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The creation of a new Public World (General Discussion)
The creation of a new Public World // General Discussion
Aug 24, 2003, 8:13pm
With the advent of ver 3, we have seen more and more 'World builders'
features added. As yet, AWI has only tested a beta ver of the 'new'
features in a world that would be open to the general public; that world
is now closed. [NewAW]
This may well be the best time for those at AWI to pause, hear from the
Citizens, and hear what they would like to see of the 'world building'
features added to the Citizen builder's toolbox.
My 2 cents ...
On NewAw, the beta world that was 'looked at' by the then beta team,
made use of a bot to oversee many things and AWI kept track of how long
you were inworld and involved. Bots has been one of the better things
that AWI added to the interface we have with the environment.
Proposed ...
The first Citizen designed world
Being that AWI can tell when one is being actively part of the
community, either through chatting or building, and as such, could then
be the banker of 'Community Time' (CT), those who do more, such as those
who teach, PK, GK, Beta, oversee Community Groups, or OldTimers, etc.,
would receive CT+ for giving more of their time to enhance the
experience. With this in place, a monetary system could come into play,
and maybe a few more ppl would become part of the active community
[NewAW had/has this].
On becoming a Citizen, they would be given an allotment of 'land' and CT
to get you started with building. If you don't build {explore should be
viewed as part of building) or chat, then what are you doing here!
NewAW had/has this, but gave you CT on account, 'sold' you a lot and
had you pay for each object used in your 'build.'
As a Citizen becomes involved with the Community, they would gain the
means to expand their land area or move closer to a teleport 'hub'
(thereby reducing the time someone has to spend walking to your lot).
Maybe the Citizen can 'buy' such things as tee shirts and time
extensions to citizenship, or world(s) ... or an 'accent piece'. The
list of things that CT could be used for is more than I can spend time
listing .... If I did, you would find something else that one can trade
for CT's. Bot/s can be set to control 'local' teleporting [NewAW had/has
this].
Then, AWI could create a world, seed it with teleport stations, building
roads connecting the teleport hubs 'to the compass,' and then create
'lots' around the AWI Hub. (Lots being smaller near the hub and larger
as developed out. Lots closer to the hub costing more CT's than those
farther away.) [NewAW had/has lots of different prices].
Zones could be created allowing those with older citizenship to build
closer to the GZ and also allowing late-comers to Active Worlds with
sufficient CTs to buy building lots closer in.
Allow lot owners to work the terrain , this would allow for basements,
or ppl creating mountains. Of course ... Such things would have to be
paid for in CT's [AWTeen already does this].
AWI could use the Mega-Path for its OP, and maybe allow 'Accent Pieces'
[ZObjects], that load from other than the Mega-Path (there are already
worlds out there that have more than one OP, I am sure that some smart
coder out there could work out how to do this, and it too would cost CT's).
Communities could then build around the hubs and maybe tax themselves to
add things like parks, lakes, and other community enhancement projects.
my 2 cents ...
Aug 24, 2003, 8:39pm
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[View Quote]"m0e" <m0e at sbgraphics.info> wrote in message
news:3f493889$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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>
> With the advent of ver 3, we have seen more and more 'World builders'
> features added. As yet, AWI has only tested a beta ver of the 'new'
> features in a world that would be open to the general public; that world
> is now closed. [NewAW]
>
> This may well be the best time for those at AWI to pause, hear from the
> Citizens, and hear what they would like to see of the 'world building'
> features added to the Citizen builder's toolbox.
>
>
> My 2 cents ...
>
> On NewAw, the beta world that was 'looked at' by the then beta team,
> made use of a bot to oversee many things and AWI kept track of how long
> you were inworld and involved. Bots has been one of the better things
> that AWI added to the interface we have with the environment.
>
> Proposed ...
>
> The first Citizen designed world
>
> Being that AWI can tell when one is being actively part of the
> community, either through chatting or building, and as such, could then
> be the banker of 'Community Time' (CT), those who do more, such as those
> who teach, PK, GK, Beta, oversee Community Groups, or OldTimers, etc.,
> would receive CT+ for giving more of their time to enhance the
> experience. With this in place, a monetary system could come into play,
> and maybe a few more ppl would become part of the active community
> [NewAW had/has this].
>
> On becoming a Citizen, they would be given an allotment of 'land' and CT
> to get you started with building. If you don't build {explore should be
> viewed as part of building) or chat, then what are you doing here!
> NewAW had/has this, but gave you CT on account, 'sold' you a lot and
> had you pay for each object used in your 'build.'
>
> As a Citizen becomes involved with the Community, they would gain the
> means to expand their land area or move closer to a teleport 'hub'
> (thereby reducing the time someone has to spend walking to your lot).
> Maybe the Citizen can 'buy' such things as tee shirts and time
> extensions to citizenship, or world(s) ... or an 'accent piece'. The
> list of things that CT could be used for is more than I can spend time
> listing .... If I did, you would find something else that one can trade
> for CT's. Bot/s can be set to control 'local' teleporting [NewAW had/has
> this].
