Some facts about 3D Visualization

3D graphics are made up by two major components, a geometry part and a texture part. Geometry describes the shape, size and relative position of the objects and figures and is normally made of polygons, specifically triangles. Texture is normally a picture or photo that is applied on the surface made up of polygons. The combination of geometry and texture gives a realistic 3D representation.

Open standards are important enablers for the growth of the 3D usage. Agency9 implement the standards throughout the Madlix portfolio. The most important standards are:

OpenGL is the premier environment for developing portable, interactive 2D and 3D graphics applications.

OpenGL incorporates a broad set of rendering, texture mapping, special effects, and other powerful visualization functions. Developers can use the power of OpenGL across all main desktop and workstation platforms, to achieve wide application deployment. DirectX is a competing (de facto) solution to OpenGL, which is initiated, owned and driven by Microsoft.

Collada is a standard that offers a reliable content path for real-time 3D development. Collada is a COLLAborative Design Activity for establishing an interchange file format for interactive 3D applications.

Collada was originally created by Sony Computer Entertainment then became the property of the Khronos Group, an open-source consortium, which now shares the copyright with Sony.

Important areas for real-time 3D Visualization

Currently the prime areas and solutions where 3D visualization play an important role are;

• GIS applications with yellow pages and location based services
• Industrialized visualization of sensor data
• Medical health care for diagnosis and competence build up
• Sport- applications to explore new interactive applications close to reality.
• Game industry as one of the main pioneer in using 3D visualisation
• 3D on Internet 3D to bring more joy and excitement
• Productivity tools like Acrobat Adobe and Microsoft Office