Google Launches Body Browser to Display 3D Human Models (Pic)

Sina Technology News, December 17th morning - Google has just launched an experimental project called the Google Body Browser, which allows users to browse a 3D human body model.

The Google Body Browser is essentially a Google Earth for the human body, enabling 3D navigation of a human body model.

Google demonstrated this application in the WebGL Camp environment. WebGL is a cross-platform, low-level 3D graphics API (Application Programming Interface) that can bring 3D graphics to the World Wide Web without any plugins. Due to the use of the HTML5 Canvas element, it does not require Flash, Java, or other graphic plug-ins to run.

If you visit bodybrowser.googlelabs.com using a browser that supports this technology, you will get a 3D model of human anatomy. You can zoom in, zoom out, rotate, and even search.

WebGL has not yet entered mainstream browsers, but Google Chrome Beta, Safari, and Firefox all support this technology.

When accessing the homepage of the Body Browser with a compatible browser, you will see a human body model where you can adjust multiple view layers including skin, muscles, tissues, and skeletal systems. When a user enters the name of an organ or bone, they can directly switch to the corresponding view and zoom in. Users can turn labels on or off at their discretion, and the application also supports multi-touch, allowing operation through multi-touch pads and multi-touch mice.

Industry insiders believe that this application will not only be helpful to the medical industry but also benefit teachers and students in related disciplines. (Shuyu)