The Multi-Platinum Music Project, Enigma, Has Their French Fan Website Use 3DXplorer!

Enigma is an international multi-platinum music project who has a wide fan-base and an active Online following.  Enigma’s French fan Website, French Enigma Forum, has recently selected 3DXplorer to create their own immersive Online 3D social space (click to launch).

Enigma originally formed in Germany and released their first album in 1990.  They have since relocated to Ibiza, Spain and have released a total of seven albums.  Many of Enigma’s songs have been featured in popular television shows and movies.  Their latest album, “Seven Lives, Many Faces” was released in September of 2008 and produced nearly a half million Online listens in just two days.

The French fan Website, French Enigma Forum, has been live for two years and was created by Benjamin Fleurent (popularly known as, “Buzz”).  Buzz decided that 3DXplorer would be the right match for his latest Online project… the creation of an immersive Online 3D space where fans could gather, interact and celebrate the site’s second anniversary.  3DXplorer is browser-based, easy to develop and does not require users to install plug-ins or client downloads.  Buzz was able to create their Online 3D social space in less than a few hours, like most 3DXplorer users.

This is exciting news for Enigma and the French Enigma Forum as they now have an engaging and personal environment for their Online fan community to meet and socialize.  The news is also exciting for 3DXplorer, as exposure to this particular international community moves the technology further forward.

When you visit the French Enigma Forum 3D social space take note of the very special real-time effects and capabilities :

• Video links that launch Enigma clips (click the wall-mounted flat screen)
• Highly reflective textures (especially noticeable on the stools in the bar/lounge area)
• The background musical ambiance

All of this is available for free.  Any Webmaster can create their own lobby or space for Online gatherings and events.  The spaces can be customized to suit any type of business, association or group.

Enjoy it!

New release of 3DXplorer v4.04.07 now live.

Today, a new minor release of 3DXplorer has gone live, with the following new features:

1. For 3D spaces which are interconnected with hyper links, when a user teleports from one space to another, a pop-up message provides with the “name” of the destination space and asks for confirmation. This “name” is the same name the owner of the space has given to the project (ie: project name). Previously instead of the name, the user was seeing the encrypted URL, which was not very explicit in most cases.
2. The desktop sharing user interface (screen buttons) have been improved.
3. In the studio, there is no more pop up message when saving a space.
4. Plus some additional  bug fixing and minor improvements.

Example: Enter the new AVW Headquarters, walk into the middle of the space, note the door on your right which leads you to the Auditorium, click on the door to enter the Auditorium and note the pop up message.

This new release has become the “Last Relaese”, meaning that, as usual, all your projects with last-release are using this new release with no action required from the owner nor from the user.

Enjoy it!

New Release, 3DXplorer V4.04.06 is Live!

3DXPlorer V4.04.06 point release includes important feature enhancements and additions that refine both a developer’s and site visitor’s experience!

• Separated Keyboard/Mouse Control –  Users can now navigate and move throughout 3DXPlorer spaces using either the keyboard or mouse independent of each other.  This makes navigation much easier for everyone, but especially new users and those already familiar with standard PC gaming navigation.
• Help Button Removed From Action Menu –  A “Help” button is located in the upper left corner of all 3DXplorer spaces (and, in all modes), making access easiest.
• Save Scene Pop-Up –  From “Edit” mode, when saving a scene, a pop-up appears to confirm that the scene has been saved (a reminder to publish the scene is also provided).
• 3DS Max 2009’s COLLADA Compatibility –  3DXPlorer is now compatible with all versions of COLLADA, including 3DS Max 2009, which introduced some major changes in the file structure.

And, to use the new release just download… wait, what?  download… noooooo!  To use the new release you don’t need to download or do anything differently… just click on any 3DXPlorer space and the newest version is loaded automatically… remember its the first “plug-in-less” browser-based immersive and interactive 3D Online platform!

FAQ: How Much Bandwidth Is Required To Run The Online Meeting Application?

Recently, several users asked us this question:How Much Bandwidth Is Required To Run The Online Meeting Application?

The following is a list of the minimum bandwidth requirements for the Online Meeting application:

• When Loading The Scene –  1000 kbps for reasonably fast loading (this bandwidth is only required once during each session, and that is when avatars are entering the scene at load-time—based on 10 avatars)
• Once Scene Has Loaded –  150 kbps (based on 10 avatars walking around and chatting within the scene)
• When Sharing A Desktop, At Peak (Partial-Screen Sharing Mode) –  160 kbps to RECEIVE; add 360 kbps to SEND or EMIT (based on typical 640×480 partial screen sharing resolution)
• When Sharing A Desktop, At Peak (Full-Screen Sharing Mode) –  800 kbps to RECEIVE; add 1800 kbps to SEND or EMIT (based on typical 1600×1000 full screen sharing resolution)

Enjoy sharing your desktop in your favorite 3DXplorer room!

Oracle’s Acquisition of Sun Microsystems is a Giant Step Forward for Java!

Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has signaled that once the $7.4 billion acquisition of Sun Microsystems is completed, he’ll push aggressively for broader use of Java software — by challenging Google and Microsoft, among others, in developing programs for netbooks, mobile devices and office productivity.

