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Dec 19, 1998, 1:12pm

I'll set up a list. Everyone who has an idea that should be on the list,
submit it to: rolu99 at mediaport.org If you want to vote on an idea, you can
send your vote(s) to this adress, too. The rules:

-Every person may vote on every idea, but only once per idea.
-The ideas on the list with the most votes will be on top of the list, the
ideas with the least votes at the end. So, the most wanted ideas will be on
top. I will list the idea, and the number of people that voted on the idea
since the idea was added to the list.
-The list will be posted to this newsgroup occasionally, and I will put it
on my webpage.
-The list will contain ideas about possible improvements to AW, thus
everything that can be posted to the wishlist ng, but in a sorted way.

So, send in your ideas to: rolu99 at mediaport.org !!! I hope to hear from all
of you soon, and as soon as I have a few wishes, I'll post this list so you
can vote.


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Dec 19, 1998, 6:48pm

'Kay, thank you! :-) I'll add them as soon as possible.

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Dec 19, 1998, 6:51pm

It's rather a "frequently wished wishes list" than a faq. It's like:

idea: privacy mode for telegrams
description: blablabla
votes: 18

You see? I'm not *that* stupid :-)

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Dec 20, 1998, 1:23pm

I posted it today... so look and vote!! :-)

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Dec 20, 1998, 1:07pm

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Here is the first version of the Frequently Wished Wishes List. If you =
have read the Wishlist newsgroup, you might have read about it already. =
It is an attempt to find out which features should be added first to AW. =
So, please read, send in new ideas, and vote on the ideas *you* want to =
see added to AW!!
The Frequently Wished Wishes List
compiled and updated by Rolu
Version 1

1. Goal of the list

The goal of this list is to list all the ideas of the users of Active =
Worlds about possible improvements for this program, and to find out =
which improvements are most wanted.

2. How to add an idea to the list

If you have an idea that you want to see added to the list, E-mail this =
idea to: Rolu99 at Mediaport.org Please mention your AW-nickname in the =
E-mail.

3. How to change an idea on the list

If you have an addition to an idea on the list, for example, if you know =
a possible solution to a problem that will come up when the idea is =
implemented, mail your addition to: Rolu99 at Mediaport.org Please mention =
the version of the list (found directly under the title, to the right of =
the page) and the rank of the idea.

4. Voting

To find out which ideas are most wanted, everyone can vote on the ideas. =
The rules for voting are:

1. Votes should be submitted to: Rolu99 at Mediaport.org=20
2. If you submit your votes, you should mention both the =
version of the list and the ranking of the idea you vote on.=20
3. Everyone can vote as many times as he wants, but only =
once per idea. So, if you want, you can vote on every idea on the list, =
or only a few of them.=20
4. The names of the voters are not listed next to the ideas, =
but I will keep track of who voted on which idea.=20
5. You can always withdraw your vote on one or more ideas, =
assumed you have voted on these ideas.=20
6. If you submit an idea, your submission is not counted as =
a vote, so all ideas start with zero votes. You can, however, vote on =
your own idea(s).=20
=20
The ideas that have received the most votes are on top of the list, and =
are thus the most wanted ones.

5. Miscelanelous

a.. When an idea is added to Active Worlds, I will remove it from =
this list.

b.. The reason you have to mention both the version of the list and =
the ranking of the idea is that the ranking of an idea is a good short =
way to refer to an idea, but that the ranking can change from version to =
version.

c.. Since this is version 1 of the list, no-one has voted yet, so =
the ideas are in random order.

