It's been a couple of years we took a look at the progress of Google Chrome in HTML5 language use through the site called Chrome Experiments. Since then, developers have not only demonstrated their skills in implementing HTML5 and JavaScript in general but will also see many experiments with extensive use of WebGL. I decided to revisit this interesting site, and make a selection to my readers.
Much has been said about WebGL , how to open the door to the applications with high 3D and hardware allow the use of video on our browser more efficiently. However, the position between the developers of browsers is polarized, which does not fall quite right for those interested in creating programs and games that make use of this API. The best proof of this comes through the different experiments available on the Web. There is always one that works in a browser and completely fails in another, while in other cases you have to manually activate WebGL because their support is not complete. Also come into play other aspects such as video drivers, as they may introduce unexpected problems.
But WebGL progresses, and the same experiments that expose weaknesses in browsers also show a remarkable growth in the use of the API. From simple technical demonstrations to complete games to keep you glued to the screen, it is clear that you can achieve impressive features and effects, all from inside the browser, without need for external software. The potential is enormous, and we want to share this idea with our readers through few experiments collected from Chrome Experiments site. You may already know some of them, but there may be one or two who take them by surprise.
WebGL Aquarium
Nothing better to start with a classic like the WebGL Aquarium. Is almost a year and a half on the site, but still delivers a wonderful view.
WebGL Terrain Editor
Imagine a future of browser games with map editors and land, completely in three dimensions. Canyons, mountains and craters with corresponding textures are visible in WebGL Terrain Editor. GLSL is the main language, while WebGL is responsible for rendering. Excellent.
X-Wing
Anyone who is considered "fan" of Star Wars should see this more closely. An impressive flight in an X-Wing through the eternal runner in the Death Star, avoiding structures and their limits your ability. No explosion of the Death Star at the end, but if any ... phone, LucasArts!
WebGL Path Tracing
WebGL is not all about performance, but also allows some really eye-catching effects. The example of Path Tracing WebGL focuses on lighting and shadow generation, and the best part is you can change the position of objects, recording immediate changes. Put some pressure on your graphics card (there are some reported incidents), but you should certainly try.
Human Bio
Personally I consider it one of the best. There are some tools to visualize different aspects of the human body, but the level of quality that has Biodigital Human definitely worth your attention. It may be simple curiosity, but who want to record some things on anatomy and English at the same time, you can not ignore.
Cloth Simulation
Finally, a very good simulation of fabric, which is altered according to his brush with the areas and contact with the air stream than you think. And to think that some time ago we needed a dedicated physics card to generate a similar effect.
LG Optimus 3D Max, the motive with which the South Korean firm had reissued the idea last year: a smartphone equipped with state of the latter, and more. That is, support for 3D content to work autonomously, ie, that do not require glasses or other accessories to give witness to the unique three-dimensional effect is displayed. It is what is called selfstereoscopy.
Own company as evidenced by the LG, the LG Optimus 3D Max begin to arrive in the coming days to stores that sell take care of the second generation phone that the firm defined as the mobile tri-dual-dual core and memory bifocal camera dual channel. So far no news about when will be sold and its price is also unknown. However, some of these dealers have already left clues about the latter issue.
Such is the case, for example, the German version of the popular online store Amazon, which among its shelves and has stopped seeing the LG Optimus 3D Max, presenting a price of 500 euros in free format. The question is then installed in knowing the extent to which European operators will have to sell this terminal either through traditional formulas or through grant funding, as they do in our country, Vodafone, Movistar and Telstra.
Technically, this LG Optimus 3D Max, which South Korea is known as LG-Optimus 3D Cube still betting on a 4.3-inch screen with WVGA resolution -800 x 480 pixels, supports the autostereoscopic system that we have alluded to. Again, wearing a bifocal camera capable of capturing photos in three dimensions with a maximum resolution of five megapixels and 720p HD video showing this peculiar effect of depth. LG Optimus insists 3D Max with a dual core processor spends a capacity of 1.2 GHz, opting for an eight-GB internal memory, expandable up to 32 GB of additional memory from microSD, and a GB of RAM in total.
As was the case with the LG Optimus 3D, this revised edition will not come to market with the most advanced version of the operating system at Google. While this terminal was put into service with Android 2.2 FroYo, being the last to upgrade to Android 2.3 Gingerbread, this time is the latest edition of the platform presented in the LG Optimus predefined 3D Max, with no news about when it would update to Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich.
