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Haney Heaney

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01-19-2006 12:27

Over on omidyar.net there's the start of a discussion about a 1996 article entitled "Why computer modeling should become a popular hobby." It'd be fun to hear what you think about it. Have we come a long way in ten years?

https://www.omidyar.net/group/secondlife/news/8/

katykiwi Moonflower

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01-19-2006 17:32

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Verkin Raven

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01-19-2006 17:50

Primitive-based modeling without vertex editing? Yuck. I can and have been dealing with it for a while, but I'd really prefer working within polygon limits than primitive limits.

A properly modeled clipper ship with all the riggings and wires can have less polygons than a 30-prim vehicle made of spheres. I'm probably missing a billion technical details, but as far as I know that would be less intensive on sim border crossings than what we have now. Especially with a basic bounding box.

Computer modeling in itself is good because you don't have to deal with smearing paint, ripping decals, or gluey messes and you can play with your creation in a simulation as if it performed at full scale. It's not like you can hop into a plastic 1/24 scale Spitfire model and strafe little pixelated Germans (or dogfight fire-breathing dragons in the process).

SuezanneC Baskerville

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01-19-2006 21:19

A more natural input system would help a great deal. Sensor gloves, maybe the new Nintendo controller, something better than keys and mouse.

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Ben Bacon

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01-20-2006 05:49

From: Verkin Raven

It's not like you can hop into a plastic 1/24 scale Spitfire model and strafe little pixelated Germans

You can't do that in SL either.

Well, Ok, you could.... but you'd have the whole of Neualtenburg ARing you

Why computer modeling should become a popular hobby
Haney Heaney Registered User Join date: 4 Nov 2005 Posts: 29	01-19-2006 12:27 Over on omidyar.net there's the start of a discussion about a 1996 article entitled "Why computer modeling should become a popular hobby." It'd be fun to hear what you think about it. Have we come a long way in ten years? https://www.omidyar.net/group/secondlife/news/8/
katykiwi Moonflower Esquirette Join date: 5 Dec 2003 Posts: 1,489	01-19-2006 17:32 Haney...haney....haney _____________________
Verkin Raven Registered User Join date: 5 Jan 2005 Posts: 243	01-19-2006 17:50 Primitive-based modeling without vertex editing? Yuck. I can and have been dealing with it for a while, but I'd really prefer working within polygon limits than primitive limits. A properly modeled clipper ship with all the riggings and wires can have less polygons than a 30-prim vehicle made of spheres. I'm probably missing a billion technical details, but as far as I know that would be less intensive on sim border crossings than what we have now. Especially with a basic bounding box. Computer modeling in itself is good because you don't have to deal with smearing paint, ripping decals, or gluey messes and you can play with your creation in a simulation as if it performed at full scale. It's not like you can hop into a plastic 1/24 scale Spitfire model and strafe little pixelated Germans (or dogfight fire-breathing dragons in the process).
SuezanneC Baskerville Forums Rock! Join date: 22 Dec 2003 Posts: 14,229	01-19-2006 21:19 A more natural input system would help a great deal. Sensor gloves, maybe the new Nintendo controller, something better than keys and mouse. _____________________ - So long to these forums, the vBulletin forums that used to be at forums.secondlife.com. I will miss them. I can be found on the web by searching for "SuezanneC Baskerville", or go to http://www.google.com/profiles/suezanne - http://lindenlab.tribe.net/ created on 11/19/03. Members: Ben, Catherine, Colin, Cory, Dan, Doug, Jim, Philip, Phoenix, Richard, Robin, and Ryan -
Ben Bacon Registered User Join date: 14 Jul 2005 Posts: 809	01-20-2006 05:49 From: Verkin Raven It's not like you can hop into a plastic 1/24 scale Spitfire model and strafe little pixelated Germans You can't do that in SL either. Well, Ok, you could.... but you'd have the whole of Neualtenburg ARing you

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