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The article that i read was about using CSS3 to render 3D web pages. Basically with the use of CSS3 and jQuery web developers have started to be able to add a third dimension to web pages and web programming. The article said that it is very labor intensive and is not really out there for full use yet but developers have been playing around with it and are able to make websites that use a Z axis. The website that the article was specifically written about was for beer camp 2012 (http://2012.beercamp.com/). The created a pop-up style book that allows you to turn pages and rotate the book to see it at different angles. The new part of CSS3D is that it allows for rotation of objects in what they are calling the gamma direction or the Z-axis. You then have to set the depth that you want the object using depth-sorting. The article talked about how each browser renders the depth differently so at this point the depth function is a little buggy. The article did talk about how mobile browsers are capable of rendering 3D extremely fast and with very little depth-sorting issues.
I found this article interesting because it is a new technology that is emerging from CSS that will eventually change the way that websites look and also it will change the way we browse websites. The article did give snippets of code to show how the code worked and what it did. The code for the 3d required a fair amount of math and calculations to make the depth and movement of the objects work. This article is relevant to this class because we are learning about CSS and this is just a more advanced version of CSS and i’m sure that in time more websites will begin to adopt this, obviously once it becomes more stabile.
reference:
Giannattasio, T. (2012). Beercamp: An experiment with css 3d. Smashing Magazine, Retrieved from http://coding.smashingmagazine.com/2012/04/17/beercamp-an-experiment-with-css-3d/
Apr 22, 2012 @ 20:32:14
Sounds like an interesting article. CSS has come a long way and is constantly improving with new innovative features and capabilities. I’m rather excited to see what new advancements in CSS the new year will bring us.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 20:44:01
Great article. I didn’t know that CSS 3 was so powerful which it can produce 3D. It is very interest that when we write the code for 3D, we need to apply math and calculation to make a depth and movement of object. Thank you for posting this article.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 21:50:24
Wow, reading this article was a big surprise. I had no idea that 3D rendering would be applied to Website Development. Looks like this cheesy “3D” technology might invade my computer, after it destroyed the theaters. It’s going to be interesting to see if this type of technology can become popular among the general public, as 3D movies are not as appealing as movie companies want them to be.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 22:31:07
I enjoyed reading your article. Its amazing what new features are developed to better improve user web experience. Even thought the development software is still in the early stages I see this type of element growing within the years with the big demand for 3D video.
Apr 22, 2012 @ 23:38:05
Awesome article! I like the way you summarized this article. I believe CSS will eventually change the world and they way we look at websites. It will be more attractive and will create more traffic. I believe more companies will have 3d website in the near future. Your article was very informative thanks for sharing.