Re: 3d favicons

On Sun, Aug 19, 2018 at 8:28 AM Trevor Smith <trsmith@mozilla.com> wrote:

> Rik,
>
> This is a great topic for the Immersive Web Community Group and nicely
> fits into the new category of "directions beyond and separate from WebXR
> Device API."
>
> I second Nell's suggestion that you follow the usual process
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_immersive-2Dweb_proposals_blob_master_README.md&d=DwMFaQ&c=0ia8zh_eZtQM1JEjWgVLZg&r=jahSgznxrAL5kPgsRvs7bhKUEd9M5X0d-NE2WJg7VT0&m=l3NqiQF94Dk8Ul_rX0YEc4HUAl4s_BQxL5T69Tam4u4&s=Nr2xH9u0XcGIOg-JDi0CEx0XZ2TfZhUkBCOOZEOuJrQ&e=>
> of starting out with a descriptive Issue in the proposals repo
> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_immersive-2Dweb_proposals_issues&d=DwMFaQ&c=0ia8zh_eZtQM1JEjWgVLZg&r=jahSgznxrAL5kPgsRvs7bhKUEd9M5X0d-NE2WJg7VT0&m=l3NqiQF94Dk8Ul_rX0YEc4HUAl4s_BQxL5T69Tam4u4&s=Fv4kB65G5cAigZiXXUNO5sbuQzH2H_0xIJUUMipSVHc&e=>
> .
>
> From there, I suggest that you ping the major stake holders in order to
> get momentum and consensus behind the idea. Once there's clearly enough
> interest and a general agreement to move forward, I'll create a separate
> repo with an explainer document, sample code, and eventually pointers to
> experimental implementations.
>
> The general idea of the process is to get stake holders mostly on the same
> page (including people from other working or community groups if necessary)
> and then make a decision about how to take it through the W3C
> recommendation process. A lot can happen between that first Issue and
> moving into a working group!
>
> favicons are a topic that I think has a lot of interest and a clear
> utility, so I expect that it has a pretty good chance of getting the
> attention of relevant stake holders, though most of them are already knee
> deep in WebXR Device API implementations so it's sometimes tricky. :-)
>

Thanks Trevor!
We will start on the proposal right away.


> On Fri, Aug 17, 2018 at 4:24 PM, Waliczek, Nell <nhw@amazon.com> wrote:
>
>> This is something that I have heard several different folks express
>> interest in.  The best way to move this forward would be to write up an
>> issue on the Proposals Repo https://github.com/immersive-web/proposals
>> <https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__github.com_immersive-2Dweb_proposals&d=DwMFaQ&c=0ia8zh_eZtQM1JEjWgVLZg&r=jahSgznxrAL5kPgsRvs7bhKUEd9M5X0d-NE2WJg7VT0&m=l3NqiQF94Dk8Ul_rX0YEc4HUAl4s_BQxL5T69Tam4u4&s=lFSnnl2B47OHsGZKb4QZaKoRsgBMYZ17RbdymfDYVZ8&e=>
>> .  The write-up should have a clear description of the problem and a rough
>> idea of how you’re thinking about trying to solve it.  A few paragraphs is
>> more than sufficient; no need for a full explainer or idl of any sort yet.
>>
>>
>>
>> Another company will need to respond to the issue to say they’re
>> interested in collaborating on design with intent to implement if agreement
>> can be reached.  Initial design work can start in the issue, and, when
>> ready, Trevor will open up a repo in the Immersive Web GitHub organization
>> for you to start iterating on the design in more detail.
>>
>>
>>
>> I’m very excited that Magic Leap is seriously considering participating
>> in standards design rather than taking an approach that would run the risk
>> of fracturing the Immersive Web 😊
>>
>>
>>
>> Nell
>>
>>
>>
>> *From: *Rik Cabanier <rcabanier@magicleap.com>
>> *Date: *Friday, August 17, 2018 at 3:34 PM
>> *To: *"public-immersive-web@w3.org" <public-immersive-web@w3.org>
>> *Subject: *3d favicons
>> *Resent-From: *<public-immersive-web@w3.org>
>> *Resent-Date: *Friday, August 17, 2018 at 3:32 PM
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
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> --
> Trevor F. Smith
> Reality Research Engineer
> Emerging Technologies @ Mozilla
> trsmith@mozilla.com
>