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Ama Omega

Lost Wanderer

Join date: 11 Dec 2002

Posts: 1,770

01-22-2003 00:56

More of Ama's ramblings. I'm on a roll today!

I am sure many of your have heard of the Six degrees theory. For those that haven't it is the theory that within six levels you know everyone (or most everyone?) in the world (your society?). So I see a random person on the street, under this theory the longest stretch is that this person knows someone (1 level) who knows someone (2) who knows someone (3) who knows someone (4) who knows someone (5) who knows me (6). There have been some sites setup to draw webs etc of this pattern.

The SL community right now is small but it won't be in the future.
I can think of two ways to do it, the simplest and almost invisible to the player would be to mark someone as 'known' when you rank them. A more complicated (better?) option could be to allow you to select a relationship from a drop down menu - acquantance, friend, partner, etc. If you are part of the same group then 'group' could be automatically set as your relationship to everyone in your group.

Then there could be a webpage to show the web of relationships in SL. When meeting someone new looking at their bio/info page could show the shortest relationship chain to that person.

I would also suggest keeping Lindens out of the chain because there are so few of them and they tend to meet everyone.

blaze Spinnaker

1/2 Serious

Join date: 12 Aug 2004

Posts: 5,898

12-29-2004 12:00

This would be a great idea to having a friendster style interface with SL.

A trust network would allow us to avoid issues with Alts and it would also quickly determine who to do business with and who not to when it comes to ripped off objects and what not.

It would also be a great marketing tool to encourage more players (your friends) to come into the game.

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Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds :

"User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches."

Malachi Petunia

Gentle Miscreant

Join date: 21 Sep 2003

Posts: 3,414

thread necromancy

12-29-2004 13:33

I think this might be close to a forum record. This thread was posted 11+ months ago by a player who hasn't been on in, oh, 9-months.

I think someone missed their calling as an archaeologist

blaze Spinnaker

1/2 Serious

Join date: 12 Aug 2004

Posts: 5,898

12-29-2004 14:45

23 months ago.

It's interesting to see which suggestions have been implemented and which haven't and historically what people were asking for.

I was going to post a suggestion for friendster functionality, but it's more fun finding the first person who already has and just bumping it.

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Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds :

"User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches."

Eggy Lippmann

Wiktator

Join date: 1 May 2003

Posts: 7,939

12-31-2004 01:55

I'll tell you what people have been historically asking for... boolean objects, mesh support, and all that crap they'll never get

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Pedro Pendragon

Registered User

Join date: 15 Jan 2004

Posts: 77

12-31-2004 09:26

i'm glad blaze resurrected this topic, i think it'd be a neat addition.

some LSL functions to go along with it would be awesome -- you could do things like, restrict object usage to owner's friends, or friends of friends.

Strife Onizuka

Moonchild

Join date: 3 Mar 2004

Posts: 5,887

12-31-2004 10:41

An interesting topic, glad you resurected it. Someone used the search box.

Thread Necromancy - I think this is one of the classic skills of the character type: Forum Troll

Not that being a forum troll is a bad thing, i know plenty and i don't dislike all of them.

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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

Six degrees of SL
Ama Omega Lost Wanderer Join date: 11 Dec 2002 Posts: 1,770	01-22-2003 00:56 More of Ama's ramblings. I'm on a roll today! I am sure many of your have heard of the Six degrees theory. For those that haven't it is the theory that within six levels you know everyone (or most everyone?) in the world (your society?). So I see a random person on the street, under this theory the longest stretch is that this person knows someone (1 level) who knows someone (2) who knows someone (3) who knows someone (4) who knows someone (5) who knows me (6). There have been some sites setup to draw webs etc of this pattern. The SL community right now is small but it won't be in the future. I can think of two ways to do it, the simplest and almost invisible to the player would be to mark someone as 'known' when you rank them. A more complicated (better?) option could be to allow you to select a relationship from a drop down menu - acquantance, friend, partner, etc. If you are part of the same group then 'group' could be automatically set as your relationship to everyone in your group. Then there could be a webpage to show the web of relationships in SL. When meeting someone new looking at their bio/info page could show the shortest relationship chain to that person. I would also suggest keeping Lindens out of the chain because there are so few of them and they tend to meet everyone.
blaze Spinnaker 1/2 Serious Join date: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 5,898	12-29-2004 12:00 This would be a great idea to having a friendster style interface with SL. A trust network would allow us to avoid issues with Alts and it would also quickly determine who to do business with and who not to when it comes to ripped off objects and what not. It would also be a great marketing tool to encourage more players (your friends) to come into the game. _____________________ Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds : "User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches."
Malachi Petunia Gentle Miscreant Join date: 21 Sep 2003 Posts: 3,414	thread necromancy 12-29-2004 13:33 I think this might be close to a forum record. This thread was posted 11+ months ago by a player who hasn't been on in, oh, 9-months. I think someone missed their calling as an archaeologist
blaze Spinnaker 1/2 Serious Join date: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 5,898	12-29-2004 14:45 23 months ago. It's interesting to see which suggestions have been implemented and which haven't and historically what people were asking for. I was going to post a suggestion for friendster functionality, but it's more fun finding the first person who already has and just bumping it. _____________________ Taken from The last paragraph on pg. 16 of Cory Ondrejka's paper "Changing Realities: User Creation, Communication, and Innovation in Digital Worlds : "User-created content takes the idea of leveraging player opinions a step further by allowing them to effectively prototype new ideas and features. Developers can then measure which new concepts most improve the products and incorporate them into the game in future patches."
Eggy Lippmann Wiktator Join date: 1 May 2003 Posts: 7,939	12-31-2004 01:55 I'll tell you what people have been historically asking for... boolean objects, mesh support, and all that crap they'll never get _____________________ Help us document Second Life history at http://slhistory.org!
Pedro Pendragon Registered User Join date: 15 Jan 2004 Posts: 77	12-31-2004 09:26 i'm glad blaze resurrected this topic, i think it'd be a neat addition. some LSL functions to go along with it would be awesome -- you could do things like, restrict object usage to owner's friends, or friends of friends.
Strife Onizuka Moonchild Join date: 3 Mar 2004 Posts: 5,887	12-31-2004 10:41 An interesting topic, glad you resurected it. Someone used the search box. Thread Necromancy - I think this is one of the classic skills of the character type: Forum Troll Not that being a forum troll is a bad thing, i know plenty and i don't dislike all of them. _____________________ 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

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