> I'd like to nip the "Internet vs. CD-ROM vs. VRML vs. Godzilla"
> discussion in the bud. Those are technical constraints. We're not on
> this list to talk about technical constraints.
Great. We can't discuss that here either. Why is it the meaningful issues
that draw the most discussion are the ones that get booted off the list?
It seems as though everyone's overriding concern when reading mail is to
try to avoid reading mail. Oh, well. OK. I'll shut up here too.
> A few days but a dozen posts ago, I suggested we concretize our
> discussions by attempting to add VR to an existing work of art. In
> essence, this would be designing a virtual world as a testbed for
> aesthetic ideas - even if the ideas don't get implemented. So
> far, I've heard votes on the following:
>
> one of the Star Wars movies
> paintings by Vincent Van Gogh
Votes? OK, I vote yes for both. Now what? The discussion about how cool
it would be to have Star Wars is about as bland as I can imagine. Why not
just buy Wind Commander III? You even get Mark Hamill.
Are we going to discuss how to build such an environment? Are we going to
identify tools for doing so? Now I'm interested.
> Does anyone have any other suggestions? If we are to do this, we
> should choose a work that many of us find interesting.
I could restart the Hamlet exploration, and extend it into other more
popular areas. Would that help?
> Does anyone think this whole idea is bozo? Please speak up.
Not to throw cold water, but yes, I think so. You've identified a couple
of good subjects. Both seem popular. Could we expand on these? Someone
else start a thread, for a change. Mine keep getting shut off.
(Keep going Brandon. This thing'll catch fire sooner or later :)
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