6. List of wishes

Rank Idea Idea category # votes=20
Description of the idea=20
=20


#1 An invisibility mode Improvements to the contact list 0 votes=20
When you have invisible mode on, you seem to be offline to =
everyone who has you in your contact list, even when you are online.=20
=20
=20
#2 An authorization required mode Improvements to the =
contact list 0 votes=20
When you have authorization required on, you have to give =
authorization before someone can add you to his/her contact list.=20
=20
=20
#3 An authorization required mode Improvements to the =
contact list 0 votes=20
When you have authorization required on, you have to give =
authorization before someone can add you to his/her contact list.=20
=20
=20
#4 Public personal data Improvements to the contact list 0 =
votes=20
A way to supply personal data, only if you want, that =
everyone can view when, for example, right-clicking on your name in the =
contact list, or on your avatar in the 3D-window, and then selecting =
"personal data". For example, name, gender, ICQ# and more.=20
=20
=20
#5 Last telegram at top Improvements to the telegram =
function 0 votes=20
The last telegram that came in should be at the top of the =
telegram window, instead of at the bottom.=20
=20
=20
#6 Hotkey for telegram Improvements to the telegram function =
0 votes=20
A hotkey that shows the last (few) telegrams that came in, =
so you don't have to open the telegram tab if you don't want to.=20
=20
=20
#7 Chat window freeze Improvements to chatting 0 votes=20
If you scroll up in the chat window to read back what was =
said earlier, the chat window shouldn't scroll all the way down every =
time something is said.=20
=20
=20
#8 Private chat Improvements to chatting 0 votes=20
A way to chat with someone, without everyone hearing it, and =
without having to go to the middle of nowhere.=20
=20
=20
#9 More building commands (gesture) Improvements to building =
0 votes=20
Building commands that make an avatar do a specific gesture, =
like "activate gesture sit", or "activate gesture 1" for the first =
gesture of that avatar=20
=20
=20
#10 More building commands (sounds) Improvements to building =
0 votes=20
Building commands that make a playing midi or wave stop =
without having to use silence.wav or silence.mid. For example: "activate =
stopmidi" and "activate stopwave"=20
=20
=20
#11 RPG playability (ownable objects) Improvements to AW in =
general 0 votes=20
The possibility to pick up, carry, put down and give away =
certain objects. Also the possibility to use these objects for specific =
purpose. This could come in handy, for example, in the monopoly game, =
where you can carry your monopoly money and exchange it for a hotel or =
house, and then put it down on a street you own.=20
=20
=20
#12 Better way to look around Improvements to AW in general =
0 votes=20
The possibility to look up and down a complete 90 degrees, =
mabye more. (if you look up 180 degrees you will see everything =
upside-down!). Also, a mouse-look mode, like in all modern 3D-games, =
where you can look up, down, left and right using your mouse.=20
=20
=20
#13 More world information Improvements to the worlds list 0 =
votes=20
More information about the worlds in the world list. Next to =
the number of people in the world, for example, the number of people =
that the world can handle at maximum, whether you can build in that =
world, a full (more than 8 characters) world name, and more like this.=20
=20
=20
#14 Better light effects Improvements to AW in general 0 =
votes=20
Dynamic lightning, more than one lightsource.=20
=20
=20
#15 Mirror effects Improvements to AW in general 0 votes=20
A mirror.rwx that reflects everything that is in front of =
it, so you can finally see the front of your own avatar :-)=20
=20
=20
#16 Projected textures Improvements to AW in general 0 votes =

For example, the water in a cave that reflects upon the =
walls and ceiling of the cave.=20
=20
=20
#17 Better light effects Improvements to AW in general 0 =
votes=20
Dynamic lightning, more than one lightsource.=20
=20
=20
#18 Control over who is not allowed in a world Improvements =
for world owners 0 votes=20
A way to specify the cit# and/or nicknames of people who are =
*not* allowed in a world.=20
=20
=20
#19 Multiple copy/pase for world owners Improvements for =
world owners 0 votes=20
An option for world owners to copy/paste multiple objects at =
once.=20
=20
=20
#20 PS without bold Improvements for world owners 0 votes=20
The possibility to be a public speaker without having your =
text displayed in bold.=20
=20
=20
#21 A windows interface for the server Improvements for =
world owners 0 votes=20
A windows interface for the server, with control over the =
server functions (like propdump, propload) from within this windows =
interface, rather than from a dos-prompt.=20
=20
=20
#22 A better 3D engine Improvements to AW in general 0 votes =

A 3D engine that supports all major 3D acceleration cards. =
Also, AW should be able to run in full screen when you want so, with the =
tab bars and menu items still on screen, like the status bar at the =
bottom of the screen in most 3D games. This would enable switching to =
lower resolutions, and thus speeding up everything. When working in =
other programs while AW-ing, you should be able to switch back to =
windowed mode.=20


