Comments on: Open Source Web-based Viewer Launched: 3Di Puts OpenSim in the Browser

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Sun, 04 Oct 2009 23:54:53 +0000

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By: Troy McConaghy

Troy McConaghy — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 00:06:27 +0000

The guys who do the weekly BBC radio show “The Naked Scientists” can’t login to SL using the regular viewer because of some firewall issues or the like. (They stream the show live into SL on Sundays.) I’m sure they’d love to have a good reliable web-based SL viewer. The one they were using stopped working I think.

By: Kevin Tweedy

Kevin Tweedy — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:44:23 +0000

I think this is the type of solution business need to open up 3D fuctionality into their existing web sites to support product demostrations, product training, sales, support, all the mission critical aspects of a business. Companies want to keep people on their web site not send them off to another place which I think will always create a paradox for business and SL.

By: Ron

Ron — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 15:08:47 +0000

Help me understand – how is this different from other browser-based VWs and VW standards such as x3d, Metaplace, etc?

By: Dusan

Dusan — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:42:53 +0000

Thanks Adam – didn’t mean to imply it was compatible with SL – I understand it isn’t. But moves towards light viewers and Web-based ones seem to be an emerging trend and it’s great to see different approaches.

By: Adam Frisby

Adam Frisby — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:41:02 +0000

I will probably butt in here and say that it’s going to be locked to OpenSim for the time being. 3DiOV uses a couple of key changes from the SL protocol to speed it up and make it more usable.

Some of these include a better texture delivery protocol (not based around UDP), only supporting mesh avatars (which require custom protocol bits), and supporting mesh objects (ditto, custom protocols).

While I do expect we’ll see SL support probably get contributed eventually; it’s going to require cutting back on features and lowering the user experience a little.

I wrote a little bit more about the technical side of it here: http://www.adamfrisby.com/blog/2009/09/opensim-in-a-web-page-for-everyone/