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X3D Example Archives: X3D for Web Authors, Chapter 01 - Technical Overview

X3D for Web Authors book X3D for Web Authors slidesets, videos and the complete Chapter 1 Technical Overview are available online via X3dGraphics.com. The Getting Started and X3D-Edit Update slidesets describe good ways to begin. X3d for Web Authors video course is online
All of these examples were created using the X3D-Edit authoring tool. A published paper "Computer Graphics Teaching Support using X3D" describes how X3D is used to teach introductory 3D in university courses. Together these assets can be used to learn X3D.
X3D Scenes Descriptions
Header Profile Component Meta Example Simple scene demonstrating X3D header, profile, component and meta-tag definitions. The component tags raise the support level from Immersive profile to include other components included in the X3D 3.0 Full profile.
Hello Triangle Simplest possible triangle definition. Note that head metadata is optional. Provides interesting comparison to OpenGL definitions.
Hello World Simple X3D example: Hello World!
new Scene *enter description here, short-sentence summaries preferred*

http://X3dGraphics.com/examples/X3dForWebAuthors/Chapter01-TechnicalOverview

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Also available: current and archived nightly builds and distributions of these examples, all published under an open-source license.

The X3D Resources: Examples page and Savage Developers Guide provide more information about the production of this archive.