Cnet: Brace yourself for the 3D Web.
At least, if you use Firefox, Chrome, Opera, or Safari. Those are the browsers that support--though sometimes only in developer-preview editions--a technology called WebGL. And today, the Khronos Group standardizing the graphics interface announced that WebGL 1.0 is finished.
Maximum PC: "Is Microsoft getting ready to ditch its earlier stance on WebGL (Web-based Graphics Library)? If changes inside an early Internet Explorer 11 build are anything to go by then Microsoft’s opposition to the 3D acceleration standard could be on its last legs."
The WebGL library has allowed coder Brandon Jones to render Team Fortress 2′s level viewer in a web browser. While it’s still a work in progress, he was able to run it at a solid 60 frames per second, sometimes even hitting as high as 120 fps.
