XVRML
Encyclopedia
xVRML is a standard file format
for representing 3-dimensional (3D) interactive computer graphics
, designed particularly with the World Wide Web
in mind.
format from the xVRML Project at RIT
. While xVRML evolved from VRML
; it now has an easy-to-learn, XML
-based syntax, for which it utilizes an XML Schema to insure both a clear structure and understandable constraints.
File format
A file format is a particular way that information is encoded for storage in a computer file.Since a disk drive, or indeed any computer storage, can store only bits, the computer must have some way of converting information to 0s and 1s and vice-versa. There are different kinds of formats for...
for representing 3-dimensional (3D) interactive computer graphics
Computer graphics
Computer graphics are graphics created using computers and, more generally, the representation and manipulation of image data by a computer with help from specialized software and hardware....
, designed particularly with the World Wide Web
World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet...
in mind.
Format
xVRML is a text-fileText file
A text file is a kind of computer file that is structured as a sequence of lines of electronic text. A text file exists within a computer file system...
format from the xVRML Project at RIT
Rochester Institute of Technology
The Rochester Institute of Technology is a private university, located within the town of Henrietta in metropolitan Rochester, New York, United States...
. While xVRML evolved from VRML
VRML
VRML is a standard file format for representing 3-dimensional interactive vector graphics, designed particularly with the World Wide Web in mind...
; it now has an easy-to-learn, XML
XML
Extensible Markup Language is a set of rules for encoding documents in machine-readable form. It is defined in the XML 1.0 Specification produced by the W3C, and several other related specifications, all gratis open standards....
-based syntax, for which it utilizes an XML Schema to insure both a clear structure and understandable constraints.