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The Archives
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03.12.08SL in 3D: 2 Cool!A blogger who writes about the "counter rhetoric, objections, debunkery and stupid shit on many things Second Life" brings to our attention the development of 3D glasses for SL. Linden Labs has deemed the hardware, created by computer specialist at the University of Michigan, so useful that it may build the functionality into the SL viewer. The goggles are traditional bicolor stereovision glasses. Read the original report at the Detroit Free Press. Starting to feel like the year of the gadget rather than the year of the virtual world.
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03.10.08Mitch Kapor Bringing 3D Cameras to Second LifeMinority Report is the inspiration for creating 3D cameras that will initiate a new tipping point for virtual worlds, according to Mitch Kapor. I recently reported on this development, linking over to an employee's blog post where he stated the project's aim: The objective of the project is to dramatically change the way users interact with online virtual worlds. The online world (or metaverse or MMO or whatever you want to call it…) in question for this project being, of course, Second Life. Meanwhile, Mitch spoke about the project, coverage of which on CNET included the following rather provocative image: "So, if I ...
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02.21.08Avatar Expressions Driven from Your, Um, FaceYesterday brain controlled avatars, today something a little less surreal (and perhaps a little less transformative) in the form of Fix8, which connects Web cam inputs to avatar facial expressions. The platform isn't Second Life ready - but hints at the promise of being able to connect user inputs far beyond the mouse and simple HUD-based animations to actually link real facial expressions to those of your avatar. Which brings up an interesting question for those who are using virtual worlds immersively - do you really want people to know what your face is saying "behind the mask"?
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