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<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>Rank</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Idea</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Idea category</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG># votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
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<TD height=3D19 width=3D10%><STRONG>#1</STRONG></TD>
<TD height=3D19 width=3D40%><STRONG>An invisibility =
mode</STRONG></TD>
<TD height=3D19 width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to the contact=20
list</STRONG></TD>
<TD height=3D19 width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
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<TD colSpan=3D4 height=3D31 width=3D102%>When you have invisible =
mode on,=20
you seem to be offline to everyone who has you in your =
contact list,=20
even when you are online.</TD></TR>
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<TD colSpan=3D4 height=3D1 width=3D102%><BR></TD></TR>
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<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#2</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>An authorization required =
mode</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to the contact =
list</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>When you have authorization =
required on,=20
you have to give authorization before someone can add you to =
his/her=20
contact list.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%><BR></TD></TR>
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<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#3</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>An authorization required =
mode</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to the contact =
list</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>When you have authorization =
required on,=20
you have to give authorization before someone can add you to =
his/her=20
contact list.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%><BR></TD></TR>
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<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#4</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Public personal data</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to the contact =
list</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>A way to supply personal data, only =
if you=20
want, that everyone can view when, for example, =
right-clicking on=20
your name in the contact list, or on your avatar in the =
3D-window,=20
and then selecting &quot;personal data&quot;. For example, =
name,=20
gender, ICQ# and more.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D100%><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#5</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Last telegram at top</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to the telegram=20
function</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>The last telegram that came in =
should be at=20
the top of the telegram window, instead of at the =
bottom.</TD></TR>
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<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D100%><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#6</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Hotkey for telegram</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to the telegram=20
function</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>A hotkey that shows the last (few)=20
telegrams that came in, so you don't have to open the =
telegram tab=20
if you don't want to.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D100%><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#7</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Chat window freeze</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to chatting</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>If you scroll up in the chat window =
to read=20
back what was said earlier, the chat window shouldn't scroll =
all the=20
way down every time something is said.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D100%><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#8</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Private chat</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to chatting</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>A way to chat with someone, without =

everyone hearing it, and without having to go to the middle =
of=20
nowhere.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D100%><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#9</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>More building commands =
(gesture)</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to building</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>Building commands that make an =
avatar do a=20
specific gesture, like &quot;activate gesture sit&quot;, or=20
&quot;activate gesture 1&quot; for the first gesture of that =

avatar</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D100%><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#10</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>More building commands =
(sounds)</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to building</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>Building commands that make a =
playing midi=20
or wave stop without having to use silence.wav or =
silence.mid. For=20
example: &quot;activate stopmidi&quot; and &quot;activate=20
stopwave&quot;</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D100%><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#11</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>RPG playability (ownable =
objects)</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to AW in =
general</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>The possibility to pick up, carry, =
put down=20
and give away certain objects. Also the possibility to use =
these=20
objects for specific purpose. This could come in handy, for =
example,=20
in the monopoly game, where you can carry your monopoly =
money and=20
exchange it for a hotel or house, and then put it down on a =
street=20
you own.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D100%><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#12</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Better way to look around</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to AW in =
general</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>The possibility to look up and down =
a=20
complete 90 degrees, mabye more. (if you look up 180 degrees =
you=20
will see everything upside-down!). Also, a mouse-look mode, =
like in=20
all modern 3D-games, where you can look up, down, left and =
right=20
using your mouse.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D100%><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#13</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>More world information</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to the worlds =
list</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>More information about the worlds =
in the=20
world list. Next to the number of people in the world, for =
example,=20
the number of people that the world can handle at maximum, =
whether=20
you can build in that world, a full (more than 8 characters) =
world=20
name, and more like this.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D100%><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#14</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Better light effects</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to AW in =
general</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>Dynamic lightning, more than one=20
lightsource.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D100%><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#15</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Mirror effects</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to AW in =
general</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>A mirror.rwx that reflects =
everything that=20
is in front of it, so you can finally see the front of your =
own=20
avatar :-)</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D100%><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#16</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Projected textures</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to AW in =
general</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>For example, the water in a cave =
that=20
reflects upon the walls and ceiling of the cave.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D100%><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#17</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Better light effects</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to AW in =
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<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
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<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>Dynamic lightning, more than one=20
lightsource.</TD></TR>
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<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D100%><BR></TD></TR>
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<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Control over who is not allowed in a=20
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<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>A way to specify the cit# and/or =
nicknames=20
of people who are *not* allowed in a world.</TD></TR>
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<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#19</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Multiple copy/pase for world =
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<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements for world =
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<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#20</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>PS without bold</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements for world =
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<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
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speaker=20
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<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>A windows interface for the server, =
with=20
control over the server functions (like propdump, propload) =
from=20
within this windows interface, rather than from a =
dos-prompt.</TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%><BR></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>#22</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>A better 3D engine</STRONG></TD>
<TD width=3D40%><STRONG>Improvements to AW in =
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<TD width=3D10%><STRONG>0 votes</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD colSpan=3D4 width=3D102%>A 3D engine that supports all major =
3D=20
acceleration cards. Also, AW should be able to run in full =
screen=20
when you want so, with the tab bars and menu items still on =
screen,=20
like the status bar at the bottom of the screen in most 3D =
games.=20
This would enable switching to lower resolutions, and thus =
speeding=20
up everything. When working in other programs while AW-ing, =
you=20
should be able to switch back to windowed=20
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kay, thank you. I will remove it :-)

