Google O3D looks to jumpstart web-based 3d development

With the recent release of the open source O3D project, Google is seeking the provide a way for developers to create true 3d which taps into a user’s graphic chip using only javascript and a browser plugin.  The plugin is fully cross-platform and cross-browser compatible.

The future of web-based 3d games (and other 3d content) could become radically more interesting if developers begin to embrace this technology.  Amazing demos (especially the Beach Scene demo) and developer reference info are available at google code:

http://code.google.com/apis/o3d/

High-level overview on CNet: http://news.cnet.com/google-tries-jump-starting-3d-web-with-o3d/ .