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Demo
2002: Take II
Linden
Lab’s Linden World Last
week I promised you a more detailed look at some of the good, new
stuff I saw at Demo. Here
are two of the things I found appealing.
A few more will follow. A
few years ago I spent a lot of time fooling around in various
parts of the 3-d graphics and VRML world.
I fell off a few chairs trying out immersive racing games,
shot laser lights at fellow analysts as a helmeted warrior, and
watched more useful ideas like virtual surgery for training
doctors and a virtual wind tunnel for testing virtual car designs. One
of the things I tried was a kind of world construction kit which
allowed you to download about a thousand pounds of software (this
was before broadband, remember) and build an on-line world,
complete with crude avatars, where you could meet and interact
with fellow cybernauts. Linden
World looks like a lot more fun.
Targeted to the entertainment and on-line gaming market, it
provides improved graphics streaming techniques to deliver a very
flexible space where gamers can build complex worlds
collaboratively, in real time.
This allows users to create content as well as to consume
it – we’d guess there will be lots of Linden World
environments, themes, and games that will be available on-line to
behave as take-off points for those who are too impatient to
create their own total experiences. The World includes the ability to create realistic
characters, based on wire-frame structures and to manipulate them
in the constructed environment.
I
think I’ll build Renaissance Italy and install myself as an
inspiration to the poets and writers of the day – a kind of
early Cyber Salon. Dealigence,
Inc. Empowers Service Buyers Dealigence
is designed to allow buyers of professional services to more
intelligently negotiate and contract for services, improving the
value they receive and the control they have over their budgets,
costs, and results. Dealigence’s
offer generation and deal execution software provides sources,
evaluates all aspects of a deal, supports both on-line auctions
and negotiation, and provides detailed information about every
aspect of the contract and its execution.
In the on-line environment, information exchange and
updating is ongoing and reports about the performance of each
contractor and project are available to help make future
decisions. This
is the type of xSP that has the focus and expertise to provide
real value to its customers. Comments or Questions: Send Email to
opinions@wohl.com
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