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The Archives
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01.02.10OpenSim Has What Second Life Needs: Estate-Level WindlightBryn Oh's Immersiva - photo using only custom Windlight settings and no post In the old days, the Lab would roll out new features and then, well, kind of leave them half-finished. In the new days, the Lab rolls out new features and then pretends it's looking for community feedback...but what that means is they have their finger on the roll-back button and they can press it or not. (Roll-backs are a whole other topic of course). Windlight is a good example: it brought the visually rich graphics to Second Life that are usually reserved for games, but with an even wider ...
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11.16.08Fake Skies, But Windlight CheaperCasinos, hospitals, your boardroom - wherever you feel cooped up and trapped but can't get out, why not embed some fake sky in the ceiling? As the Sky Factory Web site puts it, illusion is a powerful force, and they offer a presentation that lets you: - Learn about types and benefits of illusion, processes of knowing, and habits of perception. - See examples of illusion in historical and contemporary architecture. - Explore humankind's relationship to nature and the benefits of using illusions of nature in healthcare architecture. - Examine factors to consider when creating and installing an illusory sky. I want one for ...
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09.09.08The Virtual Keeps Getting More Real: Raytracing, Mars and Shiny ThingsI've long been an advocate that what drives a virtual world isn't how real it looks - it's what you can do, who you meet, and how robust the tools are for collaboration and generating content. Real is for games - you know, the code heads who drool over how brilliant the water is, say, but neglect to mention that the game mechanics leave you, well, wanting more. But it's hard to ignore that that the way chips are headed (you've heard of the Singularity, right?) and continual improvements in how stuff is moved around networks mean that virtual worlds are ...
recent posts
- OpenSim Has What Second Life Needs: Estate-Level Windlight
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- To the Creator
- Second Life Looking Back: 2009 Uncovered
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