3DML Information & 3DML Links at HealthHaven.com

3DML is a format for creating 3 dimensional websites. It was invented in 1996 by Michael Powers. The files are written in a kind of (non-valid) XML and can be shown with a browser plugin and independent 3DML browser called Flatland Rover. Unfortunately the latest version is from spring 2005, which is also why there is only a plugin for Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and AOL, but not for Mozilla Firefox. An older version of the plugin is available for Opera: [1].

A 3DML world is called a "Spot". In the spot "blocks" can be inserted, laid out in a grid. The blocks can be ordered into "levels" - each has the same size. This approach was designed to simplify the building process and comprehension of 3D pages. The following is an example of a full Spot description of a 3D room with walls.

     <spot version="3.5">     <head>     <debug />     <title name="Tall Spot" />     <blockset      href="http://blocksets.flatland.com/flatsets/basic.bset"/>     <map style="single" dimensions="(9,9,2)" />     <sky texture="images/clouds.gif" brightness="90%" />     <ground texture="images/dirt.gif" />     <ambient_light brightness="100%" />     <ambient_sound file="sounds/waves.wav" volume="65%"      playback="looped"/>     </head>     <body>     <level number="1">     ###...###     #.......#     #.......#     #.......#     #.......#     #.......#     #.......#     #.......#     #########     </level>     <level number="2">     ###---###     #-------#     #-------#     #-------#     #-------#     #-------#     #-------#     #-------#     #########     </level>     <entrance location="(5,8,1)" name="default" angle="0,0" />     </body>     </spot>

You can walk the spots either by using mouse or arrow keys.

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