Comments on: Create virtual worlds using Metaplace http://clintlalonde.net/2009/04/01/create-virtual-worlds-using-metaplace/ One EdTech's attempt at balancing the ed with the tech Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:44:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Clint Lalonde http://clintlalonde.net/2009/04/01/create-virtual-worlds-using-metaplace/comment-page-1/#comment-2494 Clint Lalonde Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:52:25 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=363#comment-2494 I think you hit it on the head, Raph. It's not always about the features and the performance. In the end it is about developing a community and sharing. I think you hit it on the head, Raph. It's not always about the features and the performance. In the end it is about developing a community and sharing.

]]> By: Clint Lalonde http://clintlalonde.net/2009/04/01/create-virtual-worlds-using-metaplace/comment-page-1/#comment-2493 Clint Lalonde Thu, 02 Apr 2009 22:51:39 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=363#comment-2493 I hear what you are saying and in no way would I expect Metaplace to be anywhere near as feature rich or as immersive an experience as a product such as Second life. But I prefer simple to complicated and it greatly simplifies things for me to work within the browser, at least until I run into limitations with a product, at which point I start looking for alternatives. I also look for products that have low thresholds. I often work with people who are coming to these technologies for the first time. Taking someone directly into Second Life who has no previous frame of reference to virtual environments is not an easy task. Something that runs in a familiar browser and is fairly simple to use appeals to me from that perspective. I hear what you are saying and in no way would I expect Metaplace to be anywhere near as feature rich or as immersive an experience as a product such as Second life. But I prefer simple to complicated and it greatly simplifies things for me to work within the browser, at least until I run into limitations with a product, at which point I start looking for alternatives.

I also look for products that have low thresholds. I often work with people who are coming to these technologies for the first time. Taking someone directly into Second Life who has no previous frame of reference to virtual environments is not an easy task. Something that runs in a familiar browser and is fairly simple to use appeals to me from that perspective.

]]> By: Clint Lalonde http://clintlalonde.net/2009/04/01/create-virtual-worlds-using-metaplace/comment-page-1/#comment-2495 Clint Lalonde Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:45:27 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=363#comment-2495 I hear what you are saying and in no way would I expect Metaplace to be anywhere near as feature rich or as immersive an experience as a product such as Second life. But I think Metaplace has a role in getting people to Second Life. As an introduction to virtual worlds and what they are capable of, Metaplace might be a good starting point. I hear what you are saying and in no way would I expect Metaplace to be anywhere near as feature rich or as immersive an experience as a product such as Second life. But I think Metaplace has a role in getting people to Second Life. As an introduction to virtual worlds and what they are capable of, Metaplace might be a good starting point.

]]> By: Raph http://clintlalonde.net/2009/04/01/create-virtual-worlds-using-metaplace/comment-page-1/#comment-2491 Raph Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:31:38 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=363#comment-2491 Tech to run ANYTHING in a browser exists. Just use an ActiveX control. But none of it is native. That is why the 2d worlds are currently overrunning the internet -- no installs required, no barriers, embeddable just about anywhere. It really is NOT about "performance, speed, smoothness, rendering engines, framerates, and getting to the level of games like you see on Xbox or Playstation" for most people. It's about the community, the other people, the sharing. Tech to run ANYTHING in a browser exists. Just use an ActiveX control. But none of it is native. That is why the 2d worlds are currently overrunning the internet — no installs required, no barriers, embeddable just about anywhere.

It really is NOT about "performance, speed, smoothness, rendering engines, framerates, and getting to the level of games like you see on Xbox or Playstation" for most people. It's about the community, the other people, the sharing.

]]> By: Virtual World 3D http://clintlalonde.net/2009/04/01/create-virtual-worlds-using-metaplace/comment-page-1/#comment-2490 Virtual World 3D Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:48:52 +0000 http://clintlalonde.net/?p=363#comment-2490 At the moment technology has been developed allowing any computer game, MMORPG, virtual world etc... to run in a browser. Comparing something like Metaplace with Second Life or World of Warcraft for example. When you will look deeper into virtual worlds and how they function, what they require you won't pay so much attention to the fact that the world runs in your browser or in a different application. It's about performance, speed, smoothness, rendering engines, framerates, and getting to the level of games like you see on Xbox or Playstation. 2.5 D games that run from your browser, well there is a market for them but they have enormous restrictions in regards to what is possible. At the moment technology has been developed allowing any computer game, MMORPG, virtual world etc… to run in a browser. Comparing something like Metaplace with Second Life or World of Warcraft for example. When you will look deeper into virtual worlds and how they function, what they require you won't pay so much attention to the fact that the world runs in your browser or in a different application. It's about performance, speed, smoothness, rendering engines, framerates, and getting to the level of games like you see on Xbox or Playstation. 2.5 D games that run from your browser, well there is a market for them but they have enormous restrictions in regards to what is possible.

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