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FreeWRL
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'''FreeWRL''' is an [[open source]] compliant [[VRML]]/[[X3D]] [[Web browser|browser]] for [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS X]].

==History==⏎
It was originally developed by Tuomas Lukka circa 1998. Also during 1998, [http://www.canarie.ca Canarie] funded a project titled "Distributed Interactive Virtual Environment (DIVE) over CA*net II", with three partners, the universities of 
[http://www.uottawa.ca Ottawa] and [http://www.uwo.ca Western Ontario], and 
(contracted; show full)

MVIP-II tests were conducted between Ottawa, Canada, and Denmark, and between Ottawa, and Hawaii.

CRC, with the valued support of Open Source contributors, continued to develop FreeWRL during the MVIP and MVIP-II projects. CRC co-sponsored the Web3D Consortium's 
Software Development Kit, and chaired the Web3D Consortium's Conformance Working Group, giving both industry and the public a common set of functionality to strive for.

As of the 2007-2008 timeframe, CRC 
is researching better ways of bridging audio, physical interfaces, and 3D visuals. To this end, FreeWRL now interfaces with [[MIDI]] 
devices on both [[Linux]] and [[Mac OS X]]; and with Propellerheads [[Reason_(program) | Reason]].

FreeWRL is developed by Open Source contributors, and managed by John Stewart, [http://www.crc.ca/ CRC Canada]. It is believed to be the first sanctioned Open Source project
supported by the Federal Government of Canada, and gives CRC considerable in-depth knowledge on this and related technologies, in accordance with CRC's mandate.

FreeWRL follows the [http://www.web3d.org/ Web3D Consortium's] ISO standards, and is certified "Interchange Profile" Compliant by the Web3D Consortium.
It is in daily use world-wide. It is multi-threaded, written in C, and uses OpenGL for rendering. Source code is available [http://freewrl.sourceforge.net]. Development of FreeWRL has been continuous,
and is expected to continue, with focus on interactivity, usability, and rendering fidelity. As with most Open Source projects, help with code development and testing is
always welcome.

==See also==
* [[Xj3D]]

== External links ==
* [http://freewrl.sourceforge.net/ Official website]
* [http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3085 An article on VRML] by FreeWRL developer Tuomas Lukka in the 1999 Linux Journal. 

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