Re: 3d favicons

On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 1:51 PM John D. Gwinner <john@gwinner.org> wrote:

> 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/
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__xkcd.com_927_&d=DwMFAg&c=0ia8zh_eZtQM1JEjWgVLZg&r=jahSgznxrAL5kPgsRvs7bhKUEd9M5X0d-NE2WJg7VT0&m=NQaCjRbJvLaLfqwbah4QY_JZkauvdXNFK7BA_6Xez2c&s=XCtOkwhpHrXI7wYVy2BpQy9dt4KdidohDoQHrsZToKY&e=>
>

Except in this case, there is NO standard for 3D favicons.
For instance, should we use gltf?
If so, should it be binary? Limited to a certain file size? Have references
to external assets? Can it be animated?


> ------------------------------
> *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
>