Some news about the list: I'm going to make some changes to the voting =
mechanism. I will give every idea an ID :-) , a number that stays the =
same, no matter what the rank of the idea is, so you can refer to the =
idea using the ID, instead of the number of the list and the rank. This =
should make voting somewhat easier. Also I will add the number of the =
list that an idea was added to the list to the idea (I mean, tell you =
since which list version an idea is on the list) so you only have to =
rememer which list you have reviewed last, to know which ideas you =
haven't reviewed yet and mabye should vote on. And mabye I will change =
the layout of the list to a better (readable) one, and I am going to add =
some more wishes I received via E-mail. And if you want to know what =
ideas you already have voted on, feel free to mail me, and I will tell =
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Dec 22, 1998, 9:15am

I am making such a list, including voting on the ideas to find out which
ones should have priority. If you want to add an idea to the list, or if you
want to vote on ideas, look at the thread "AW Frequently Wished Wishes-list"
in the newsgroups Wishlist, AWCommunity or Worldbuilders.

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Dec 24, 1998, 12:16pm

....mabye because they never drive the car, but only look at it?

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Dec 24, 1998, 12:18pm

Problem is, objects are 3D and paint programs only make 2D.

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Dec 24, 1998, 12:21pm

If that is the case, change the name in the mail program. Otherwise everyone
thinks you are your dad. If you share a computer with your dad, then try to
find out how to get another account in your mail program, or install a 2nd
copy or so.

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Dec 24, 1998, 12:22pm

Cut the shouting, and go to test if you want to test something. How can you
learn something when noone tells you when you do wrong??

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Dec 25, 1998, 6:23pm

[View Quote] that's what I talked about. CBlo

>Looks like he doesn't have his
>own puter.
>Thank god for that.
>
>--
>
>[ Fluxen Dean-Christian Strik ]
>[ ICQ: 11760568 ISG RhinoSoft ]
>[ fluxen at bigfoot.com dean2 at bigfoot.com ]
>
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>-- Andrew S. Tanenbaum
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Dec 26, 1998, 7:14pm

ok then it's fine

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Jan 3, 1999, 6:14pm

For me, not a problem. But he shouldn't be surprised when we adress him with
his father's name at first.

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Jan 1, 1999, 2:00pm

[View Quote] You don't have a 3D card now, but I bet you will do in the future. It won't
take long or 3D acellerator cards will be standard in every computer. I
think AW should be decently prepared for that.

>
good thing worthy of a new build, in my opinion. Whispering MIGHT be a minor
plus, too. I'd like to know what the "Many other small tweaks and
improvements" as stated on http://activeworlds.com/newsletter/0199/0199.html
are, however.
>
>I talked to Protagonist once about that
showing-avatars-through-objects-stuff some months ago. He said that it was
only one single line of coding that made it like that, but if he removed it
AW would be "twice more slower" than it is now! Hope he'd found an way to
remove that line without making AW slower!

I bet that won't be possible... It's just a matter of wheter the avatars can
be rendered apart from the scenery or not. But if you render the avatars
togeather with the scene, you have to render the whole scene again every
time an avatar moves a bit, even if you stay at the same place. If you
render the avatars apart from the scene, you only have to re-render the
avatars when they move, and not the scenery. This saves a lot of time,
however, it has as a drawback that the avatars will always be at top.

