Marcus Wendt has published a new Processing library called libCollada, providing 3D export in the Collada 3D format. Collada is XML-based, and is intended to provide support both for basic 3D geometry and more advanced 3D authoring features like shaders and physics.

The obvious question is why another 3D format? Well, I guess the ones out there still aren’t good enough. Collada looks very complete, but most importantly is not tied to a single software vendor. It comes with a range of Open Source libraries for importing and exporting for various languages, and so could easily become a good choice for Open Source developers.

I recommed subscribing to Marcus’ Infostuka blog for technology- and design-related news. His own projects like Gestures on Sound show a great eye for computational work.