Ellison stated, “I think you’ll see lots and lots of Java devices, some coming from our friends at Google, but I don’t see why some of the devices shouldn’t come from Sun-Oracle,” he said. “There will be computers fundamentally based on Java and JavaFX, devices based on Java and JavaFX, not only from Google but also from Sun.”  Ellison even mentioned he wants to use Sun’s JavaFX Web development tools to beef up OpenOffice, a set of programs developed to rival Microsoft’s Office franchise.

3DXplorer, being Java-based and currently the only immersive and interactive 3D Online development platform which is browser-based and plug-in-less, will have significantly more development applications and an even broader market reach.  As a true enterprise software company, Oracle and its acquisition, is a giant step forward for Java.  3DXplorer developers and users will be in an ideal position to benefit greatly from this push for broader Java use!

3DXplorer Partner, Trimensions Is Recognized As A “Top 50 Innovator” By India’s NASSCOM

Trimensions, using the 3DXplorer platform, has been heavily involved with developing browser-based virtual applications and was recently named one of NASSCOM’s top 50 innovators.  This prestigious award is not easily earned.  Every year thousands of applications are submitted and screened rigorously to select only 50 who are leaders in their class.

Initially Trimensions had restricted its virtual development and research to Second Life.  Since early 2008 however, it has shifted emphasis to browser-based virtual environments, choosing 3DXplorer as its preferred development platform.  Using 3DXplorer, Trimensions has created several virtual environment training and education solutions and is achieving breakthrough results on a regular basis.

GoWeb3D Experiences is a specific Trimensions innovation powered by the 3DXplorer platform and won the “Most Innovative Education Product or Service” award by the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) in December of 2008.

Note: NASSCOM® is the premier trade body and the chamber of commerce of the IT-BPO industries in India.  NASSCOM’s membership base constitutes over 95% of the industry revenues in India and employs over 2.24 million professionals.

Cube3 offers corporate 3D spaces with 3DXplorer

OfficePodz, is the name of this new “virtual office system” for corporate spaces, designed and architectured by Larry Rosenthal, Cube3’s leader.

C3 OfficePodz is composed of a group of customizable 3D spaces that offer the most common activities and features that corporate users have requested for using virtual worlds online. The  initial offer includes a basic showroom/ conference room/ seminar modular space, a more specialized video theater modular space, and an auditorium/stadium outside space for larger group meetings and seminars, all designed and hosted with 3DXplorer.

“Many Virtual Spaces or Worlds online are either very expensive projects in closed platform low corporate usage worlds, or visually designed as “2D cartoon-like games” and are not appropriate for corporate commercial usage in a real business environment.” stated Cube3’s Larry Rosenthal. “The C3 OfficePodz are designed specifically in a clean professional modern style that once customized with graphics and client specific content, can provide the easiest to access, greatest reach solution, to virtual worlds for business website’s online.”

To read Cube3 full press release, click here.

Announcing the 3DXplorer users’ group

We are  excited to announce the creation of a Users’ Group for 3DXplorer, on LinkedIn.

This group, open to all registered 3DXplorer users, is a forum for sharing your experiences with 3DXplorer, asking technical questions from more experienced users, and receiving news and information from Altadyn and 3DXplorer partners.

Moreover, by signing up for this users’ group you can stay informed of meetings and events.

Join us today and share your experience: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1870426

We hope you will get involved!

Altadyn presented 3DXplorer at OCTANe’s OC Innovation Showcase

Given our global market, we present more often virtually, and participate to more focused events in real. But yesterday we had the pleasure to present 3DXplorer to our “neighbourhood” and partcipated to the annual Innovation Showcase organized by OCTANE in Irvine, covering technology oriented visitors in Orange County, CA.

The one day event, a first of its kind, was held at the Hyatt Regency Irvine, and showcased 75 of the regions most innovative companies as we displayed our hottest products and technologies. It attracted several hundreds of visitors.

3DXplorer presentations, were particularly popular. 3DXplorer/Online Meeting was often considered by visitors as a more interactive and more engaging web conferencing solution, compared to traditional tools, thanks to immersion, 3D and interactions.

Meet-in-3D was also noticed by many visitors, who see it as an excellent tool to increase sales leads from their website, by adding live interaction and transforming the anonymous visitors to pre-qualified leads.

Looking forward to continued interaction online with our visitors.

Check out 3DXplorer’s new user documentation.

Good news! Two new manuals are now available for all 3DXplorer Studio users, under “Help”:

Users’ Manual: It provides task oriented functional help to users in order to execute tasks within 3DXplroer Studio, such as : “How to create an Online Meeting space.” Or “How to animate objects”. Some of these helps were available until now through

blog articles; several new tasks have been added and the whole list is now available under help.

Reference Manual: It provides help for each specifi feature and menu button to help users understand their use case.

Both sections include screen captures and examples helping with an even faster learning curve for 3DXplorer Studio.

To open these HTML manuals, enter your online 3DXplorer account and find the HELP in the menu.

We welcome your feedback on this new set of manuals.