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NickArthur Night

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05-03-2005 13:49

Let me spawn a reasonable number of NPCs (rules must apply) and pose/animat them in world.

Nekokami Dragonfly

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05-03-2005 13:52

Nick, I admire your enthusiasm, but I suggest you start searching here in Feature Suggestions and on the voting page (http://secondlife.com/vote) before posting all these suggestions. That way you can help support those that have already been made, and/or see issues raised over some of them.

Regards,

neko

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NickArthur Night

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05-04-2005 00:20

I just want to make sure that this is not considered a flame or putdown of the exellent work of Linden Labs. Any examples given of other product behavior is only inteded as examples to illustrate the concepts I wish to discuss. They are intended to remind the reader of something they may have noticed in another product themselves or to spur an interested party to investigate. Thank you for your respect and patience.
Nick

blaze Spinnaker

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05-04-2005 03:12

Well, reposting is just a different way of bumping an idea. If having to dig through these forums to find someone who suggested this first is going to slow him down, then I suggest he doesn't do it.

However .. I really hope he isn't creating more props in the voting schedule. That'd be shooting himself in the foot.

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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."

Nekokami Dragonfly

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Join date: 29 Aug 2004

Posts: 638

05-04-2005 10:07

Thing is, if you start a new thread (or a whole bunch of new threads) without bothering to search on any of your terms first, you are likely to be unaware of any previously discussed issues with the idea. In this case, there's rather a lot of discussion about NPCs, both for and against. Other people could post pointers to those threads in this thread, but I think it's generally more polite when you join an online community to see what's been discussed already before jumping in with both feet.

The vote splitting problem is also an issue, of course. I believe there are several proposals, but the one I've voted for on this issue is Prop: 201 - Scriptable Avatar Prims/NPCs/Mannequins/Animals.

A search on NPCs in the Feature Suggestions forum turns up 13 threads active within the past year. Here are a few:

/13/6b/28050/1.html
/13/3d/13662/1.html
/13/d8/35319/1.html
/13/cf/37359/1.html
/13/95/22301/1.html

Happy reading,

neko

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Help build InnerLife, a biofeedback adventure in Second Life
Please Vote:
Prop: 203 - Support local devices beyond mouse and keyboard
Prop: 201 - Scriptable Avatar Prims/NPCs/Mannequins/Animals
Prop: 199 - Capes, Cloaks, Coats, Veils, Belts, etc.

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NickArthur Night Registered User Join date: 2 May 2005 Posts: 20	05-03-2005 13:49 Let me spawn a reasonable number of NPCs (rules must apply) and pose/animat them in world.
Nekokami Dragonfly 猫神 Join date: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 638	05-03-2005 13:52 Nick, I admire your enthusiasm, but I suggest you start searching here in Feature Suggestions and on the voting page (http://secondlife.com/vote) before posting all these suggestions. That way you can help support those that have already been made, and/or see issues raised over some of them. Regards, neko _____________________ Help build InnerLife, a biofeedback adventure in Second Life Please Vote: Prop: 203 - Support local devices beyond mouse and keyboard Prop: 201 - Scriptable Avatar Prims/NPCs/Mannequins/Animals Prop: 199 - Capes, Cloaks, Coats, Veils, Belts, etc.
NickArthur Night Registered User Join date: 2 May 2005 Posts: 20	Disclaimer 05-04-2005 00:20 I just want to make sure that this is not considered a flame or putdown of the exellent work of Linden Labs. Any examples given of other product behavior is only inteded as examples to illustrate the concepts I wish to discuss. They are intended to remind the reader of something they may have noticed in another product themselves or to spur an interested party to investigate. Thank you for your respect and patience. Nick
blaze Spinnaker 1/2 Serious Join date: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 5,898	05-04-2005 03:12 Well, reposting is just a different way of bumping an idea. If having to dig through these forums to find someone who suggested this first is going to slow him down, then I suggest he doesn't do it. However .. I really hope he isn't creating more props in the voting schedule. That'd be shooting himself in the foot. _____________________ 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."
Nekokami Dragonfly 猫神 Join date: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 638	05-04-2005 10:07 Thing is, if you start a new thread (or a whole bunch of new threads) without bothering to search on any of your terms first, you are likely to be unaware of any previously discussed issues with the idea. In this case, there's rather a lot of discussion about NPCs, both for and against. Other people could post pointers to those threads in this thread, but I think it's generally more polite when you join an online community to see what's been discussed already before jumping in with both feet. The vote splitting problem is also an issue, of course. I believe there are several proposals, but the one I've voted for on this issue is Prop: 201 - Scriptable Avatar Prims/NPCs/Mannequins/Animals. A search on NPCs in the Feature Suggestions forum turns up 13 threads active within the past year. Here are a few: /13/6b/28050/1.html /13/3d/13662/1.html /13/d8/35319/1.html /13/cf/37359/1.html /13/95/22301/1.html Happy reading, neko _____________________ Help build InnerLife, a biofeedback adventure in Second Life Please Vote: Prop: 203 - Support local devices beyond mouse and keyboard Prop: 201 - Scriptable Avatar Prims/NPCs/Mannequins/Animals Prop: 199 - Capes, Cloaks, Coats, Veils, Belts, etc.