Return of the Living Dead
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2k Suisei
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04-13-2008 04:58
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Dekka Raymaker
thinking very hard
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04-13-2008 05:40
"Usage of fonts with sign text."
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Snowman Jiminy
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04-13-2008 05:46
Ah yes - ActiveWorlds - they are responsible for taking my virtual worlds virginity!  |
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Lowen Raymaker
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04-13-2008 05:46
From wikipedia
"In early 2008, Activeworlds, Inc. plans to release the first customer-oriented feature in years: the introduction of Customizable Avatars, similar to Second Life. The feature has been described as better than the competition's, with more options for easier customization. It will come in the next version of the browser, 4.2. Version 4.2 will be released to the general public (in the form of open beta testing) on April 21, 2008."
This is pretty significant I think.
edit: and according to the forums you can import your own .x mesh for your avatar. WOW
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Tod69 Talamasca
The Human Tripod ;)
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04-13-2008 06:37
From: Lowen Raymaker
edit: and according to the forums you can import your own .x mesh for your avatar. WOW
From a 3D Modeling standpoint, that could be really bad. Nothing sez lag like some noob with a bootleg of 3D Studio MAX creating a 500,000 polygon avatar. 
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2k Suisei
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04-13-2008 06:39
From: Lowen Raymaker
edit: and according to the forums you can import your own .x mesh for your avatar. WOW
Yep, that's been possible for quite some time now. In my eyes the underlying technology of Activeworlds has always been 100x more scalable than Second Life. This is because it doesn't use asset servers like SL, so everything is decentralized. and the worlds/sims are absolutely huge!. The thing that held Activeworlds back was its avatars. The custom avatars on that webpage don't look too great. But neither do SL's default avatars. So I guess we'll just have to wait to see whether the users can improve their avs. I don't think LL should be worried though. |
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Talarus Luan
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04-13-2008 08:49
From: Tod69 Talamasca From a 3D Modeling standpoint, that could be really bad. Nothing sez lag like some noob with a bootleg of 3D Studio MAX creating a 500,000 polygon avatar. ..and making full-prim torus/SCULPTY avatars is better, how, exactly? Thanks, but I will take the good with the bad. Sculpties and full-prim avs are cool. However, I will take custom av meshes (AND skeletons) in a heartbeat over them. At least they would look and animate properly for us non-humans. |
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Conifer Dada
Hiya m'dooks!
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04-13-2008 09:01
All the women in the pics have short hair. I'm not going there if I have to have my long locks cut off. Nor am I going there if I have to keep my undies on when I take a quick dip in the river!!
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Lowen Raymaker
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04-13-2008 09:26
From: Tod69 Talamasca Nothing sez lag like some noob with a bootleg of 3D Studio MAX creating a 500,000 polygon avatar. I agree totally and I wonder what limitations there are, if any. From: 2k Suisei In my eyes the underlying technology of Activeworlds has always been 100x more scalable than Second Life. This is because it doesn't use asset servers like SL, so everything is decentralized. and the worlds/sims are absolutely huge!. Over the years I have checked out AW but it always seemed like some ancient technology. Actually it had completely fallen off of my radar. To see it being developed today to compete with the likes of SL is really incredible. I will definitely be keeping an eye on their progress. From: Talarus Luan
Sculpties and full-prim avs are cool. However, I will take custom av meshes (AND skeletons) in a heartbeat over them. At least they would look and animate properly for us non-humans.
Yes this has me really excited. Everyone being able to import their own skeleton and mesh is kind of mind blowing. I'd like to see this in SL. Anyone who has been involved with AW recently would you care to give us an insight into life there? What's the culture, community, economy, art, etc like? Thanks! |
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Raymond Figtree
Gone, avi, gone
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04-13-2008 10:43
Please do not discuss the competition on an official LL forum. This forum is for organizing lawsuits against them only.
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2k Suisei
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04-13-2008 11:07
Has anybody tried Habbo? They've got some new avatars too:  i gotz a stiffy |