From: Diego Montefusco Subject: NEW-PROD: SGI Cosmo Create Date: Fri, 08 Dec 1995 11:06:43 MET Hi all! Have you seen this news SGI thing? :-) I've included the FAQ file, while all the info can be found at http://www.sgi.com/Products/cosmo/ Give it a look, it blends VRML, HTML, Java and tons of other things... d!ego A New Media Authoring System for the World Wide Web. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is Cosmo Create? Cosmo Create is an application suite for creating interactive, new media presentations and worlds. The product blends multi-media and real-time computer graphics technologies to produce a new generation of interactive titles and experiences. This next generation of content produces extremely compelling storytelling and characters, and encourages exploration and participation , rather than observation. Cosmo Create is designed specifically for deployment on the World Wide Web. The application is designed for others to plug content creation tools into. The product suite includes a variety of 3rd party plug-in applications. * blends 2d + 3d + multi-media + animation + interaction -> WWW * a tool for creating an entirely new and exciting form of interactive experience * continue to establish and mature the VRML standard * open architecture for 3rd party plug-ins * uses Java as programming language for world behaviors * spans a broad spectrum of content: live books -> presentation -> interactive worlds * lays first foundation for cyberspace - the next generation user interface paradigm * on-the-fly, real-time rendering technology, (not just pixels and sprites!) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- How is it packaged? Cosmo Create integrates the best of today's multi-media authoring tools, using them to build dynamic, immersive multi-media environments tuned for delivery to the Web audience. It brings advanced HTML, Java, and VRML authoring to the world of stimulating graphics presentations and interactive world experieces. Offering a comprehensive suite for: * site authoring * HTML pages creation * Java applet development * animated multi-media titles * VRML world building * 3rd party content creation plug-ins * animation and user interaction design * clip object and clip behavior libaries ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Which platforms are supported? The Cosmo Create will ship on SGI platforms. Ports to other platforms will become available as interest demands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- When will the product ship? Annoucements concerning product availability will be made at the upcoming Cosmo Developer Conference. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is the relationship between Cosmo Create and the VRML standard? Cosmo Create is an authoring system that fully supports the VRML standard. Silicon Graphics played a pioneering role in the development of VRML, and will continue to develop and evolve VRML. VRML 1.0 introduced 3D worlds to the Web. In the next generation, VRML 2.0 brings dynamic animation, multi-media, and responsive behaviors to these worlds. Cosmo Create delivers dramatic media experiences, fully compliant with the VRML 2.0 specification, running on Web clients everywhere. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Why is SGI developing the Cosmo Create? SGI has been integrating 2D, 3D, multi-media, animation, and interaction for many years. The integration of these technologies into a real-time experience is extremely difficult and often misunderstood and under-estimated. Personal computers have evolved to point where the synthesis of these technologies is possible. SGI is sharing its experience and technology with the world so that the interactive medium takes a big step up. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- What is the relationship between Cosmo Create and ... Alias/Wavefront? Cosmo Create is targeted at realtime, interactive 2D, 3D, and multi-media authoring. Alias/Wavefront comes from a tradition of photo-realistic rendering for feature films, special effects and video. Today, Alias/Wavefront is increasinly used in the production of movies, imagery, and models for video games and the Web. Cosmo Create integrates this class of 3D content into an interactive, real-time environment. We intend to provide interoperation and integration between the two authoring systems so that content can be shared between both application disciplines. integrates Alias/Wavefront and a host of other 3rd party content generation applications. Open Inventor? Cosmo Create is written using Silicon Graphics' Open Inventor 3D Toolkit. Moreover, since VRML is based on Open Inventor, Cosmo Create naturally leverages this heritage to create an easy to use interactive 3D user interface and produces the best possible quality and highest performing VRML output. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- How does Cosmo Create relate to ... Cosmo Player? Cosmo Player is the run-time engine used to render and play the content created by Cosmo Create. Cosmo Code? Many interesting applications of Cosmo Create require external Java application development and integration. Cosmo Code is the perfect choice for sophisticated authors and integrators developing and testing Java behaviors for Cosmo Create authoring. Cosmo Mediabase? Cosmo Create communicates with Cosmo Mediabase to retrieve and coordinate the delivery of real-time data. Copyright 1994, 1995 Silicon Graphics, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Trademark Infomation