Flux was a software suite released by Media Machines which consisted of Flux Player and Flux Studio.
Flux Player was a
VRML
VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language, pronounced ''vermal'' or by its initials, originally—before 1995—known as the Virtual Reality Markup Language) is a standard file format for representing 3-dimensional (3D) interactive vector graph ...
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X3D viewer that worked both as plugin in Internet Explorer, and as standalone program in Windows. Flux Studio was a
VRML
VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language, pronounced ''vermal'' or by its initials, originally—before 1995—known as the Virtual Reality Markup Language) is a standard file format for representing 3-dimensional (3D) interactive vector graph ...
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X3D editor that worked in Windows. Both programs supported Windows Me/2000 and higher.
Flux Player and Flux Studio were freely downloadable for any usage under a proprietary Flux Player and Flux Studio license.
Flux software was developed by
Tony Parisi, who coworked with
Mark Pesce
Mark D. Pesce ( ; born 1962) is an American-Australian author, researcher, engineer, futurist and teacher.
Early life
Pesce was born in Everett, Massachusetts in 1962. In September 1980, Pesce attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MI ...
on the development of the experimental
VRML
VRML (Virtual Reality Modeling Language, pronounced ''vermal'' or by its initials, originally—before 1995—known as the Virtual Reality Markup Language) is a standard file format for representing 3-dimensional (3D) interactive vector graph ...
prototype called Labyrinth. Flux Studio could successfully import and export *.WRL, *.X3DV and *.X3D files.
Initial distribution version of Flux Player 2.0 and Flux Studio 2.0 was released on February 21, 2007; while final distribution version of Flux Player 2.1 and Flux Studio 2.1 was released on May 28, 2007.
Acquisitions
In May 2008, MediaMachines became Vivaty, and the Flux software was rebranded as Vivaty. However, on April 16, 2010, Vivaty shut down and was subsequently acquired by
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washi ...
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References
External links
Flux download- Redistributables
- Origins
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ttp://lamammals.blogspot.com/2007/02/new-flux-studio-20.html NEW! Flux Studio 2.0- Availability
MediaMachines Open Sources FluxPlayer for X3D- Importance
3D graphics software
Animation software
Microsoft acquisitions
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