![]() ![]() ![]() Java 3D is meant to give Java developers the ability to write applets and applications that provide three dimensional, interactive content to users. We have recently finished a series of columns on Java 2D now we turn our attention to Java 3D. Java 2D is a core platform API beginning with Java 1.2, while Java 3D will be released as an Extension API shortly after the 1.2 platform becomes available. Two of the biggest pieces, 2D and 3D graphics, are targeted with the Java 2D and 3D APIs, respectively. ![]() Sun and its partners developed the Java Media and Communication APIs to provide the missing multimedia programming pieces. Sun has grown the core a great deal with the 1.1 and impending 1.2 releases, but there are still some pieces missing from the Java puzzle. In order to build a true Java platform, Sun realized early on that it needed to fill out the API picture beyond the limited functionality available in the Java 1.0 core platform. ![]()
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