FreeWRL ScreenShots

(last update: August 16, 2004. It is due for an update).

FreeWRL has come a long way since it's inception. Thanks to the FreeWRL volunteers, images like the ones shown on this page are possible.

Google searches and direct email notes indicate FreeWRL is being used for visualization in many areas of research, from automotive to virus, FreeWRL can be found on the computers in research areas.

The "UCSF Chimera" extensibile Molecular Modeling System cites FreeWRL as the viewer for Linux systems, and has a VRML model of a Virus Capsid on it's web site "here"

The image below is from the UCSF Chimera website

The following image is from the website "2001. A Space Odyssey". It was actually rendered by FreeWRL on a SGI Onyx II; the conversion to jpeg format from the Onyx II display leaves much to be desired!

For those using OS X, you can use FreeWRL also. The following is a screenshot from an OS X laptop: (click on the image for a large gif image)

Another area of work has been in rendering textures; this image is a screen snap from a racing catamaran. The model was created by Virtually-Unlimited, at http://www.virtually-unlimited.co.uk

People sometimes enjoy playing Tic Tac Toe in a 3d world; can you beat the computer? Here is an image of the game running via the External Authoring Interface in FreeWRL. (files found in the tests directory of the FreeWRL distribution)

Here is an example of using the External Authoring Interface (EIA) to control FreeWRL; Courtesy of Alberto Dubuc of Siemens, we have a screenshot from the project on the Integration of FreeWRL and the test environment of the Siemens Numerical Control Kernel (NCK).

I'm working on integrating a MIDI-controlled Analogue Synthesizer to FreeWRL. Currently, I am using the "FatMan" synth from http://www.paia.com

This screen shot shows the synthesizer represented by 12 keys, 4 purple cones, and two spheres. A simple 3d music editor is coming along, too.

(this Synth also uses the EAI interface for operation)

How about a Dirigible? Here is a shot of one taken from Jeff Sonsteins work on VNet. The Dirigible lazily flies around...

Sequencing taken via the "s" command in FreeWRL, and converted to an animated gif sequence thanks to Etienne's Sequencer code. (included in the FreeWRL distribution) It is also trivial to make MPEG videos of sequences.

Here at CRC, we are working with multicast and shared virtual worlds. Want to see a picture of a bunch of people standing around, talking? (uses RAT for audio with proximities, etc)

Note that different people are in this world; we have a coffeepot, an emu and a couple of tinmen. No batmen this time.

We are experimenting with different user interfaces. Our poster shows two of them in action...

As you can see, FreeWRL is a capable VRML browser.

Contact

If you want to help, please email John Stewar (freewrl-06 -at- rogers.com) - an employee of the Communications Research Centre (CRC), Canada. FreeWRL is partly produced by employees of CRC, and is released as Open Source to the world community.

DISCLAIMER: All information and programs presented on these pages is presented strictly on an as-is basis without an explicit or implicit warranty or guarantee of any kind, not even for fitness for any particular purpose. The FreeWRL logo is based on the Linux Penguin logo by Larry Ewing. All trademarks are owned by their respective owners.