[X3D educators] new X3D book slideset Creating Prototype Nodes; X3D-Edit update; video podcasts online

[COURTAUD Didier]

Hi Don

As I have already said, I am about translating your slideset into French
for a course at the University of Evry ( in the South of Paris ).

That is why I have downloaded today all your .odp files from

http://x3dgraphics.com/slidesets/index.php

and I have tested all these files with my local Open Office suite ( 2.4 ).

I have compiled in the attached file all the slides where images are missing
due to the little problem on OpenOffice I mentionned you in March.

Of course, I can grab them from the PDF files but I think it will be better
if you can correct the .odp files directly since :

- the image quality will be better
- it can be useful for other educators

An other little problem is my local version of Open Office seems not to have your font
and all the texts spread out of the box as shown in the attached screenshot.

What font are you using to create the .odp file ?

All this is not a criticism at all and I want to thank you once again for all your work on X3D, this
slideset and X3D-Edit.

Best regards

Didier Courtaud




Don Brutzman a écrit :
> I'm happy to report that a new slideset is available supporting our book
> _X3D for Web Authors_, namely Chapter 14:  Creating Prototype Nodes.
> 
> I'll be going over event animation, scripts and prototypes as part of the
> Web3D 2008 Symposium.  The tutorial begins in the leadoff session this
> Saturday morning 9:00-10:30 at the LA Convention Center.
> 
> 	http://www.web3d.org/conferences/web3d2008/
> 	http://www.web3d.org/conferences/web3d2008/program/index.html#animation
> 
> Refreshed versions of slides, examples and X3D-Edit are being distributed
> on the 2008 X3D Showcase DVD, free on site.  Also available online.
> 
> 	http://x3dgraphics.com
> 	http://x3dgraphics.com/slidesets
> 	http://x3dgraphics.com/examples/X3dForWebAuthors
> 	https://savage.nps.edu/X3D-Edit
> 
> We released a new version of X3D-Edit today with improved security support
> (XML Encryption for confidentiality, XML Signature for authentication).
> We've also added support for the SwirlX3D browser, plus the ability to
> launch all locally installed browsers at once for the current scene.
> This is a great way to compare and test how your work looks to others.
> 
> As an extra extra bonus, we've been recording video presentations of the
> NPS X3D course this quarter.  Big thanks go to Jeff Malnick and Jeff Weekley
> for video production, averaging one-day turnarounds (!) with great quality.
> Lessons are being made available online at
> 
> 	http://www.movesinstitute.org/video/Courses/MV3204
> 
> Comments welcome.  Good luck with your work, have fun with X3D!
> 
> all the best, Don