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"What if you are unable to speak. Mr. Andersen?" (Wishlist)

"What if you are unable to speak. Mr. Andersen?" // Wishlist

john viper

Dec 29, 1999, 11:05am

Haha thats a kewl part of a kewl moovy

Anyway I was just comparing AW to that... we have
mouths but not really. We must hold up "signs" to
talk (referring to chat window posts ant the text
some people choose 2 have above their head.

Now, the thing I would really like in AW is a way
to literally talk. Using speech. It would make
bots interesting ... well maybe we would have to
leave the chat window in.

It would be something like "create sound" where
the farther u got from it the quieter it gets.

"What if I don't want people bothering the peace
of my world" you may ask? DUH! Just make another
world option.

--
John Viper (A.K.A.: Jeffrey W. Tickle)
http://www.crosswinds.net/~ticklejw/ <- Ultra
page of stuff (IE4+ req'd)
MAKE MONEY JUST FOR USING YOUR COMPUTER!!!!!
http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=epy950
"When I became a Starfleet Captain, I swore I
would never involve myself in one of these
paradoxes: the Future is the Past, the Past is the
Future.. It all gives me a headache." -Kathryn
Janeway

veleno

Dec 29, 1999, 8:36pm

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[View Quote] > Haha thats a kewl part of a kewl moovy
>
> Anyway I was just comparing AW to that... we have
> mouths but not really. We must hold up "signs" to
> talk (referring to chat window posts ant the text
> some people choose 2 have above their head.
>
> Now, the thing I would really like in AW is a way
> to literally talk. Using speech. It would make
> bots interesting ... well maybe we would have to
> leave the chat window in.

but of course there will always be a good number of cits who are too
cheap to go out and get a decent microphone for such an ordeal. And you
still have to consider the fact of how much lag that real-time speech
would create, which is already excessive...

>
>
> It would be something like "create sound" where
> the farther u got from it the quieter it gets.

actually, with the 'sound' functions in AW, the sound fades up to a
certain point, then it cuts off entirely. What would be more fruitful to
the environment is directional sound. e.g, if you were facing the wall
with a jukebox (object) off to your left, the music (wav, midi
whatever...) coming from the jukebox would sound louder from the left
speaker than the right, and visa versa. It would also do well to allow
more than one wave file or midi to play at once to create a more
realistic space, while fading in and out of them as you approach the
object. One more detail that would be useful, if not entirely necessary:
Volume control- The intensity of the sound at the closest point to the
object. With multiple waves running at the same time, the louder/softer
tones would naturally need to be manipulated without having to modify
the actual wav file.

>
>
> "What if I don't want people bothering the peace
> of my world" you may ask? DUH! Just make another
> world option.

And don't you think the World Options box is cluttered up enough as it
is? Just one more checkbox, is that how it goes? ;)

Veleno
caretaker of "Damascus"
297593

>
>
> --
> John Viper (A.K.A.: Jeffrey W. Tickle)
> http://www.crosswinds.net/~ticklejw/ <- Ultra
> page of stuff (IE4+ req'd)
> MAKE MONEY JUST FOR USING YOUR COMPUTER!!!!!
> http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=epy950
> "When I became a Starfleet Captain, I swore I
> would never involve myself in one of these
> paradoxes: the Future is the Past, the Past is the
> Future.. It all gives me a headache." -Kathryn
> Janeway

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john viper wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE>Haha thats a kewl part of a kewl moovy
Anyway I was just comparing AW to that... we have
 mouths but not really.  We must hold up "signs" to
 talk (referring to chat window posts ant the text
 some people choose 2 have above their head.
Now, the thing I would really like in AW is a way
 to literally talk.  Using speech.  It would make
 bots interesting ... well maybe we would have to
 leave the chat window in.</blockquote>
but of course there will always be a good number of cits who are too cheap
to go out and get a decent microphone for such an ordeal. And you still
have to consider the fact of how much lag that real-time speech would create,
which is already excessive...
<blockquote TYPE=CITE> 
It would be something like "create sound" where
 the farther u got from it the quieter it gets.</blockquote>
actually, with the 'sound' functions in AW, the sound fades up to a certain
point, then it cuts off entirely. What would be more fruitful to the environment
is directional sound. e.g, if you were facing the wall with a jukebox
(object) off to your left, the music (wav, midi whatever...) coming from
the jukebox would sound louder from the left speaker than the right, and
visa versa. It would also do well to allow more than one wave file or midi
to play at once to create a more realistic space, while fading in and out
of them as you approach the object. One more detail that would be useful,
if not entirely necessary: Volume control- The intensity of the sound at
the closest point to the object. With multiple waves running at the same
time, the louder/softer tones would naturally need to be manipulated without
having to modify the actual wav file.
<blockquote TYPE=CITE> 
"What if I don't want people bothering the peace
 of my world" you may ask?  DUH!  Just make another
 world option.</blockquote>
And don't you think the World Options box is cluttered up enough as it
is? Just one more checkbox, is that how it goes? ;)
Veleno
 caretaker of "Damascus"
 297593
<blockquote TYPE=CITE> 
--
 John Viper (A.K.A.: Jeffrey W. Tickle)
 <a href="http://www.crosswinds.net/~ticklejw/">http://www.crosswinds.net/~ticklejw/</a> 
<- Ultra
 page of stuff (IE4+ req'd)
 MAKE MONEY JUST FOR USING YOUR COMPUTER!!!!!
 <a href="http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=epy950">http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=epy950</a>
      "When I became a Starfleet Captain, I swore
I
 would never involve myself in one of these
 paradoxes: the Future is the Past, the Past is the
 Future..  It all gives me a headache."  -Kathryn
 Janeway</blockquote>
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midnight thunder

