[OSM-dev] 3d Import into OpenArena working

[Stefan Ziegler]

Hello Nick,

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> Von: Nick Whitelegg <Nick.Whitelegg at solent.ac.uk>

> >I think, the future for openstreetmap will not be Blender or any gaming 
> engine like openarena.
> >I think, the most used platform for openstreetmap will be WebGL, a 
> 3D-rendering API integrated in the browsers, >usable with JavaScript. It 
> is already integrated in developer versions of WebKit (Safari, Konqueror) 
> and >Firefox.
> 
> (Sorry for late reply, been busy with other stuff)
> 
> WebGL looks interesting, and am thinking of having a play with it. The 
> main issue I see is it introduces a web dependency; if you're in the field
> and you don't have web access (or don't want to pay for data download) a 
> standalone mobile application would be useful too. But I agree, it does 
> look very interesting.

I don't think, it have to introduce a web dependency. It is just a java script application running inside a browser. The script don't have to be on a website. It can also be a local file. The map data can also be local files - maybe. 
I have an application using OpenGL to show openstreetmap data. Outside a browser, with libsdl. Look for osm3d on Sourceforge.
In a browser, the application will be really platform independant.
I have a website, but not enough time to write such a big program. And not so much knowledge about java script. I normally write in C or sometimes HTML, PHP. 
 
> Nick

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