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Tami Nightfire
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06-06-2008 13:32
I'm trying to create an immersive environment to experience SL (and other games). I wonder if anyone knows how to split video so that the player will be able to see what is on either side and behind him/her. Does anyone out there have experience on how to do that?
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Sling Trebuchet
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06-06-2008 13:46
If I understand you correctly, you want to have an RL audience surrounded by a circle of screens.
The normal clients receive data on all that surrounds the avatar but render only that which is 'in front' of the avatars camera.
A custom client could render a view for each segment of a circle of displays.
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Lindal Kidd
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06-06-2008 13:47
Tami,
You don't have to do that (quite). Human vision doesn't have that wide a field...as long as you only show what's within the visual field in the direction the person is looking, you're good.
I'd think the easiest way to do this would be with some form of "i-glasses"...little monitors worn like a set of spectacles.
You'd also have to have some way of letting the computer know where the person was looking...and ideally, the position of their limbs as well. Possibly some adaptation of a 3D motion capture rig, with sensor targets worn by the operator and a number of camera pickups surrounding the "stage" could be used.
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Sling Trebuchet
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06-06-2008 13:56
Ah! If it was a first person immersion then glasses/spectacle/visor would be the way to go.
The nice thing about that approach is that the rendering for left and right eyes could be separated to give a true 3D view.
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Johan Durant
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06-06-2008 16:39
In a nutshell, you'd need to pickup the open-source client and modify the code to accomplish what you want. If you knew how to do that then you probably wouldn't be asking us, so I'm guessing you're outta luck.
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Desmond Shang
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06-06-2008 17:23
If you truly want *immersion* and not just a really cool view, use psychology.
Compelling characters, interesting spaces, a means to interact in a way that sticks and makes a difference.
Draw the audience in, give them a reason to want to know more, let them participate.
The edges of the monitor will blur, reality will fade, and they will become a part of your world until reality forces them back.
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06-07-2008 06:20
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