Jan 1, 2000, 2:51am

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Didn't the movie say: "What good would a phone call be, if you were =
unable to speak?"
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but of course there will always be a good number of cits who are too =
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would create, which is already excessive...=20
=20
It would be something like "create sound" where=20
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the environment is directional sound. e.g, if you were facing the wall =
with a jukebox (object) off to your left, the music (wav, midi =
whatever...) coming from the jukebox would sound louder from the left =
speaker than the right, and visa versa. It would also do well to allow =
more than one wave file or midi to play at once to create a more =
realistic space, while fading in and out of them as you approach the =
object. One more detail that would be useful, if not entirely necessary: =
Volume control- The intensity of the sound at the closest point to the =
object. With multiple waves running at the same time, the louder/softer =
tones would naturally need to be manipulated without having to modify =
the actual wav file.=20
=20
"What if I don't want people bothering the peace=20
of my world" you may ask? DUH! Just make another=20
world option.

And don't you think the World Options box is cluttered up enough as it =
is? Just one more checkbox, is that how it goes? ;)=20
Veleno=20
caretaker of "Damascus"=20
297593=20

=20
--=20
John Viper (A.K.A.: Jeffrey W. Tickle)=20
http://www.crosswinds.net/~ticklejw/ <- Ultra=20
page of stuff (IE4+ req'd)=20
MAKE MONEY JUST FOR USING YOUR COMPUTER!!!!!=20
http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=3Depy950=20
"When I became a Starfleet Captain, I swore I=20
would never involve myself in one of these=20
paradoxes: the Future is the Past, the Past is the=20
Future.. It all gives me a headache." -Kathryn=20
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wrote in message <A=20
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Now, the thing I would really like in AW is a way to =
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maybe we would have to leave the chat window =
in.</BLOCKQUOTE>but of=20
course there will always be a good number of cits who are too cheap to =
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and get a decent microphone for such an ordeal. And you still have to =
consider=20
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already=20
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<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3D"CITE"> =20
It would be something like "create sound" where the farther u =
got=20
from it the quieter it gets.</BLOCKQUOTE>actually, with the =
'sound'=20
functions in AW, the sound fades up to a certain point, then it cuts =
off=20
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your=20
left, the music (wav, midi whatever...) coming from the jukebox would =
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also do=20
well to allow more than one wave file or midi to play at once to =
create a more=20
realistic space, while fading in and out of them as you approach the =
object.=20
One more detail that would be useful, if not entirely necessary: =
Volume=20
control- The intensity of the sound at the closest point to the =
object. With=20
multiple waves running at the same time, the louder/softer tones would =

naturally need to be manipulated without having to modify the actual =
wav file.=20

<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3D"CITE"> =20
"What if I don't want people bothering the peace of my world" =
you may=20
ask?  DUH!  Just make another world =
option.</BLOCKQUOTE>And=20
don't you think the World Options box is cluttered up enough as it is? =
Just=20
one more checkbox, is that how it goes? ;)=20
Veleno caretaker of "Damascus" 297593=20
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3D"CITE"> =20
-- John Viper (A.K.A.: Jeffrey W. Tickle) <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.crosswinds.net/~ticklejw/">http://www.crosswinds.net/~=
ticklejw/</A> =20
<- Ultra page of stuff (IE4+ req'd) MAKE MONEY JUST FOR =
USING=20
YOUR COMPUTER!!!!! <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=3Depy950">http://www.all=
advantage.com/go.asp?refid=3Depy950</A>=20
      "When I became a Starfleet Captain, I =
swore I=20
 would never involve myself in one of these paradoxes: the =
Future is=20
the Past, the Past is the Future..  It all gives me a=20
headache."  -Kathryn=20
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horizons

