"At present there are currently no effective standards in place for the 3D Internet, so a user is unable to seamlessly browse the 3D internet and is forced to install the correct browser plug-in for each type of 3D content they view. If a user views 10 different types of 3D content they need to install 10 different plug-ins.
As additional types of 3D content become available the level of complexity will increase with Virtual World vendors launching proprietary clients and end users resisting the installation of yet another plug-in.
The inDuality 3D Universal Client (Alpha), jointly developed by IBM and Pelican Crossing provides a single solution for browsing the 3D Internet. The inDuality client runs as a plug-in for Web Browsers. It is responsible for identifying 3D content and ensuring that the correct software is in place to render it. Because inDuality is content-agnostic, users can seamlessly browse the 3D Internet with impunity."
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