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3DML
3DML was a format for creating three-dimensional websites build up by combining similar sized building blocks. It was invented in 1997 by Michael Powers, who co-developed with Philip Stevens and developed further over the next four years. 3DML files are written in XML which can be delivered from standard web servers and shown within a browser plugin and independent 3DML browser called Flatland Rover. A new update was posted in 2017 with updated code and binaries for Windows 10. 3DML had no avatar or multi-user support unlike
other platforms of the time like Active Worlds thus never attracting a huge number of followers. There was only a plugin for Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator and AOL, but not for Mozilla Firefox. The most recent version is a standalone Windows application.
A 3DML world was called a "Spot". In the spot "blocks" can be inserted, laid out in a grid. The blocks can be ordered into "levels" - each has the same size. This approach was designed to simplify the building process and