3DML
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3DML is a format for creating 3 dimensional websites. It was invented in 1996 by Michael Powers. The files are written in a kind of (non-valid) XML and can be shown with a browser plugin and independent 3DML browser called Flatland Rover. Unfortunately the latest version is from spring 2005, which is also why there is only a plugin for Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and AOL, but not for Mozilla Firefox. An older version of the plugin is available for Opera: [1].
A 3DML world is called a "Spot". In the spot "blocks" can be inserted, laid out in a grid. The blocks can be ordered into "levels" - each has the same size. This approach was designed to simplify the building process and comprehension of 3D pages. The following is an example of a full Spot description of a 3D room with walls.
<spot version="3.5">
<head>
<debug />
<title name="Tall Spot" />
<blockset
href="http://blocksets.flatland.com/flatsets/basic.bset"/>
<map style="single" dimensions="(9,9,2)" />
<sky texture="images/clouds.gif" brightness="90%" />
<ground texture="images/dirt.gif" />
<ambient_light brightness="100%" />
<ambient_sound file="sounds/waves.wav" volume="65%"
playback="looped"/>
</head>
<body>
<level number="1">
###...###
#.......#
#.......#
#.......#
#.......#
#.......#
#.......#
#.......#
#########
</level>
<level number="2">
###---###
#-------#
#-------#
#-------#
#-------#
#-------#
#-------#
#-------#
#########
</level>
<entrance location="(5,8,1)" name="default" angle="0,0" />
</body>
</spot>
You can walk the spots either by using mouse or arrow keys.
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