Jan 7, 2000, 9:46pm

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That was a cool movie
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midnight thunder wrote in message <386d87c3 at server1.Activeworlds.com>...
Didn't the movie say: "What good would a phone call be, if you were =
unable to speak?"
veleno <annette at hiwaay.net> wrote in message =
news:386A8BC7.BAD279D8 at hiwaay.net...
john viper wrote:=20
Haha thats a kewl part of a kewl moovy=20
Anyway I was just comparing AW to that... we have=20
mouths but not really. We must hold up "signs" to=20
talk (referring to chat window posts ant the text=20
some people choose 2 have above their head.=20
=20
Now, the thing I would really like in AW is a way=20
to literally talk. Using speech. It would make=20
bots interesting ... well maybe we would have to=20
leave the chat window in.
=20
but of course there will always be a good number of cits who =
are too cheap to go out and get a decent microphone for such an ordeal. =
And you still have to consider the fact of how much lag that real-time =
speech would create, which is already excessive...=20
=20
It would be something like "create sound" where=20
the farther u got from it the quieter it gets.
=20
actually, with the 'sound' functions in AW, the sound fades =
up to a certain point, then it cuts off entirely. What would be more =
fruitful to the environment is directional sound. e.g, if you were =
facing the wall with a jukebox (object) off to your left, the music =
(wav, midi whatever...) coming from the jukebox would sound louder from =
the left speaker than the right, and visa versa. It would also do well =
to allow more than one wave file or midi to play at once to create a =
more realistic space, while fading in and out of them as you approach =
the object. One more detail that would be useful, if not entirely =
necessary: Volume control- The intensity of the sound at the closest =
point to the object. With multiple waves running at the same time, the =
louder/softer tones would naturally need to be manipulated without =
having to modify the actual wav file.=20
=20
"What if I don't want people bothering the peace=20
of my world" you may ask? DUH! Just make another=20
world option.
=20
And don't you think the World Options box is cluttered up =
enough as it is? Just one more checkbox, is that how it goes? ;)=20
Veleno=20
caretaker of "Damascus"=20
297593=20
=20
=20
--=20
John Viper (A.K.A.: Jeffrey W. Tickle)=20
http://www.crosswinds.net/~ticklejw/ <- Ultra=20
page of stuff (IE4+ req'd)=20
MAKE MONEY JUST FOR USING YOUR COMPUTER!!!!!=20
http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=3Depy950=20
"When I became a Starfleet Captain, I swore I=20
would never involve myself in one of these=20
paradoxes: the Future is the Past, the Past is the=20
Future.. It all gives me a headache." -Kathryn=20
Janeway
=20

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[View Quote] Anyway I was just comparing AW to that... we have =
 mouths but=20
not really.  We must hold up "signs" to =
 talk=20
(referring to chat window posts ant the text some people =
choose=20
2 have above their head.=20
Now, the thing I would really like in AW is a way to=20
literally talk.  Using speech.  It would make =
 bots=20
interesting ... well maybe we would have to leave the =
chat=20
window in.</BLOCKQUOTE>but of course there will always =
be a good=20
number of cits who are too cheap to go out and get a decent =
microphone=20
for such an ordeal. And you still have to consider the fact of =
how much=20
lag that real-time speech would create, which is already =
excessive...=20
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE =3D CITE> =20
It would be something like "create sound" where =
 the=20
farther u got from it the quieter it =
gets.</BLOCKQUOTE>actually,=20
with the 'sound' functions in AW, the sound fades up to a =
certain point,=20
then it cuts off entirely. What would be more fruitful to the=20
environment is directional sound. e.g, if you were facing =
the=20
wall with a jukebox (object) off to your left, the music (wav, =
midi=20
whatever...) coming from the jukebox would sound louder from the =
left=20
speaker than the right, and visa versa. It would also do well to =
allow=20
more than one wave file or midi to play at once to create a more =

realistic space, while fading in and out of them as you approach =
the=20
object. One more detail that would be useful, if not entirely =
necessary:=20
Volume control- The intensity of the sound at the closest point =
to the=20
object. With multiple waves running at the same time, the =
louder/softer=20
tones would naturally need to be manipulated without having to =
modify=20
the actual wav file.=20
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE =3D CITE> =20
"What if I don't want people bothering the peace =
 of my=20
world" you may ask?  DUH!  Just make another=20
 world option.</BLOCKQUOTE>And don't you think the =
World Options=20
box is cluttered up enough as it is? Just one more checkbox, is =
that how=20
it goes? ;)=20
Veleno caretaker of "Damascus" 297593=20
<BLOCKQUOTE TYPE =3D CITE> =20
-- John Viper (A.K.A.: Jeffrey W. Tickle) <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.crosswinds.net/~ticklejw/">http://www.crosswinds.net/~=
ticklejw/</A> =20
<- Ultra page of stuff (IE4+ req'd) MAKE MONEY =
JUST FOR=20
USING YOUR COMPUTER!!!!! <A=20
=
href=3D"http://www.alladvantage.com/go.asp?refid=3Depy950">http://www.all=
advantage.com/go.asp?refid=3Depy950</A>=20
      "When I became a Starfleet =

Captain, I swore I would never involve myself in one of =
these=20
 paradoxes: the Future is the Past, the Past is the=20
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-Kathryn=20
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red neck

Feb 28, 2000, 12:12am

you CAN actually talk in AW....it is easy.........
1) go to hearme.com and d/l their web based version
2) set the web based version of hearme up on a website
3) set the aforementioned website up as the start page for your world.
TADA!...no you can talk......also there is a keyboard shorcut to talk so
you can move around and still talk......

Redneck

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