I have been waiting for the “next” web 3D virtual world tool following Atmosphere & Second Life.
http://people.envision.purdue.edu/~tjrogers/
Though camera/geometry precision and self-building is not yet present, I had fun for a couple hours making my first room (based on my Media Display Prism Framework) and streaming six of my research-related youtube videos onto a virtual lively TV. Fun! Just in time to integrate my son Tristan’s first avatar into the mix.
The computer I used to capture assets for this video didn’t have the chutzpah to capture at very high frame rates, but I did the best I could given the available resources. There are a few video overlays to make up for some ugly spots, but overall, this exercise proved to demonstrate conceptual components of the MDP framework. I am even considering looking into using Lively as a platform for my dissertation–but that needs a lot of looking into.
Rob said,
July 16, 2008 at 7:08 am
I also can only use Lively a short time at the moment. I’m not a big fan of just chatting with random people, perhaps I’ve grown out of that, but I do enjoy exploring the different worlds and 3D content. However at times it does get very boring when many rooms just seem to be filled with a bunch of items thrown all over the place and linked to various websites and blogs. I think Lively has a future, especially if Google connects it more with Sketchup/Earth and some other services.
I want to see your youtube video imbedded in lively showing another youtube video imbedded video….imbedded in another… Like a mirror in a mirror!
Good post!