Comments for Jon Brouchoud's Blog http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com Observances Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:48:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on A Virtual Conversation Overheard: by A Virtual Conversation Overheard - new machinima | The ARCH Network http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/a-virtual-conversation-overheard/#comment-178 A Virtual Conversation Overheard - new machinima | The ARCH Network Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:48:35 +0000 http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-178 [...] made this machinima of one of the more popular posts I wrote on my personal blog earlier this year, found here.   Feel free to remix it! Bookmark It Hide Sites $$('div.d1770').each( [...] [...] made this machinima of one of the more popular posts I wrote on my personal blog earlier this year, found here.   Feel free to remix it! Bookmark It Hide Sites $$('div.d1770').each( [...]

]]> Comment on A Virtual Conversation Overheard: by Dennis Mancini http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/a-virtual-conversation-overheard/#comment-177 Dennis Mancini Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0000 http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-177 Most refreshing : ) Most refreshing : )

]]> Comment on A Virtual Conversation Overheard: by Dennis Mancini http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/a-virtual-conversation-overheard/#comment-176 Dennis Mancini Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:58:42 +0000 http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-176 LUV IT!!! LUV IT!!!

]]> Comment on Toward a User-Generated Second Life PR Department by Ethos Erlanger http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/2008/11/14/toward-a-user-generated-second-life-pr-department/#comment-157 Ethos Erlanger Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:22:38 +0000 http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-157 Jon, as with much of what constitutes "news", the negative aspects of life seem to get more play that the things that are going right. Those who are working hard to find and create efficiencies and productivity in the terraverse by using tools from the metaverse are in need of evangelists and spokesmen of all kinds. Thanks for your effort in this arena. Jon, as with much of what constitutes “news”, the negative aspects of life seem to get more play that the things that are going right.

Those who are working hard to find and create efficiencies and productivity in the terraverse by using tools from the metaverse are in need of evangelists and spokesmen of all kinds. Thanks for your effort in this arena.

]]> Comment on A Cross-Regional Solar System in Second Life? by Sinza Flanagan http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/100-sim-cross-region-solar-system-installation-opens-in-second-life/#comment-156 Sinza Flanagan Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:46:29 +0000 http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-156 sorry, the posting removed the size of pluto, can u update this pls ? Imagine that pluto (yes i call it planet) have a size of 0.01 meters sorry, the posting removed the size of pluto, can u update this pls ?
Imagine that pluto (yes i call it planet) have a size of 0.01 meters

]]> Comment on A Cross-Regional Solar System in Second Life? by Sinza Flanagan http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/2008/05/25/100-sim-cross-region-solar-system-installation-opens-in-second-life/#comment-155 Sinza Flanagan Thu, 26 Mar 2009 09:44:16 +0000 http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-155 Hello, i made a solar system for second life wich is in a size of 50 diameter. Your idea is fantastic and i am highly interested in work on such idea. There are a couple of restrictions in Secondlife you should be know about. First of all is the Size and the scaling model of our solar system. Imagine that pluto (yes i call it planet) have a size of meters in secondlife (smallest possible scaling or nobody can see it), the sun would be a sphere with more than 100 Secondlife meters in diameter. I know, there are some HUGE PRIMS out there with 100m and maybe 150m (as far i know, OpenSim allows prims up to 254m). Infact HugePrims would be reset to max alllowed Primsize of m by the SL System when you change some settings of that Huge Prim. The problem #2 is the obtial rotation of an non linked planet around the sun sim. There is no way not move a object in a smooth and nice looking orbital rotation path. example Use a regular setpos, where you set a object from pos to pos step by step. In slow to semi fast moving environments this looks crappy. (Imagine a huge planet is passing by and it is hopping like a rabbit:( ) In really fast environments the user might not see a stepwise movement, but that my produce highly lag. the way to rotate objects in client side smooth way is to rotate a linkset. Unlikely Secondlife only allow linksets with a max of 10m distance. This could be "hacked or faked" but with any upcoming update of a viewer or a Server, your project will die. Another option is the use of physical objects where you can apply force´s to the object. But you imagine that the physicsengine try to simulate real physics, so inertia will make your work a mess. Anyway, if anyone is interested in ding awesome stuff in Secondlife, or wanna have a look at my planets, give me a shout ingame. (Yes the name here is my avt name), use sl search to find me. Hello,

i made a solar system for second life wich is in a size of 50 diameter.
Your idea is fantastic and i am highly interested in work on such idea.
There are a couple of restrictions in Secondlife you should be know about.

