Summary:
- This article discusses the history and development of VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language), which was an early attempt to bring 3D graphics and virtual reality to the World Wide Web in the 1990s.
- VRML allowed developers to create interactive 3D environments that could be viewed and explored through web browsers, paving the way for the modern web-based 3D and virtual reality experiences we have today.
- The article explores the challenges and limitations that VRML faced, as well as its influence on the evolution of web-based 3D technologies and the eventual rise of more successful platforms like WebGL and WebVR.