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June 19, 2007
Message from the Gods?
Well, after a few months of being back in the good ol' US of A, my family is finally settling into our new home. You'll know it when you see it. It's the one with the blue tarp on the roof...y'know, the kind you put on your roof three days after you've moved in to your brand new home because IT GOT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING. Good thing I'm not a superstitious kinda guy. I'll post pictures tomorrow.
With the family settling in, and one good cook-out on the new deck under my belt, I'm finally getting back into the groove. It's amazing how unsettled you can get (professionally/creatively) when your environment is in flux.
Just having a reliable Internet connection and a dual monitor setup can make a huge difference. And my goodness, how about that 10Mb Internet connection!?!
Okay, enough life stuff. Here are a few notes for you folks out there who want to make a virtual world:
1) Socializing is not a core mechanic. You'd best have a great reason for people to be in your 3D representation of whatever you're representing. People do the socializing part naturally.
2) Learn from the games business. Don't make all the same mistakes the games business went through while figuring out how to run and operate online services. Leverage the hard won lessons of battles long over.
3) Invest in quality technology. There are lots of folks out there saying they can give you a virtual world solution for a dime and a piece of string. They lie. You get what you pay for.
4) "THREE DEE" is not the new web. The web is much better at doing some things than a monolithic 3D application. Play to the strengths of 3D applications and let the web do its thing.
Want to know more?
Posted by SunSword at June 19, 2007 08:55 AM
Comments
Yes, actually I would like to know more.
By stating that 3D applications are not the web, are you referring to a trend of putting web features (guild forums, web browsing) in games?
Posted by: Bryan ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.sunsword.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at June 20, 2007 03:12 AM
I'm guessing that Sunsword is refering to Second Life?
Posted by: Bobby Thurman at July 3, 2007 07:29 PM
OoO, Lightning struck? That's scary. I'm glad nobody hurts after all. =)
Posted by: Kyoungseok Han at July 11, 2007 01:24 AM
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