>
common sense. Considering the "0199.html" file is in the "0199" directory,
having the HTML file the same name is unnecessarily redundant. Simply name
it "index.htm", "index.html", or "default.htm", or "default.html", and just
use http://activeworlds.com/newsletter/0199/ as the link. Isn't efficiency
neato? I think so...
>
>Hehehe... Yup...
>
>
>But I'm still happy to see improvements (c:

It might become something as famous as Microsoft - over a hundred years or
so. :-)

>

Jan 2, 1999, 6:28pm

I bet even a good software renderer would work fine on a P2/350.

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Jan 2, 1999, 6:32pm

duh, we could do without avatar animation, textures, lightning and action
commands, too. However, with all these things it looks a lot nicer. It's a
good thing to give the car a new paintjob/colour. However, then *also* give
it a better motor if it sux. Personally I would like fading avatars.

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At StarTrek they made the holodeck display reality because it is easier =
to film reality than to make 3D animations. If they would make every =
holodeck scene in 3D virtual reality - wheter it is good or bad 3D - it =
would take way more time and money.
[View Quote] They probably foresaw that the possibility of traditional 3D =
rendering engines creating such realism would be very unbelievable =
(besides the fact that VR animation was, by that time, hardly original). =
They could have chosen to go the traditional route, but chose something =
that could open more possibilities (if only fictional).=20

In other words, 3D rendering was already a familiar concept so they =
went with something that people were unfamiliar with and could give the =
illusion of being possible someday. With the traditional 3d rendering =
engine concept, if it had been chosen, people would be saying "Yeah, =
right! Give me a break!" But, with the energy/matter manipulation =
concept not many people had the background experience from seeing it in =
the media to have a basis for saying such things.=20

But, I am sure that even if energy/matter manipulation ever comes =
into the realm of reality, there will always be some flaw in the design =
that will prevent the total illusion of reality from being pulled off =
completely. Any creation of man which depends totally upon synthetics =
and human calculation will inevitably fail to be a fool proof illusion =
of reality. No matter how real it may seem, there will always be some =
"crack in the wall" of the illusion that will give it away.=20

[View Quote] Shyea...right. I'll believe it when I experience it. I can tell =
3D so easily. Most 3D modellers/animators mess up on the lighting =
(making the object too shiny/reflective and/or bright/glared). Plus the =
jerkiness/twitchiness of 3D animation is VERY easy to spot, not to =
mention the overall plastic/doll-like look to humans. And when in doubt, =
look for polygon edges. Got a URL for it perhaps? 3D has a LONG way to =
go before it's believably real...to me at least.=20
And "Advanced Rendering Technology" has to be the cheesiest, =
most cliche name something can have. Talk about technobabble...almost as =
bad as "state-of-the-art", "cutting edge technology", and "on the =
leading edge". Feh...there's another lame phrase I can't seem to recall =
at the moment, but it's equally as annoying when used by people who =
don't even know what the hell they're talking about (like =
advertisers/marketers/public relations types/etc).=20

[View Quote] > That reminds me about something!=20
> I wathched CNN yesterday evening, norwegean time (yes we do =
get CNN in norway as well), and they had this program about the =
electronic future (no, it was not discovery - i'm sure it was CNN). =
Some of the things they told would come in the future, and wich is being =
developed at the moment, was 3D wich is so real you don't know if it's =
made by nature or by computers. It is being developed in a university =
somewhere in the US (maybe it was england, i don't know).=20
>=20
> I saw some examples of the 3D engine, a woman standing holding =
a glass-bulb looking into a mirror with dust and some fog on the ground. =
The reflections, the twisting of what's behind the bulb and everything! =
It seemed totally real!=20
>=20
> They called it Advanced Rendering Technology.=20
>=20
> Now that's the future of AW! The programmers said they simply =
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told=20
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moment, was=20
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looking=20
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totally=20
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Technology.=20
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Jan 2, 1999, 8:21pm

*if* the P2/350 has hardware acceleration, of course... :-)

but yes, it's true. AW could use hardware.

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Jan 2, 1999, 8:21pm

"motor" should be "engine"

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Jan 2, 1999, 8:46pm

Sure, but then give the car a good paint job, $2000 stereo system, a sunroof
*and* a new engine. It will drive better *and* look better. AW is in urgent
need of some speed and performance increase. However, it also needs its
"look" to attract new visitors and keep old ones. So, I would say, go after
a better (preferably full screen) 3D-engine, but keep an eye on the details.
It is a balance between performance and looks. I consider the performance
the most important thing at the moment.

