Comments on: Exit Reality : Including the web into the metaverse? http://www.vintfalken.com/exit-reality-including-the-web-into-the-metaverse/ Exporting an SL photographer's Second Life Tue, 22 May 2012 03:02:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Ari Blackthorne http://www.vintfalken.com/exit-reality-including-the-web-into-the-metaverse/#comment-83785 Ari Blackthorne Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:07:46 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/exit-reality-including-the-web-into-the-metaverse/#comment-83785 I concur. it looks really, really promising. At first. Then I see it runs on Active X. That alone will kill it because Active X does not run on Mac or Unix/Linux. so much for any full-scale adaptability and mass population adoption. It also is not much different from Google Lively in that it's just an ad-hock network (3-D room) among you and anyone else on that URL. The imagery was okay, nothing to blink at to be sure, but acceptable. Unfortunately, it appears 100% click-to-interact except actual chatting. I hate to say it: I left after five minutes of chat with others (all asking how to move and such) and actually went to control panel - > uninstall. It's promising. But that it will not be platform independent is what will cause it to be nothing more than an "also ran". I concur.

it looks really, really promising. At first. Then I see it runs on Active X. That alone will kill it because Active X does not run on Mac or Unix/Linux. so much for any full-scale adaptability and mass population adoption. It also is not much different from Google Lively in that it’s just an ad-hock network (3-D room) among you and anyone else on that URL.

The imagery was okay, nothing to blink at to be sure, but acceptable. Unfortunately, it appears 100% click-to-interact except actual chatting.

I hate to say it: I left after five minutes of chat with others (all asking how to move and such) and actually went to control panel - > uninstall.

It’s promising. But that it will not be platform independent is what will cause it to be nothing more than an “also ran”.

]]> By: Vint Falken http://www.vintfalken.com/exit-reality-including-the-web-into-the-metaverse/#comment-83580 Vint Falken Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:48:00 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/exit-reality-including-the-web-into-the-metaverse/#comment-83580 First testing tonight was not positive. I hope it's concurrency (apparently it was announced on some kind of TV news/station/... ) causing this and that things will function more proper tomorrow. First testing tonight was not positive. I hope it’s concurrency (apparently it was announced on some kind of TV news/station/… ) causing this and that things will function more proper tomorrow.

]]> By: Ari Blackthorne http://www.vintfalken.com/exit-reality-including-the-web-into-the-metaverse/#comment-83515 Ari Blackthorne Wed, 17 Sep 2008 18:34:40 +0000 http://www.vintfalken.com/exit-reality-including-the-web-into-the-metaverse/#comment-83515 I admit it sounds fascinating. I suspect it creates a 'virtual room' based on the URL - basically an ad-hock network, much like Apple's "Bonjour" system. Overall, it appears the be highly similar in concept to Google's "Lively", albeit with antiquated technology (I had no idea anyone still used VRML). Should prove to be interesting. I plan to be there (if I can remember to be) - I'll stick my tongue out at ya if I make it. ~winks~ I admit it sounds fascinating. I suspect it creates a ‘virtual room’ based on the URL - basically an ad-hock network, much like Apple’s “Bonjour” system.

Overall, it appears the be highly similar in concept to Google’s “Lively”, albeit with antiquated technology (I had no idea anyone still used VRML).

Should prove to be interesting. I plan to be there (if I can remember to be) - I’ll stick my tongue out at ya if I make it. ~winks~

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