Re: 3D website

Mike,
3d, on a tv monitor, is all about shading and the like to give the 'appearance' of 3D. To that end, any of these would work.
Swift3d has been my 'desired' app for that, were I doing websites still.
mike wrote:
I've tried CG forums and web3D forums without any luck with replies, so i'll try newsgroups.

I'm a beginner in web design, and graphics. I'm in the process of learning a lot though, and hefty goals aren't new to me. I have the time and patience to learn what i need in order to make this happen.

My question is, is it possible to build a website that is completely 3D? For example, i want 3D objects to become links, and several aspects of the site would be animated. Probably nothing 2D, except for photos.. almost like an interface you would see in a video game that runs completely in realtime, but a website. I would like to model and animate everything by hand, from scratch.

I have looked into web3D technologies like Viewpoint, X3D, Shockwave3D etc.. Shockwave seems too simplistic in it's capabilities with reguards to geometry and such. Viewpoint and X3D seem interesting, but i can't get an answer from people as to whether they would serve my ideas.

Would i be able to use something like X3D to do this? Would there be limitations on animation possibilities? Will i need to learn opengl and direct3d programming? Even if i don't reach certain people with my site, for example people without directx/opengl compliant video cards, im willing to sacrifice that for the sake of experimentation and learning for the future.

Is this possible with any web3D technology(like X3D), and what would i need to learn in order to make it happen?
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