Re: 3d favicons

There were ideas, but back in the VRML days; you needed to download a 
1-5MB plugin to make it work. Supplying a 3D icon was seen as a bit 
presumptuous.

There was Universal Media. That was an attempt to provide a standard set 
of images, textures, models, etc. that was included in new computer OS 
distributions. A couple of vendors did include it, but it never really 
caught on.

Leonard Daly


> I believe VRML already had something like this, but I can't find the link.
>
>
> I had implemented this in VisCIS (My VR interface to CompuServe 
> (RIP)). If there was a file with the name "Home.VRML" in the files 
> library, that became the default world when you entered the forum. 
> However, very few copies of this shipped.
>
>
> I think the concept of the existing favicon nomenclature and a 
> different MIME type makes the most sense - I'm a firm believer of 
> using existing standards, per XKCD. It can be up to the browser to 
> download the MIME type that it's most comfortable with, and if the 
> designer creates similar content via different types, it'll gracefully 
> degrade.
>
>
> https://xkcd.com/927/
>
>
> == John ==
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* Rik Cabanier <rcabanier@magicleap.com>
> *Sent:* Friday, August 17, 2018 3:32:08 PM
> *To:* public-immersive-web@w3.org
> *Subject:* 3d favicons
> All,
>
> We're interested in coming up with a standardized way of supporting 3D 
> favicons so a website can have a 2D and a 3D icon.
> Helio [1] already implemented some support but we want to have a 
> standardized solution that incorporates everyone's input.
>
> Is anyone else interested in pursuing this?
>
> Rik
>
> 1: https://www.magicleap.com/experiences/helio


-- 
*Leonard Daly*
3D Systems Architect & Cloud Consultant
President, Daly Realism - /Creating the Future/