Tuesday, August 20, 2013

3D Internet

3D Internet is a set of interconnected virtual worlds that users can visit to consume services, moving from one world to another. It uses many of the same basic technology components as the 2D Internet—a browser, search engine and servers, for example, but with the additional use of 3D computer graphics and, in many cases, avatars.




The transition from 2D to 3D Internet is in its early stages and is predicted to take off in 2018 with mass adoption. 3D will make the Web more social and it will introduce powerful new ways for people in education, business and medicine to interact with the content and with each other. It combines the immediacy of television, the versatile content of the Web, and the relationship-building strengths of social networking sites.



Examples of 3D Internet

• The experience of interacting with another character in a 3D environment, as opposed to a screen name or a flat image, adds new appeal to the act of socializing on the Internet.

• Companies that specialize in interior design or furniture showrooms will be able to offer customized models of rooms through users' home PC.

• The travel services may enable potential tourists to virtually visit any place.



The 3D Internet Meets the Internet of Things

As for the range of services that can benefit from 3D, it includes everything from virtual meetings (a next-generation telepresence), trainings, simulations and educational sessions to chat, support group meetings in the healthcare field, and even shopping for clothes, furniture and cars.



Where the 3D Internet gets really interesting is in its intersection with the Internet of Things and augmented reality (AR), which opens up the possibility of controlling the real world from the virtual world. Potential use cases vary from a virtual visit to any person to controlling elements like temperature, lighting, media and door locks in buildings. Virtual versions of large buildings or industrial plants, for example, can make it much easier and faster than current technologies to pinpoint the source of an alert and respond to it.



References:

http://www.seminarsonly.com/Labels/3d-Internet-Wikipedia.php

http://newsroom.cisco.com/feature/1129025/When-the-Internet-Goes-3D



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