Dynamic and interactive aspects of X3DOM

Abstract

The previous publications on X3DOM focused on the general integration model [Behr et al. 2009] and implementation strategies [Behr et al. 2010]. The aspects of dynamic and interactive worlds were an essential part, but not specifically addressed as such. The recent major additions to the system are CSS Animations and CSS 3D-Transforms as well as various forms of events for user interaction and system monitoring, which complement the existing design to support a large number of interactive and dynamic use cases. This overall design, including scene update mechanisms, animations, and a large number of DOM-based events are thus presented in this paper as part of a single overall system design. © 2011 ACM.