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Jan 3, 1999, 6:17pm

my father... :-)

well, he has a P2/300, but I got his 3D-card because he needed a free slot
to add some hardware... :-)

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Jan 4, 1999, 6:10am

Someone who can't buy a 3D card?

[View Quote] why not...

> I should've narrowed it down to:
>
>"What idiot (who uses 3D apps) would have a P2/350 WITHOUT hardware
acceleration?"
>
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Jan 4, 1999, 6:17am

[View Quote] About 1.5 years now.

>AW's been in desperate need of a new 3D engine for years. My point is, the
engine needs work before the sunroof is added. Everything else is fluff. The
engine should be the main priority for Roland.

That's what I said.

>AW's system CPU requirements is a Pentium (no MHz specified). I have a
Pentium-rated 133MHz CPU and AW LAGS like shit on it. The earliest Pentium
speed is, what, 60MHz? Now let's think here...either COF ups their minimum
requirements, or they get a new engine because right now it's shit, dig?
This ain't brain surgery to see why the engine is more important than all
these shit fluff additions...

I've got a P-200 + Hercules Stingray 128/3D, in AWGate I get 4-7fps at 40m,
densely built area's without avatars 18+fps at 40+m, empty area's (all green
open field) 72-80fps at 120m. Especially with a lot of avatars in sight the
(still not very high) performance goes down. I agree that Roland should get
a better 3D engine. Mabye everyone should go search for a better engine and
give what they found to Roland, if he doesn't have time for it.

>
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Jan 9, 1999, 2:18pm

The only cards I know about that are capable of rendering in a window are
voodoo rush and banshee based cards. All other cards only do full screen.

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Jan 9, 1999, 2:31pm

That was only one of the things that took us days... what about the
Nationale Wetenschapskwiz, met die logische vraag...

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Jan 9, 1999, 8:12pm

Actually Eep does contribute a lot to these NG's. And he knows what he is
talking about.

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Jan 9, 1999, 8:16pm

Exactly. All the time things come up in you. Most of the time they are
wrong. However, you assume that they are right, and then you start to tell
us that you don't agree to something that we actually didn't even say. And
then it takes us days to make you see your error. If you make an assumption,
and then want to tell that you don't agree to it, first ask us if it
actually was what we meant. Most of the times it won't.

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Jan 9, 1999, 8:29pm

[View Quote] Again, that was what I said. Want me to quote?

>
Pentium
minimum
40m,
green
the
>
>Way to miss the point (yet again). Not everyone has a P200 and good 3D
card. AW's minimum >requirements are shit.

Again not right. You said COF gives a way too low minimum requirement, and
that the current engine is shit. You say they have to correct at least one
of these two. Then, I give AW's performance on a reasonable good computer
with 3D acceleration. Then I say that the performance still isn't very high.
I agreed to you on that point, I didn't decline it.

>
and
>
>No, what Roland needs to do is bug the shit out of Criterion to provide
ADEQUATE RenderWare Direct3D drivers. You'd think after COF (although
probably actually Worlds) paid, what, $10K (or a few $K to upgrade from
version 2.0) for RenderWare 2.1 they'd at least want to get their money's
worth. I already tried bugging them but I can only do so much since I don't
actually have a license with them. COF should. I even posted about this on
their listserve but Criterion never responded and some other people who paid
big money for RenderWare were pretty pissed too. For all intensive purposes,
RenderWare is dead.


Mabye Roland should try OpenGL. Nowadays, it's reasonable fast, gives a WAY
better image quality, has full 3dfx support (and other hardware
acceleration, I believe), is system-independent, and well documented. And
best, its totally *free*. No licenses, no $10K. OpenGL lives, more and more
hardware accelerator producers deliver OpenGL drivers with their cards. More
and more games and apps use OpenGL. OpenGL is worked on all the time. In my
opinion, a *far* better choice than sticking to RenderWare.

Jan 9, 1999, 8:33pm

3fps just sucks, IMHO.

btw, if you want to buy a better car, at least one has to be available. The
AWbrowser is the "best" there is, and also the worst.

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