[X3D-Public] Virtuality Uber Alles

[Russ Kinter]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: x3d-public-bounces at web3d.org [mailto:x3d-public-bounces at web3d.org]
> On Behalf Of GLG
> Sent: Friday, December 10, 2010 10:29 AM
> To: 'X3D Graphics public mailing list'
> Subject: Re: [X3D-Public] XTranormal X3D: Virtuality Uber Alles
> 
> >"the almighty mesh network that is our god"... so
> >resistance really is ...
> >pointless.
> >
> >Someone really should build one of these for X3D.  A user
> >content extensible
> >system would be all kinds of fun in this community.
> >
> >len
> >
> 
> 
> Yes you would think so. Actually, for all practical
> purposes, this is almost exactly what we have; a mesh
> network where you can add your world. For example, World A
> links to World B C D E and F via the teleport which in turn
> are linked to G H or I and back to A, D and H, etc, etc. All
> while correctly retaining the multiuser avatars in the
> appropriate worlds. But there are few takers. We even put a
> 'My World' page for world submissions to this, but most
> people going to the site don't seem to have a clue what a
> world URL is. So we get all kind of incorrect submissions.
> There are currently 8 worlds linked to our teleport, and an
> unlimited number of worlds can be added in a mesh network,
> but for now we just linked the worlds back into more of a
> star topology until we have enough to work with. Maybe I'm
> not clear enough in the way I promote it. I generally don't
> like spam or most kind of advertising done to me, so I tend
> to try not to do it to others -I might have to change my
> view about it :|. But, if you're reading this and would like
> your world added just go to officetowers.com and click on
> 'My World' to submit yours for free. Please submit, submit!
> We want your worlds. There, I did it again... LOL
> 
> Cheers,
> Lauren
> 
Deep Matrix @ http://www.deepmatrix.org has a similar public server where
people can put up their own worlds and run bots supplied in the download.
Similarly they can jump to other worlds via jump gates or use the world list
in the client and retain their current avatar selection. Since the Deep
Matrix client is a standalone application the public server is reached by
starting the public-client script for your operating system. 
Deep Matrix requires Instant Player, but it is cross-platform for Mac and
Linux as well as Windows. Also, you can run your own server that is supplied
in the download.
In terms of world builders actually using the public server, use has
increased a little from a very small community of old-school VRML builders.
When compared with the features of Second-Life/Open-Sim or Wonderland
any would-be VRML/X3D MU server system faces staggering odds. 


tc
Russ Kinter  

Come to think of it, the subject line could be a source for tinnitus with
Len covering the Dead Kennedys