The LG Optimus 3D Max will come, albeit with a new connection, to admire the integration of communication functions NFC proximity and a high definition output MHL and compatibility with standard Wireless DLNA media
Well, seeing as we explained that not too confusing. Super Mario Bros 2 is not actually Super Mario Bros 2. The true sequel to Mario's first adventure horizontal scroll was considered a game too difficult for the Western market and did not leave the borders of Japan, which appeared years later as The Lost Levels. The Super Mario Bros 2 Western gamers experiencing is actually a re-adapted version of Doki Doki Panic quirky. There are a very interesting story behind this game, but for now let's leave it at that brief summary. Once placed on record, we announced that Nintendo has confirmed the arrival of the game called New Super Mario Bros 2 for the handheld in three dimensions, 3DS.
Little or no need to see this new version compared to that of 8-bit 20 years ago. Nothing in terms of graphics but in terms of gameplay, and also maintain a classic essence is working so well in recent Mario games. This New Super Mario Bros 2 is a sequel to that New Super Mario Bros which was released 6 years ago for the Nintendo DS and enjoyed considerable success. The game recovers the two-dimensional perspective but still have the depth necessary to maintain the 3D effect on the DS. Then we leave with a video presentation of New Super Mario Bros has been shown in Japan.
The launch of this new New Super Mario Bros 2 is scheduled for next August. Although Nintendo has not revealed the game's plot, we know that Mario, Luigi and many other characters from the Mario universe will be present in it. It seems that the game system will be based on the first seen in New Super Mario Bros Nintendo DS, with a classic side-scrolling and the ability to control both Mario and his fellow sufferer Luigi. The raccoon costume Super Mario Bros 3 is also present in this adventure, allowing Mario to fly through the air thanks to a sympathetic and powerful tail.
There is no doubt that the next E3 2012, the important fair in the world of video games to be held next June in Los Angeles, will be the perfect setting for Nintendo to know more about this game, to which they bind also expected Luigi's Mansion 2 and those for the new Wii U, the next console from Nintendo, which will also, how could it be otherwise with a good helping of titles devoted to most famous plumber the world. We leave you without the brief video presentation of this New Super Mario Bros 2
The possibility that Apple updated the iPhone family of terminals with a device capable of capturing and playing content in three dimensions without extra accessories is being a constant in the rumor mill about your next California firm. Of course, there has been no official statement about it, although the latest news coming from Cupertino rescue invite speculation about the possible selfstereoscopy on the iPhone 5.
To do this, simply turn to one of the last job that the American manufacturer has posted on the Jobs at Apple. According to this, the firm would be looking for software engineers to the native platform of the iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, IOS. The idea is to have specialists in computerized image and 3D geometry. In principle, would not necessarily be a job offer experts dedicated to developing environments for terminal ready for viewing and recording three-dimensional content.
However, in a few details of the offer, questions that invite you to think of a 3D iPhone 5. To begin, the candidates for the post, should consider entering a working group aimed at investigating what they call "multi-view stereo," and also makes clear that those who opt for the post should be handled in 3D environments, both in reproduction surfaces as in chambers of this type. Given this evidence, as we say, the arrival of the new iPhone selfstereoscopy might happen to be an imminent reality.
To date, only know three phones that integrate 3D functions that have been made available on the world market, in Japan there are several models of Sharp and other manufacturers already committed to this technology. We talked about the HTC Evo 3D LG LG Optimus Optimus 3D and 3D Max or 3D Cube Optimus LG as the South Korean market. Is expected in the coming months, Taiwan's HTC to launch an enhanced reissue Evo 3D, but so far no official notification about it.
To date, still not clear when the iPhone would debut 5. Last year, the iPhone 4S arrived in October, while the previous editions were present at the annual meeting of developers that Apple held on the eve of the summer. On this occasion, is not specified at what point would show the new device, and in fact there are rumors that both sides are pulling out, without allowing it to clear the doubt.
Those who believe that there is a 3D movie - Avatar - err, the catalog of 3D content is expanding slowly. Now covers about fifty titles in Blu-ray 3D. The chains also are getting into. Leading the way, Canal + a film program and one game per month. Broadcasters as Numericable, Orange Free or offer some home movies. Most are trolling video services on demand. They offer only a few titles for rent. The rise could come from the sport, often used as a vector of new technologies in broadcasting, as was the case with high definition. After the World Cup football 2010, Roland Garros and Wimbledon, spectators can follow the London Olympics in 3D.
Hardware side, impossible to talk about real surge, yet the 3D fad is the leading manufacturers. All brands are getting into, with varying degrees of success. With its 3D TV without glasses, Toshiba has opened a new breach, whetting the curiosity of a hurry. For now, the depth effect is fairly light compared to known 3D TVs. We bet this pioneering technology will become the norm in the next five to ten years, however, if the 3D meets his public.
