Being fed up with the limitations Virtual Reality Modelling Language (VRML), an essential part of my current research work, is posing, especially when it comes to delivering quality real-time graphics, it is interesting to see where 3D web plug-ins can go in the future. While VRML to this day seems to be the main proposition (and has been for a number of years now), the new kid on the block, offering a lot more potential than its older counterpart, is Papervision.
The engine entered public beta in July 2007 with a number of tutorials and demos emerging online at an ever increasing pace with the key to Papervision according to many being its open source nature and its integration with Flash, a plugin that to be honest is no longer a plugin but an essential component of many websites. What I personally find even more interesting in Papervision is the added graphical features it has compared to the aged VRML, the support of bump mapping being one prime example.
While it is anyone's guess whether Papervision will replace VRML as the standard 3D web plug-in of choice, it remains a very exciting proposition indeed. For more information check the official site here.
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