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Events - January Web Developers SIG

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Web3D: An Update for 2003

Who: Larry Rosenthal
When: Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Time: 6:30 PM, networking, 7:00-9:00 PM, program
Where: Marin Community Foundation Hangar #5 directions
Cost: Free to NBMA members; $10 for non-members
Info Contact: Marc Tanenbaum, Web SIG Leader.

The new year brings lots of news and excitement for those interested in web-based delivery of 3D content. From the introduction of Anark for both Mac and Windows, Axel’s launch of v.2, special issues in top design magazines, to “thebig3d.com” contest happening this month online, Web3D is getting the “Buzz” at the start of 2003. Will this be the year web3D finally takes off?

And what's the status of old favorites? Director has built 3D into its architecture. Is it being used and by whom? What's the status of Quicktime VR? Or Adobe Atmosphere?

Veteran 3D artist and designer Larry Rosenthal sums up the prospects for the latest 3D technologies for the web like Axel, Anark, and X3D, as well as the state of some veterans (VRML, Director3d, Flash, Viewpoint,Cult). Where is 3D on the web heading, and who will get there first? Which technologies would be right for your projects and why? Come and find out!

Larry Rosenthal is well-versed on 3D tools for the Web. He created and has run StarbaseC3, which delivered the first Web3D entertainment content to AOL in 1997. The site offers stories, games and community activities applying almost every Web3D and rich media technology in use on the Web today.

Originally from New York, Larry founded the NYVRMLSIG in 1995, which was the first Web 3D-related special interest group in the nation.

More recently, he founded SFWEB3D, a group whose mission is to provide a voice for designers and developers promoting 3D on the Web. The group meets monthly to examine and demo Web 3D products and projects. For more info, contact Larry at: larryr@cube3.com.

Marin Community Foundation
5 Hamilton Landing
Novato, CA

From South of Novato:
Highway 101 North
Exit at Hamilton Field/Nave Dr.
Veer RIGHT at the end of the exit ramp.
Follow Nave Drive going north, parallel to 101.
Turn RIGHT at Main Gate Road, which leads into Hamilton AFB.
At Crescent, Main Gate Road becomes Palm Drive.
Go to end of Palm Drive.
Turn RIGHT onto Hangar Avenue.
Right after you pass So. Palm Drive, go a short distance and take an immediate left into the parking lot.
MCF is in Hangar 5, at 5 Hamilton Landing.
The entrance is down the pathway between Hangar 5 and Hangar 6.

From North of Novato:
Highway 101 South
Exit at Bel Marin Keys/Hamilton Field Exit (cloverleaf exit).
Turn RIGHT onto Ignacio Blvd.
After crossing the freeway, take an immediate RIGHT onto Nave Drive.
Go about .8 mile
Turn LEFT at Main Gate Road, which leads into Hamilton AFB.
At Crescent, Main Gate Road becomes Palm Drive.
Go to end of Palm Drive.
Turn RIGHT onto Hangar Avenue.
Right after you pass So. Palm Drive, go a short distance and take an immediate left into the parking lot.
MCF is in Hangar 5, at 5 Hamilton Landing.
The entrance is down the pathway between Hangar 5 and Hangar 6.

From the East Bay:
Cross the Richmond-San Rafael Bridge
Continue on 580 until it merges onto 101 North.
Then follow the directions above “From South of Novato.”

Here is a map for further clarification.