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Buck Weaver

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02-19-2005 14:16

Is this the future in Second Life or all online games?

/pizza

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Lordfly Digeridoo

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02-19-2005 14:24

From: Buck Weaver

Is this the future in Second Life or all online games?

/pizza

This would only happen in SL if a resident came up with it, implemented it, and it became highly popular.

Hence the beauty of SL

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Surreal Farber

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02-19-2005 14:27

Likely... anywhere where there is a large market, advertising will follow. Only two things would stop if (1) players ignoring it and (2) massive outcry that causes players to ignore it.

I wouldn't care about the functionality myself unless you started getting pop-up ads in a Bladerunner-esque manner. People have demonstrated that there are limits to where they want advertising to intrude, but I expect at the least we will see branding soon in most games. Imagine billboards for RL products in cityscapes, etc. Also instead of the generic cola machine, you get pepsi or whatever.

Second Life lends itself to branding less than most games since content is resident created. An online game I'm testing in beta right now gave Ferran and I a good laugh... we ran accross and Alienware computer in a mission.

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Richard Pinkerton

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02-19-2005 14:36

All it does is open up your browser at the ordering page? That's a bit weak. I want an agent from the pizza company to materialize infront of me, take my order and disappear without me having to leave the game window. And they should be able to get my delivery address without me having to tell them (as long as I'd previously given permission obviously).

Alan Palmerstone

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02-19-2005 14:38

From: Buck Weaver

Is this the future in Second Life or all online games?

/pizza

Also discussed here in off-topic.

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Cross Lament

Loose-brained Vixen

Join date: 20 Mar 2004

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02-19-2005 16:37

Why did I just get this horrible image in my mind of scripted prim-genitals spurting out Pepsi adverts?

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Eggy Lippmann

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Join date: 1 May 2003

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02-19-2005 17:51

Pfft... you people are so spoiled... back in beta we had to get our pizza by walking barefoot through the snow, uphill both ways. And when we got home, the pizza was COLD!
But we LIKED it!

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Pol Tabla

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Join date: 18 Dec 2003

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02-19-2005 18:08

One of the reasons that SL is not a Gibson/Stephenson-esque metaverse is that you can't do stuff in it that affects the real world (other than drain your bank account). This pizza ordering thing is an inevitable, if rudimentary, step in that direction.

From: Richard Pinkerton

That's a bit weak. I want an agent from the pizza company to materialize infront of me, take my order and disappear without me having to leave the game window.

That would be breathtakingly cool.

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Hiro Pendragon

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Join date: 22 Jan 2004

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02-19-2005 21:19

From: Pol Tabla

One of the reasons that SL is not a Gibson/Stephenson-esque metaverse is that you can't do stuff in it that affects the real world (other than drain your bank account). This pizza ordering thing is an inevitable, if rudimentary, step in that direction.

Exactly.

Before the Internet was popular, it was for science / learning / fun. Then came real companies getting advertising. Then came companies letting people order online as technology followed.

This could be a huge way for LL to grow - private servers sold to companies.

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Jarod Godel

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02-19-2005 21:35

From: Buck Weaver

Is this the future in Second Life or all online games?

No, something like that would require an API; no danger of that happening.

