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Hiro Pendragon

bye bye f0rums!

Join date: 22 Jan 2004

Posts: 5,905

01-12-2005 18:31

In an effort to provide a little organization and order to SL, and help everyone find stuff,

How about, when someone buys an island sim, LL can ask them what type of sim they plan on making - shopping, club, private, group, etc etc - and then place it on the map according to theme...

this way shopping island sims could be in one area, clubs could be in another area, and the average user isn't just scanning through the dozens of island sims to find stuff?

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Strife Onizuka

Moonchild

Join date: 3 Mar 2004

Posts: 5,887

01-12-2005 19:00

I don't think the island owners are that organized...

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Torley Linden

Enlightenment!

Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 16,530

01-12-2005 19:03

Hmmm a problem lies with Island Sims that fall into more than one category such as Chaos, unless you worked this using a checkbox approach.

Right now, for me, it looks weird having so many islands on the left side -- kinda like the main continent blew chunks. I'm looking forward to more major continents in the future.

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Oz Spade

ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand

Join date: 23 Sep 2003

Posts: 2,708

01-12-2005 23:35

I agree with Torley, currently the map looks like a mess over there. And with so many new ones being added, its hard to tell whats going on. Kinda looks like a childs toys strewn across the floor.

However... I've no ideas on how to organize it, maybe by theme, but there are only a few themes and seems to be alot of "random playground". Also, how would you tell what the theme is from looking at the map?

I dunno.

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Torley Linden

Enlightenment!

Join date: 15 Sep 2004

Posts: 16,530

01-13-2005 00:38

From: Oz Spade

Kinda looks like a childs toys strewn across the floor.

Ha, that does it for me. And they're not SHINY either!

Maybe in the future, when we have, like, 2000 sims, then the big picture will look more comprehensible, but for now -- there is a real asymmetrical unbalance that I personally find disturbing.

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CrystalShard Foo

1+1=10

Join date: 6 Feb 2004

Posts: 682

01-13-2005 11:18

The map is pretty good for a huge, consistant world. But SL is most obviously going toward the direction of having loads of splitted regions (no, change that - SL allready -do- have loads of separated, splitted regions). And unless SL is going to break it up to look more like a bunch of islands out there in the ocean, maybe its time to think about adding a better search method for this sort of Region managment style.

An old, old recommentation I made in Active Worlds way back at the late 90's and that got somewhat implemented before the thing started to stink (and cost... alot):

* Ditch the world list, use Yahoo-style catagories.

Or, if to update this to 2005:

* Keep the region list it in the map where it is. But also give us indexed region lists, with descriptions.

The idea: Region owners pick which catagory to drop their region under, and do their own description. Its up to them to keep the thing updated. Chances are that some regions will not be listed in the right spot or that their owners will not bother updating their index after changing the theme or use of the Region, but hey - thats how the internet works. All we'll have to do is send them some pissed IMs that they need to update.

There's planny of free site-directory scripts out there on the net. Now its just a matter of setting up a in-client menu interface to support it.

Organize Island Sims by Theme
Hiro Pendragon bye bye f0rums! Join date: 22 Jan 2004 Posts: 5,905	01-12-2005 18:31 In an effort to provide a little organization and order to SL, and help everyone find stuff, How about, when someone buys an island sim, LL can ask them what type of sim they plan on making - shopping, club, private, group, etc etc - and then place it on the map according to theme... this way shopping island sims could be in one area, clubs could be in another area, and the average user isn't just scanning through the dozens of island sims to find stuff? _____________________ Hiro Pendragon ------------------ http://www.involve3d.com - Involve - Metaverse / Emerging Media Studio Visit my SL blog: http://secondtense.blogspot.com
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	01-12-2005 19:00 I don't think the island owners are that organized... _____________________ Truth is a river that is always splitting up into arms that reunite. Islanded between the arms, the inhabitants argue for a lifetime as to which is the main river. - Cyril Connolly Without the political will to find common ground, the continual friction of tactic and counter tactic, only creates suspicion and hatred and vengeance, and perpetuates the cycle of violence. - James Nachtwey
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	01-12-2005 19:03 Hmmm a problem lies with Island Sims that fall into more than one category such as Chaos, unless you worked this using a checkbox approach. Right now, for me, it looks weird having so many islands on the left side -- kinda like the main continent blew chunks. I'm looking forward to more major continents in the future. _____________________
Oz Spade ReadsNoPostLongerThanHand Join date: 23 Sep 2003 Posts: 2,708	01-12-2005 23:35 I agree with Torley, currently the map looks like a mess over there. And with so many new ones being added, its hard to tell whats going on. Kinda looks like a childs toys strewn across the floor. However... I've no ideas on how to organize it, maybe by theme, but there are only a few themes and seems to be alot of "random playground". Also, how would you tell what the theme is from looking at the map? I dunno. _____________________ "Don't anticipate outcome," the man said. "Await the unfolding of events. Remain in the moment." - Konrad
Torley Linden Enlightenment! Join date: 15 Sep 2004 Posts: 16,530	01-13-2005 00:38 From: Oz Spade Kinda looks like a childs toys strewn across the floor. Ha, that does it for me. And they're not SHINY either! Maybe in the future, when we have, like, 2000 sims, then the big picture will look more comprehensible, but for now -- there is a real asymmetrical unbalance that I personally find disturbing. _____________________
CrystalShard Foo 1+1=10 Join date: 6 Feb 2004 Posts: 682	01-13-2005 11:18 The map is pretty good for a huge, consistant world. But SL is most obviously going toward the direction of having loads of splitted regions (no, change that - SL allready -do- have loads of separated, splitted regions). And unless SL is going to break it up to look more like a bunch of islands out there in the ocean, maybe its time to think about adding a better search method for this sort of Region managment style. An old, old recommentation I made in Active Worlds way back at the late 90's and that got somewhat implemented before the thing started to stink (and cost... alot): * Ditch the world list, use Yahoo-style catagories. Or, if to update this to 2005: * Keep the region list it in the map where it is. But also give us indexed region lists, with descriptions. The idea: Region owners pick which catagory to drop their region under, and do their own description. Its up to them to keep the thing updated. Chances are that some regions will not be listed in the right spot or that their owners will not bother updating their index after changing the theme or use of the Region, but hey - thats how the internet works. All we'll have to do is send them some pissed IMs that they need to update. There's planny of free site-directory scripts out there on the net. Now its just a matter of setting up a in-client menu interface to support it.

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