OHOHOH....*gets vocal, finally* ENZO I am all for new avs!!! Have been for
a very long time! The other stuff, eh...no biggy. I am really looking
forward to the newAW. I understand completely starting over, sometimes it
is easier to just start over than to just "upgrade" a few things. Sometimes
those "few things" take just as much as the whole thing. (maybe not in this
case, but who knows once you get down deep inside the guts of AW).
Anyway, just from one of the few, long timers here....good job ENZO. I have
enjoyed your work, and AW since COF was the best world out there! Keep up
the good work. I am really looking forward to 3.4 and new AW.
(thought this place needed some good vibes for once!)
[View Quote]"e n z o" <enzo at activeworlds.com> wrote in message
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> Is that all?
>
> There are a couple of issues (some small, some large) opened by this
> suggestion. These would need to be answered by the community and the
> programmers before it can even be considered :
>
> 1. Do you represent a majority or merely a vocal minority? (most
important)
>
> 2. Does the majority want AW to be updated or do they feel that Alpha
should
> maintain its current "classic" look?
>
> I can remember when Cy was the only av, then more avs were developed,
> then av sequences were added - a lot of people HATED this, then we
switched
> the avs in AW from the second generation to the third... the COMMUNITY was
> up in arms! (we put all the old ones back based on community complaint and
> haven't touched em since)
>
> 3. Do you only want Alpha updated as far as "software features enabled" or
> "artwork"
>
> i.e.. panorama/skybox choices are "artistic" as will be 3.4 options
> which enable cloud layers and water areas with waves and different
gravities
> below and above
>
> 4. What features do you suggest get implemented?
>
> 5. Do you understand the problems that these features create when added to
a
> HUGE world with millions of objects?
>
> 6. Do the majority of users agree that possible problems these features
> might cause are worth the features.
>
> "software" information storage for 3 axis rotation - remember there
are
> 1.4 million objects!
>
> "political" how do you stop your neighbor from tilting pole.rwx over
> your house (is that vandalism?) ? How do you stop MY house that can wander
> ( create move 10 0 0 time=1000 loop) through YOUR livingroom?
>
> "artistic" what about all the objects that only have one side - the
> objects were built with no idea 3 axis rotation was ever going to be
> implemented
>
> "just silly looking" Where does my house go when the tide comes up?
> Where does my house go when the terrain goes up?
>
> From our point of view, Alpha was never intended to be updated with all
the
> features that have been added. The main reason features have been added
is
> because WORLD OWNERS and UNIVERSE OWNERS can utilize them in much smaller
> worlds or in worlds that have been planned so as to allow for their use.
>
> Alpha is very freeform in it's beauty and has a grand history - why try to
> make it something it isn't?
>
>
> my .02
>
> E
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> "goober king" <gooberking at utn.cjb.net> wrote in message
> news:3E4ACD4A.6030509 at utn.cjb.net...
> creativity
:-)
>
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