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05.10.10Betting on the Future of 3D: OnLive, WebGL, and Google Shifting Gears from O3DStreaming 3D content and 3D in the browser are the next frontiers in the evolution of technologies that allow for immersive environments and virtual worlds. On the one hand, server-side rendering of games and virtual worlds are being touted by OnLive and Otoy as the path to ubiquity: there's no need to download a multi-Gigabyte-sized game world when you can have it streamed to your desktop. Forget loading Warcraft onto your hard drive, simply boot up your browser and start playing. Server-Side Rendering OnLive sums up the story: OnLive is launching the world's highest performance Games On Demand service, instantly delivering the latest ...
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