Re: Regions grow, usage drops with the heat
ah, yes, 3rg is a nice grid...I try to get by there at least once a week to listen to entertainers sing....nice, laid back grid.
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$25 for 40 avatar concurrency is very good - surely below cost unless it's cloud based. I wonder if it's on a shared server, where the others aren't doing much.Kitely say their free worlds will take...
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the last opensim load test for the conference had 221 or 226 or something on the simulator...tho there were many bots, with, I assume basic stuff on them.another one is scheduled for the 27thI think...
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Maria, I dont see you mentioning that IW is a 18+ grid only. For them to have any kind of educational stuff going on they would need to have some seperat grid to place the kids / under 18 students. It...
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She likely did not mention that as it is not relevant...most closed commercial grids are over 18 EXCEPT Kitely...which is very innovative in this regard, actually, as they are in other regards.And...
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You're right -- this is another disadvantage of many commercial grids when it comes to educators working with younger age groups, and I should have mentioned that to the story.Some commercial grids are...
View ArticleRe: Oculus Rift viewer released for all grids
Now I'll have to fork over the $300 for the Dev Kit. I was planning to wait until the third-gen consumer version came out. Drat. :-)
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Me too! Good thing I got a couple of years worth of back tax refunds to collect. :-DHowever, isn't Rift still being developed? I'll likely wait until next year, if that's the case. And its likely to be...
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I just check eBay's listings to see if anyone was getting rid of their Dev Kit at a discount and for some reason a bunch of people are selling them at $400, $500, $600 and up.Am I missing something?...
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I have seen this before on eBay, people speculate that something new and different will sell for more. And, believe it or not, there are people who are eager to buy. They are either stupid or lazy with...
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David just sent me a link to a YouTube video of Oculus Rift being used in Second Life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...And here's another one:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...In the second one, when...
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I am really interested in using 3D tech with virtual worlds, I think will greatly enhance the immersion of them. I am currently trying out using the Emotiv EPOC EEG headset to control an Avatar in...
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why? 'cause some ppl will do anything to make a buck, and, as the sayin' goes, wrongly attributed to P. T. Barnum, "there is a sucker born everyday"-)))
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I did note this comment, "In addition, because the users are wearing a headset, they can’t see their keyboard. Asking them to use arrow keys to move around is simple enough, but if they need to type,...
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Mobility problems and manual dexterity problems are to me the most compelling reasons for developing 3D technology and this type of hardware. It's probably good as entertainment, but it has some very...
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The touch typists I know are all fairly mature ladies now. They can be a problem, as they don't ask for a new keyboard when the letters wear off, so no-one else can use their computer. With kit like...
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ah, i just noticed my M and N keys are worn out...gosh...and, mature????Ok, now I have to wonder why only my M and N keys are the only ones worn out, and, why did you have to point this out!![goes back...
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simple is F and J are nutral key's or you have Azerty or Querty keyboard i know querty as Azerty and i can write now this text and i look allone on this screen i look allone on this point i change not...
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A solution could be to use Augmented Reality when someone wants to type.A camera (or two) set on the headset could record the real world outside the headset, then when someone wants to interact with...
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As someone with a disability myself (fortunately not one that prevents me from accessing and using virtual worlds too much), these new systems are looking really useful.Also, I have found that virtual...
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