The 3Space Player

A powerful, cross-platform and compact player providing a complete, dynamic integration of 3D media content on web pages.

The 3Space Media Player is a compact plug-in that can be automatically downloaded the first time a visitor reaches a web page containing 3Space documents. The player is a web browser component that plays a 3Space dynamic scene within Internet Explorer™ and Netscape™ on Microsoft Windows™ and MacOS™ platforms.

The 3Space Player is composed of:

  • A Reconstructive Geometry and NURBS module that rebuilds full-detailed models from text strings and compact ZAP files that are referred to in the 3Space document.

  • A Physics Simulation Engine that handles the animations of the objects by simulating the effects of applied forces, links, collisions, and physical properties of solids (mass, stiffness, and roughness).

  • A real-time rendering engine that performs the 3D graphic representation of the objects, and the display of textures, environment maps, lighting effects, shadows, and other special effects (fog, particles, and cartoon-like rendering).

  • A high-level event and interaction mechanism that handles timers, user actions, and events tied to the Physics Engine (collision and proximity).