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Next in SL or How pampered can we get?
Buck Weaver Unsolicited Onterator Join date: 18 May 2003 Posts: 251	02-19-2005 14:16 Is this the future in Second Life or all online games? /pizza _____________________ My karma ran over your dogma. Thoughts become things.
Lordfly Digeridoo Prim Orchestrator Join date: 21 Jul 2003 Posts: 3,628	02-19-2005 14:24 From: Buck Weaver Is this the future in Second Life or all online games? /pizza This would only happen in SL if a resident came up with it, implemented it, and it became highly popular. Hence the beauty of SL LF _____________________ ---- http://www.lordfly.com/ http://www.twitter.com/lordfly http://www.plurk.com/lordfly
Surreal Farber Cat Herder Join date: 5 Feb 2004 Posts: 2,059	02-19-2005 14:27 Likely... anywhere where there is a large market, advertising will follow. Only two things would stop if (1) players ignoring it and (2) massive outcry that causes players to ignore it. I wouldn't care about the functionality myself unless you started getting pop-up ads in a Bladerunner-esque manner. People have demonstrated that there are limits to where they want advertising to intrude, but I expect at the least we will see branding soon in most games. Imagine billboards for RL products in cityscapes, etc. Also instead of the generic cola machine, you get pepsi or whatever. Second Life lends itself to branding less than most games since content is resident created. An online game I'm testing in beta right now gave Ferran and I a good laugh... we ran accross and Alienware computer in a mission. _____________________ Surreal Phobos 3d Design - putting the hot in psychotic since 2004 Come see our whole line of clothing, animations and accessories in Chaos (37, 198, 43)
Richard Pinkerton Registered User Join date: 20 Jan 2005 Posts: 125	02-19-2005 14:36 All it does is open up your browser at the ordering page? That's a bit weak. I want an agent from the pizza company to materialize infront of me, take my order and disappear without me having to leave the game window. And they should be able to get my delivery address without me having to tell them (as long as I'd previously given permission obviously).
Alan Palmerstone Payment Info Used Join date: 4 Jun 2004 Posts: 659	02-19-2005 14:38 From: Buck Weaver Is this the future in Second Life or all online games? /pizza Also discussed here in off-topic. _____________________ Visit Parrot Island - relax on the beach, snuggle at the waterfall, ride the jetskis, make a movie and buy a pool!
Cross Lament Loose-brained Vixen Join date: 20 Mar 2004 Posts: 1,115	02-19-2005 16:37 Why did I just get this horrible image in my mind of scripted prim-genitals spurting out Pepsi adverts? _____________________ - Making everyone's day just a little more surreal - Teeple Linden: "OK, where did the tentacled thing go while I was playing with my face?"
Eggy Lippmann Wiktator Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 7,939	02-19-2005 17:51 Pfft... you people are so spoiled... back in beta we had to get our pizza by walking barefoot through the snow, uphill both ways. And when we got home, the pizza was COLD! But we LIKED it! _____________________ Help us document Second Life history at http://slhistory.org!
Pol Tabla synthpop saint Join date: 18 Dec 2003 Posts: 1,041	02-19-2005 18:08 One of the reasons that SL is not a Gibson/Stephenson-esque metaverse is that you can't do stuff in it that affects the real world (other than drain your bank account). This pizza ordering thing is an inevitable, if rudimentary, step in that direction. From: Richard Pinkerton That's a bit weak. I want an agent from the pizza company to materialize infront of me, take my order and disappear without me having to leave the game window. That would be breathtakingly cool. _____________________
Hiro Pendragon bye bye f0rums! Join date: 22 Jan 2004 Posts: 5,905	02-19-2005 21:19 From: Pol Tabla One of the reasons that SL is not a Gibson/Stephenson-esque metaverse is that you can't do stuff in it that affects the real world (other than drain your bank account). This pizza ordering thing is an inevitable, if rudimentary, step in that direction. Exactly. Before the Internet was popular, it was for science / learning / fun. Then came real companies getting advertising. Then came companies letting people order online as technology followed. This could be a huge way for LL to grow - private servers sold to companies. _____________________ Hiro Pendragon ------------------ http://www.involve3d.com - Involve - Metaverse / Emerging Media Studio Visit my SL blog: http://secondtense.blogspot.com
Jarod Godel Utilitarian Join date: 6 Nov 2003 Posts: 729	02-19-2005 21:35 From: Buck Weaver Is this the future in Second Life or all online games? No, something like that would require an API; no danger of that happening. _____________________ "All designers in SL need to be aware of the fact that there are now quite simple methods of complete texture theft in SL that are impossible to stop..." - Cristiano Midnight Ad aspera per intelligentem prohibitus.

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