[FoRK] [Tech] Goggles, or Projectors?

[Jeff Bone]

On Jan 3, 2008, at 1:55 PM, Eugen Leitl wrote:

> On Thu, Jan 03, 2008 at 11:49:21AM -0600, Jeff Bone wrote:
>
>> Don't forget, the original idea behind Company 1.5 (Activerse) was
>> ultimately to build a Second Life-alike, and trying to sell others on
>> the practical benefits thereof.  So I'm not inherently antagonistic
>
> I think the hardware just only very recently got there.

That's somewhat true.  Activerse never got to 3D;  we pulled the  
ripcord on situated online interaction in favor of simple buddy  
lists / chat, though not before we'd done a 2D prototype (similar to  
e.g. The Palace) and some semi-working sketches of a "2.5D" version.   
The ultimate goal was always a 3D environment, though.

The state-of-the-mainstream-art circa that timeframe Black Sun's /  
blaxxun's Alpha World &c and so on required a tremendous amount of  
patience and commitment along with top-of-the-line gear just to run it.

It's a little surprising to me, though, that it's taken a decade to  
get from e.g. Alpha World to 2L.


jb