People enjoy computer-generated three-dimensional
graphics in everyday life ranging from TV commercial
films to high-quality Hollywood movies. However, the
construction of these three-dimensional graphics is still
difficult and is restricted to trained experts today. The
general public just consumes the high-quality graphics
produced by such experts. This is unfortunate.
Three-dimensional graphics is a powerful tool to express
and communicate important ideas, and we should be able to
enrich our daiIy communication by making the most of it.
Our goal is to make three-dimensional graphics an
everyday communication tool for everyone, such as word
processors and emails, by providing easy-to-use authoring
tools. We betieve that such tools can enrich human
communication in various domains, including medicine,
biology, architecture, and education. This paper introduces
some of our efforts toward the goal and discusses furure
possibilities