VRML Virtual Reality Web Design - (Includes CD-ROM)

Author: Wang Zhida
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: This book primarily covers the main functional nodes of VRML, the design and coding of virtual scenes and objects on web pages, as well as the use of VRMLPad editor and CosmoPlayer browser plugin. The book consists of 9 chapters, covering VRML fundamentals, spatial background, geometric modeling, text modeling, viewpoint settings, coordinate system transformations, atmospheric effects, viewer information, modularization and inlining, lighting effects, sound nodes, orientation nodes, and linking nodes. It includes numerous examples, with the "Virtual Campus" web design example progressively completed from Chapter 5 to Chapter 9. This book is aimed at beginners in VRML web design and is suitable as a textbook for vocational colleges and higher vocational colleges in computer-related fields. It is also ideal for self-study by individuals with basic computer knowledge, or as a standalone training manual or supplementary textbook for undergraduate courses in computer science and related disciplines.