First of all is the Size and the scaling model of our solar system.
Imagine that pluto (yes i call it planet) have a size of meters in secondlife (smallest possible scaling or nobody can see it), the sun would be a sphere with more than 100 Secondlife meters in diameter.
I know, there are some HUGE PRIMS out there with 100m and maybe 150m (as far i know, OpenSim allows prims up to 254m). Infact HugePrims would be reset to max alllowed Primsize of m by the SL System when you change some settings of that Huge Prim.

The problem #2 is the obtial rotation of an non linked planet around the sun sim. There is no way not move a object in a smooth and nice looking orbital rotation path.
example
Use a regular setpos, where you set a object from pos to pos step by step. In slow to semi fast moving environments this looks crappy. (Imagine a huge planet is passing by and it is hopping like a rabbit:( )

In really fast environments the user might not see a stepwise movement, but that my produce highly lag.

the way to rotate objects in client side smooth way is to rotate a linkset. Unlikely Secondlife only allow linksets with a max of 10m distance. This could be “hacked or faked” but with any upcoming update of a viewer or a Server, your project will die.

Another option is the use of physical objects where you can apply force´s to the object. But you imagine that the physicsengine try to simulate real physics, so inertia will make your work a mess.

Anyway, if anyone is interested in ding awesome stuff in Secondlife, or wanna have a look at my planets, give me a shout ingame. (Yes the name here is my avt name), use sl search to find me.

]]> Comment on A Virtual Conversation Overheard: by Gef Bookmite http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/a-virtual-conversation-overheard/#comment-151 Gef Bookmite Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:39:23 +0000 http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-151 Wow, I've been in those meeting rooms. You didn't mention that in RL it is considered the bees knees to have meeting rooms with glass walls, and whenever someone walks past you wonder where they are going, and why you are stuck in the meeting. Wow, I’ve been in those meeting rooms. You didn’t mention that in RL it is considered the bees knees to have meeting rooms with glass walls, and whenever someone walks past you wonder where they are going, and why you are stuck in the meeting.

]]> Comment on A Virtual Conversation Overheard: by First Life Meetings, the future for business collaboration? | VintFalken.com http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/a-virtual-conversation-overheard/#comment-147 First Life Meetings, the future for business collaboration? | VintFalken.com Tue, 18 Nov 2008 00:21:34 +0000 http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-147 [...] need to pass through RRR, amongst others - can be held against the current Immersive Workspaces, Jon Brouchoud points out it can be much worse: First Life Meetings. A superb [...] [...] need to pass through RRR, amongst others – can be held against the current Immersive Workspaces, Jon Brouchoud points out it can be much worse: First Life Meetings. A superb [...]

]]> Comment on A Virtual Conversation Overheard: by Christopher http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/a-virtual-conversation-overheard/#comment-146 Christopher Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:44:40 +0000 http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-146 Now this is good satire. Not only is it funny, it really drives home the benefits of virtual versus real life gatherings. And when the benefits of real life meetings are stated the way they are here, suddenly they don't seem so beneficial. There is, however, one major flaw: I didn't write it, dammit. Now this is good satire. Not only is it funny, it really drives home the benefits of virtual versus real life gatherings. And when the benefits of real life meetings are stated the way they are here, suddenly they don’t seem so beneficial. There is, however, one major flaw: I didn’t write it, dammit.

]]> Comment on A Virtual Conversation Overheard: by Peter Quirk http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/2008/11/15/a-virtual-conversation-overheard/#comment-145 Peter Quirk Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:43:22 +0000 http://jonbrouchoud.wordpress.com/?p=77#comment-145 Absolutely superb Jon! This made my Saturday morning! Absolutely superb Jon! This made my Saturday morning!

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