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paulie Femto
Into the dark
Join date: 13 Sep 2003
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05-17-2006 10:29
In the future, when SL is decentralized and many "grids" exist, wouldn't it be awesome if every star in the SL night sky represented a different grid in the SL universe? Imagine looking up at those stars and knowing that you were looking at the entire SL universe.
Grids (stars) that were farther away from the one you were currently inhabiting would appear as dimmer stars. Resting your mouse on a particular star would pop up a small text with the name of that grid and it's current number of inhabitants. If we had a system like that, we could even have SL space travel between stars. Sigh.  _____________________
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nimrod Yaffle
Cavemen are people too...
Join date: 15 Nov 2004
Posts: 3,146
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05-17-2006 10:35
In the future, when SL is decentralized and many "grids" exist, wouldn't it be awesome if every star in the SL night sky represented a different grid in the SL universe? Imagine looking up at those stars and knowing that you were looking at the entire SL universe. Grids (stars) that were farther away from the one you were currently inhabiting would appear as dimmer stars. Resting your mouse on a particular star would pop up a small text with the name of that grid and it's current number of inhabitants. If we had a system like that, we could even have SL space travel between stars. Sigh. Wow, this would be awesome. Another cool thing might be being able to pay $10 to LL or something, to get a star named after you with your name when you hovered on it.  _____________________
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Salazar Jack
Nova Albion native
Join date: 12 Feb 2004
Posts: 1,105
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To SLinfinity And Beyond!
05-17-2006 10:36
to the stars In the future, when SL is decentralized and many "grids" exist, wouldn't it be awesome if every star in the SL night sky represented a different grid in the SL universe? Imagine looking up at those stars and knowing that you were looking at the entire SL universe. Grids (stars) that were farther away from the one you were currently inhabiting would appear as dimmer stars. Resting your mouse on a particular star would pop up a small text with the name of that grid and it's current number of inhabitants. If we had a system like that, we could even have SL space travel between stars. Sigh. Now your talkin'! |
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Tek Harbinger
SS Maggot Elite
Join date: 19 Oct 2005
Posts: 49
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05-17-2006 10:36
Kind of reminds me of that Powers of Ten video. Though in the future, the amount of servers needed for a space-wide grid would probably take up the entire city. Its not called San Francisco anymore, it's Lindentopia. Celebrating it's 5 millionth resident with a daily $ spending of a trillion dollars.
Now we just need microscopic avatars, and supergiant avatars. |
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paulie Femto
Into the dark
Join date: 13 Sep 2003
Posts: 1,098
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in the year 2525
05-17-2006 10:57
Linden Lab has said that they would like to allow anyone to run a server or servers. We could have a whole "universe" of grids, hosted all over the world. When a new server went online, it would use P2P to propogate its existence to the rest of the SL universe. Like light from real stars, info about a new grid would take a while to reach other stars in the universe - hopefully not CENTURIES like in RL.
Imagine a galactic SL economy. And space battles._____________________
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FlipperPA Peregrine
Magically Delicious!
Join date: 14 Nov 2003
Posts: 3,703
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05-17-2006 10:59
Wow, this would be awesome. Another cool thing might be being able to pay $10 to LL or something, to get a star named after you with your name when you hovered on it. I still crack up every time the ATM machine in "nimrod Yaffle" sends me an update message, hehehe. _____________________
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Travis Lambert
White dog, red collar
Join date: 3 Jun 2004
Posts: 2,819
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05-17-2006 11:02
Personally, I'm waiting for my SL neural implant.
Then when I'm near death, my head can be pickled in a jar like on Futurama, (neural implant intact), and I can roam the grid(s) for all eternity _____________________
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Jessica Elytis
Goddess
Join date: 7 Oct 2005
Posts: 1,783
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05-17-2006 11:02
I still crack up every time the ATM machine in "nimrod Yaffle" sends me an update message, hehehe. There's an ATM inside nimrod? 0.o Ew!!! MEssy to use I bet!! *grins* To the OP: RIGHT ON!! I'd buy a ticket on that ride anyday. Spaceships. Worlds of worlds to explore, visit, create.... *sighs dreamily along with everyone else* ~Jessy _____________________
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Torley Linden
Enlightenment!
Join date: 15 Sep 2004
Posts: 16,530
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05-17-2006 11:27
I'd like to just be able to barrel roll in a starship, and lose track of which way is up!
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Noel Marlowe
Victim of Occam's Razor
Join date: 18 Apr 2005
Posts: 275
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05-17-2006 11:27
Personally, I'm waiting for my SL neural implant. Then when I'm near death, my head can be pickled in a jar like on Futurama, (neural implant intact), and I can roam the grid(s) for all eternity Hmmm... Taking care of all the heads in jars and making sure that the guard dogs don't lick leaking jars is going to cost money. Guess they will put us to work in the grid somewhere somehow. _____________________
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Alazarin Mondrian
Teh Trippy Hippie Dragon
Join date: 4 Apr 2005
Posts: 1,549
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05-17-2006 12:36
Distributed servers? Space travel? Space sims? Oh yes! Count me in! As a budding 'World Builder' I think it's about time to start up the Slartibartfast fan group.
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Noh Rinkitink
Just some Nohbody
Join date: 31 Jan 2006
Posts: 572
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05-17-2006 15:41
Hmm... how would space travel happen, though? Star Wars "from and to anywhere other than inside a gravity well" type hyperspace drive, "jump" drive for travel between specific points like in Wing Commander, or something else (Niven's slowboats, perhaps)?
Being a long-time Wing Commander fan, I think it's probably not too hard to guess which way I would prefer. (And from a practical viewpoint, a server for the space around each grid's "world", with jumps in between, would make for an easier load than having all of the intervening space available for exploring.) |
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jrrdraco Oe
Insanity Fair
Join date: 28 Oct 2005
Posts: 372
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05-17-2006 17:08
Wow, this would be awesome. Another cool thing might be being able to pay $10 to LL or something, to get a star named after you with your name when you hovered on it. Hehe yeah, I´ve been drinking that stuff too, I heard its toxic and its making this wierd effect |