15: the Browser object & procedural modeling

using the browser object

Browser.function

void    Browser.loadURL(MFString url,
                         MFString parameter) // mustEvaluate TRUE
void    Browser.setDescription(String description) // mustEvaluate TRUE
String  Browser.getName( )
String  Browser.getVersion( )
String  Browser.getWorldURL( )
Number  Browser.getCurrentSpeed( )
Number  Browser.getCurrentFrameRate( )
MFNode  Browser.createVrmlFromString(String vrmlSyntax)
void    Browser.createVrmlFromURL(MFString url,
                                    Node node,
                                    String event)
void    Browser.replaceWorld(MFNode nodes) // mustEvaluate TRUE
void    Browser.addRoute(SFNode fromNode,
                          String fromEventOut,
                          SFNode toNode,
                          String toEventIn) // directOutput TRUE
void    Browser.deleteRoute(SFNode fromNode,
                             String fromEventOut,
                             SFNode toNode,
                             String toEventIn) // directOutput TRUE

harness the web browser

• loadURL [»]
• setDescription [»]

get info from the vrml browser

• getName [»]
• getVersion [»]
• getWorldURL [»]
• getCurrentSpeed [»]
• getCurrentFrameRate [»]

harness the vrml browser

• createVrmlFromString [»]
• createVrmlFromURL [»]
• stringerator [»]

affect the current scene

• replaceWorld [»]
• addRoute / deleteRoute [»]

generative design: iterative, stochastic

space filling

• 1D : line of geo [»]
• 2D : square of geo
  • iterative placement [»]
  • iterative placement, random height [»]
  • iterative placement, random height, random motion [»]
• 3D : box of geo
  • iterative placement [»]
  • iterative placement via recursion [»]
  • random placement [»]
  • random placement and color [»]
  • random removal [»]

surface covering

• plane
  • random placement [»]
  • random color [»]
• sphere [»]
• texture
  • shader writing techniques [»]
  • image to PixelTexture converter [»]
  • random color static [»]
  • rings [»]

reactive creation

• iterative placement [»]
• random placement [»]
• random interaction [»]

continuous dynamic updates

• random sounds [»]
• random key values: wandering sphere [»]
• synchopated sound loops: broken bottles [»]