Net in my TV
The agitated want the remote to control everything. Suspend direct, save the JT, a program review after its release, surf the Net, check their Facebook messages or chat on Skype. And most often, while at the same time. This is great, Internet-connected TVs bend to their lower desires. They offer simplified access to certain websites like Youtube to watch videos or Flickr for sharing photos. Another popular service, that fans of blockbuster particularly fond: VOD. The video rental dematerialized selects his movie without leaving home. A final service for the road? TV catch-up, previously limited to computers, to rebroadcast the programs and recreational programs already taken to the airwaves.
Waiting for Godot or jump into water?
The course of the TV broke down, reduce prices by eye. That those who bet on the right opportunity beware of tomorrow, the fall is not without limits ... Technological madness has pushed manufacturers to increase the innovations to the point that they have forgotten profitability. The day of reckoning has come. Many players are threatening to withdraw from the market. Manufacturers are wondering how their bailout funds. After touching the bottom of the pool, they plan to give a good kick by driving up their prices. Heat the map, now you have a good reason to pass the act.
While 3D printing covers materials such as plastic, wood and metal with many uses from jewelry through medicine in bone reconstruction. The idea is that chocolate lovers can custom print your sweet creations.
According to Dr. Hao, printing of chocolate is like any other 3D printer because it starts with a flat cross section of the image that is similar to that produced by printers to convert images. Then print the chocolate layers to create a three-dimensional shape without molding tools. As has been simplified and facilitated the operation of the machine, it is only necessary to add some chocolate in a syringe that is in the printer and the rest is our imagination to create our desserts.
The company's largest confectionery and chocolate in the UK, Thorntons, expressed interest in the machine when I was in the prototype stage as well as other retailers. It would probably no longer necessary to buy the typical box of candy in the store but would be custom made according to the occasion.
How to view 3D videos on YouTube
For several months, people of YouTube has remained a feature in beta that allows those who carry a video to the site, turning it into 3D with just a few clicks. Now, the function has abandoned its test status, and begin to be available to all users automatically. This could give important boost adoption of 3D among users, but the questions remain the same: How much is needed to obtain an acceptable experience, and how many are willing to wear 3D glasses at the computer.
One of the main problems affecting YouTube is its inconsistency . There are days when a video 720p seems light as a cloud, while others can barely get a decent streaming 360p. Of course, this is not exclusively the fault of YouTube as the provider may be making the rounds, but it is worth some caution in deploying high-level functions based on these problems, as in this case, the dynamically and automatically converting 3D for videos . This function was introduced in September last year and since then have transformed hundreds of thousands of 3D video according to YouTube.
But there's one category of 3D gear for the home that doesn't require a bank loan: 3D video cameras. I'm not talking about James Cameron's Pace camera rigs here; these are ordinary consumer-grade camcorders that are affordable and as easy to use as run-of-the-mill video cameras. They are a surprisingly accessible first step into 3D video. You can see the video�in 3D and without glasses on the cameras' own displays. It's no accident that some of these cameras' manufacturers are also selling 3D TVs they are banking on user generated content partially filling the void until Hollywood produces more 3D Blu-rays.
And that strategy may work: There are already subcultures of 3D enthusiasts shooting everything from homemade 3D nature clips to 3D music videos and distributing them online. As for the cameras themselves, there are several coming to market at prices from a few hundred bucks to just under two thousand. The rough patches have more to do with the half-evolved infrastructure of at-home 3D equipment and software than with the cameras themselves. the cameras. Pricewise, 3D cameras fall into two categories: For $1000 to $1700, you can get a full-feature 3D HD camcorder with optical zoom, high-end sensors and processors that can record at high bit rates which translate directly to higher video quality. Below $1000, there are several easy-to-use 3D video cameras, but what you get varies from device to device.
The most straightforward of the cheaper bunch is the Sony 3D Bloggie, a camera that resembles the once popular but now defunct Flip video camera, but with two stereoscopic lenses. Primarily a 3D video camera, it can shoot 3D stills as well. Reversing those priorities is the Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W3, a 3D still camera that can also shoot 3D video. Perhaps the weirdest device in the group is the HTC Evo 3D, a full-feature smartphone with integrated 3D camera that takes both still photos and video. If the $1000-and-above 3D camcorders are analogous to SLR still cameras, then these more affordable cameras are comparable to pocket point-and-shooters.
