can be]],[[placed on any surface in the 3D world
- The 3D Web does not replace the World Wide Web,]],[[it simply extends it to include 3D
Visual Quality
- The 3D Web supports standard 2D and 3D formats so designers can use their preferred tools to create the highest quality visuals
- The 3D Web provides advanced visual effects:
- Advanced lighting/shadows
- Real-time reflections
- Shaders
Extensibility
- This 3D Web browser shows only a fraction of what is possible for the 3D Web
- It will soon grow to include even more features:
- Multi-platform: Apple OSX and Linux
- Tools: easy to use Visual Editing tools
- Multi-user: Avatars, Chat, Collaboration tools
- Even more Advanced Visual Effects
The 3D website lobby connects to the 3D Web Showcase using a 3D Web World Portal.