From: Michel D. <mic...@or...> - 2008-02-20 21:22:15
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Hi, * Lighting: not very useful in event halls but will be for a town like Ogoglio City * java-script interpreter: Ogoglio has one for Ogoglio-server for adding behavior to objects but here it is about Java 6 distri kit which provides off-the-shelf java-script interpreter capability to be embedded in Java code, enabling users to "customize"/add functionality on top of existing Java code .. which in the case of Ogoglio could also be for other modules such as the viewer * In event halls one can imagine that people there will share .. viewing presentations for instance .. it seems to be a core need for Transmutable but also for any Ogoglio-based solution. Sure one will admit that presos are better in conventional 2D but in event halls and similar places the guys are there in 3D * Map: sure it's not needed for spaces small as event halls but .. I remember you'll bring up someday the Ogoglio City online -- many streets, strange places, people, ... better for the visitors to find their way easily through a map * Diagramming software: do you know about an open source one, or free one ? Thanks again, -michel > Message du 20/02/08 01:47 > De : "Ian Smith" > A : "Michel DENIS" > Copie à : ogo...@li... > Objet : Re: [Ogoglio-developers] moving forward.. > > Thanks for the questions, answers are inline. > > 1- how do one has to implement a world which, like the real one, contains shadows, sunlight and moving clouds ? > > At the moment, the viewer doesn't have much support for any of this. We have talked about how to do more complex lighting models--and believe we have a decent solution--but that is at least going to wait until the next major release. > 2- voice comms: i seem to remember that currently Skype is supported- please could you tell how to do it ? > Right-click on another person's avatar. If they have the skype attribute set in their profile, it will launch skype via the browser. > > 3- can we use the "embedded java-script" of Java 6 (I don't mean the Ogoglio java-script API) to call Ogoglio's Java API's ? If yes, how ? > > Not sure what you mean here. We supply a standard java-script interpreter with ogoglio-server that runs on the server side. It's bog-standard so there should not be compatibility problems. > 4- what do you suggest as easiest way to show Powerpoint/Word/Excel/PDF documents inworld (ie on a 3D arbitrarily-chosen billboard) ? > > Well, this is a short answer to a long story. 1) We don't think you should normally try to show 2D content in a 3D space--it's usually better for all concerned to get the 2D content via the "normal" web browser route since it is easier to read, well supported, etc. 2) We do have a "slideshow" tool that is going to be available in the near future in a tomorrowspace rented hall. So, if you are determined to ignore #1 and you rent a hall from us, there is a way to show a set of slides (which can be derived from PPT, word, whatever). > 5- is there any way to "share" such documents (like Wonderland enables, for instance .. ie multiple inworld users can edit documents simultaneously) ? > > Not at the moment. This is a good app for you to work on! :-) > 6- when a space becomes complex (but not 'heavy') and large, do you have any plan or suggestion to enable visitors to get a "map" where the landscape, the other users and themselves are pictured -- and then enabling users to click on a point to get teleported to these coordinates ? > > Our spaces tend to be small enough to not need this feature. We use URLs to navigate on the large (global) scale. > 7- (untested) when a ground/terrain is not flat but like a hill or mountain, will the bodies move up and down accordingly ? > > Yes this works already. There is a very weak notion of "gravity". > 8- i would like to try better understanding the full Ogogolio Java code (which does not have many inline comments) -- do you know of any existing free plugin or software which can e.g. make workflow diagrams of your full Java code, or something similar ? > This is an absolutely fair criticism (the state of the source code) and one that we would like to rectify. However, our current product roll-out won't allow this for a while. If you want to run diagramming software or other tools against our codebase, we'd be glad to post the results on our sourceforge site. > > > hope this helps, > ian > > |