Re: Types/uses

annette@construct.net
Thu, 9 Nov 1995 17:46:15 -0800

Kevin was heard to utter the following words:
>Anyways, I was talking to some people at lunch the other day. We were
>trying to figure out the proper domains for 3D vs 2D. I think that there
>certainly could be such a thing as 2D VR (if myst was faster it might
>approximate it better). So we were anylizing all the things people are
>trying to shove into 3D graphics that aren't appropriate (on-line catalog
>for instance) and trying to come up with ways we could take the things
>that were traditionally 2D and transform them with 3D (as opposed to
>translating them).

It's curious how text based VR seems a lot more compelling than the current
attempts at 2d (that I've seen, and yes, it's Myst).

I've seen people get so into MUDs it's scary.
I'm convinced it's because people want room for their own imagination to
roam and that pre-made graphics can seriously interfere with this. The
current state of VRML is also lacking in stimuli for the active young mind.

So now I'm confused about how movies can be so compelling and CD-Roms kind
of suck. I guess it's because the control of pace and narrative is severely
reduced.

I've finished my little "thinking out loud" thing now.

I'll come back if and when something more solid occurs.

annette :)

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