3D web environment for knowledge management

Abstract Our module for establishing the shared-state of 3D objects, which supports the LivingWorlds specification, is integrated with a VRML browser plugged into a web browser and a web server, as a 3D web environment system for knowledge management in an industrial manufacturing process. Users will be able to record the minutes of their online meetings using 3D models, which may include annotations or object behaviors, and will be able to store them in a database with related documents in preparation for another meeting. In this report, we discuss the direction of our work and the concept underlying the 3D web environment system design.