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Re:3D model of slave ship brings harrowing history to life by pjmlp on Saturday July 27, 2019 @08:59AM (#20541834)
Except for glTF to work, WebGL needs to work as well and it isn't a given, without any sort of control of what kind of hardware or browser someone is using.

And even if the hardware and browser offer proper WebGL support, it might occur that the drivers are black listed, thus making any proper use of WebGL unbewarable.

Such is the WebGL reality, where devices with native support for OpenGL ES 3.2, might still struggle to see a WebGL 2.0 scene.

With a video everyone gets to enjoy it.

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Re:3D model of slave ship brings harrowing history to life by slavik81 on Saturday July 27, 2019 @12:51PM (#20542846)
That's what I'm lamenting. I want to live in a world where a 3D model is no more exceptional than a JPEG.

There's no inherent requirement for OpenGL support to render glTF 2.0. WebGL is only required because browsers don't include native support.

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Re:3D model of slave ship brings harrowing history to life by pjmlp on Saturday July 27, 2019 @01:49PM (#20543145)
The irony is that is exactly what Khronos shows on their glTF presentations.
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