Open ActiveWrl is a software development toolkit based on a generic software development approach that allows the implementation VRML/X3D browser componentes. These browser components can run within an conventional application or can be linked together for the implementation of parallel immersive VR setups. It supports systems running Win NT/2000/XP and Linux.
In the setup of a parallel immersive VR the components are linked together via the Cluster Event Broker Architecture (see winkelholz02) middleware, which is part of the project. The computation of any script-node of a VE can be assigned to a dedicated workstation in the cluster. This helps to increase system performance and facilitates a generic software development approach for the integration of foreign software components into the parallel simulation. The middleware allows embedding script-nodes into a foreign framework similar to CORBA-objects.
Open-ActiveWrl is being developed at the Research Institute for Communication, Information Processing, and Ergonomics,Wachtberg, GERMANY (FGAN/FKIE).
Integration of ArtToolKit into OAW. The mouse is mapped to the 3D-space and therefore all interactive elements of the VRML/X3D-Scene, like TouchSensors and DragSensors are working. You can directly load your VRML/X3D-File into the artCyberle-Browser component and interact with it.
Two Demos for artCyberle. The joints of the robot can be manipulated with the mouse by CylinderSensors.
Latest News::
01.02.2007 New Release 0.9.8.! Integration of ArtToolKit into OAW. The mouse is mapped to the 3D-space and therefore all interactive elements of the VRML/X3D-Scene, like TouchSensors and DragSensors are working. You can directly load your VRML/X3D-File into the artCyberle-Browser component and interact with it. Furthermore the new release includes several bugfixes.
16.12.2004 New Release 0.9.7.! Using QueryPerformanceCounter for better timing and smoother animations on win32 plattforms. 2D geometry nodes added. Many bugs fixed concerning javascript and prototyping.
07.05.2004: New Release 0.9.5.! Now xml-coding and scripts with inout fields are supported.
07.01.2004: New Release 0.9.1.! Includes VrmlMatrix for javascript interface and some bug-fixes. All sources tested for Linux. Now there is also a Makefile for QTCyberle for gnumake.