>
>
> Then, AWI could create a world, seed it with teleport stations, building
> roads connecting the teleport hubs 'to the compass,' and then create
> 'lots' around the AWI Hub. (Lots being smaller near the hub and larger
> as developed out. Lots closer to the hub costing more CT's than those
> farther away.) [NewAW had/has lots of different prices].
>
> Zones could be created allowing those with older citizenship to build
> closer to the GZ and also allowing late-comers to Active Worlds with
> sufficient CTs to buy building lots closer in.
>
> Allow lot owners to work the terrain , this would allow for basements,
> or ppl creating mountains. Of course ... Such things would have to be
> paid for in CT's [AWTeen already does this].
>
> AWI could use the Mega-Path for its OP, and maybe allow 'Accent Pieces'
> [ZObjects], that load from other than the Mega-Path (there are already
> worlds out there that have more than one OP, I am sure that some smart
> coder out there could work out how to do this, and it too would cost
CT's).
>
> Communities could then build around the hubs and maybe tax themselves to
> add things like parks, lakes, and other community enhancement projects.
>
> my 2 cents ...
>
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Aug 25, 2003, 12:00am
Hi everyone:
[View Quote]"m0e" <m0e at sbgraphics.info> wrote in message
news:3f493889$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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>
> With the advent of ver 3, we have seen more and more 'World builders'
> features added. As yet, AWI has only tested a beta ver of the 'new'
> features in a world that would be open to the general public; that world
> is now closed. [NewAW]
>
> This may well be the best time for those at AWI to pause, hear from the
> Citizens, and hear what they would like to see of the 'world building'
> features added to the Citizen builder's toolbox.
>
>
> My 2 cents ...
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[snip...]
I see 2 flaws to your plan.
1). If I had to PAY for EVERY OBJECT I had in my build, how would I do it??
Plus, it doesn't neccessarily provide one an incentive to build an entire
city if they wanted to.
2). Exploring should NEVER be considered a part of buidling. I say this
because you never know when you'd find someone out in the middle of nowhere
to talk to even though there's NO ONE at Ground Zero (believe it or not,
this HAS happened a few times). IMHO, exploring should be considered just
that. Exploring. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Just MY $.02 worth :-)
PC Hamster
Mayor - City Of Hamsterville
Hamster Ground Zero Area - AW 5000N 272E
NEW WEBSITE - http://hamsterville.tripod.com/
pchamster at comcast.net
Denver, Colorado (my REAL city :-))
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Aug 25, 2003, 6:34am
NewAW wasn't that good and I didn't like paying 100 dollars for prefab
objects; and noone got property upon joining the Community they had to pay
for limited land which wasn't enough and had to pay for prefab objects that
were bad, what has happened to NewAW? without being announced it shut down
and now I don't know what happened to it ... I think NewAW may be dead
[View Quote]"m0e" <m0e at sbgraphics.info> wrote in message
news:3f493889$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
>
> With the advent of ver 3, we have seen more and more 'World builders'
> features added. As yet, AWI has only tested a beta ver of the 'new'
> features in a world that would be open to the general public; that world
> is now closed. [NewAW]
>
> This may well be the best time for those at AWI to pause, hear from the
> Citizens, and hear what they would like to see of the 'world building'
> features added to the Citizen builder's toolbox.
>
>
> My 2 cents ...
>
> On NewAw, the beta world that was 'looked at' by the then beta team,
> made use of a bot to oversee many things and AWI kept track of how long
> you were inworld and involved. Bots has been one of the better things
> that AWI added to the interface we have with the environment.
>
> Proposed ...
>
> The first Citizen designed world
>
> Being that AWI can tell when one is being actively part of the
> community, either through chatting or building, and as such, could then
> be the banker of 'Community Time' (CT), those who do more, such as those
> who teach, PK, GK, Beta, oversee Community Groups, or OldTimers, etc.,
> would receive CT+ for giving more of their time to enhance the
> experience. With this in place, a monetary system could come into play,
> and maybe a few more ppl would become part of the active community
> [NewAW had/has this].
>
> On becoming a Citizen, they would be given an allotment of 'land' and CT
> to get you started with building. If you don't build {explore should be
> viewed as part of building) or chat, then what are you doing here!
> NewAW had/has this, but gave you CT on account, 'sold' you a lot and
> had you pay for each object used in your 'build.'
>
> As a Citizen becomes involved with the Community, they would gain the
> means to expand their land area or move closer to a teleport 'hub'
> (thereby reducing the time someone has to spend walking to your lot).
> Maybe the Citizen can 'buy' such things as tee shirts and time
> extensions to citizenship, or world(s) ... or an 'accent piece'. The
> list of things that CT could be used for is more than I can spend time
> listing .... If I did, you would find something else that one can trade
> for CT's. Bot/s can be set to control 'local' teleporting [NewAW had/has
> this].
>
>
> Then, AWI could create a world, seed it with teleport stations, building
> roads connecting the teleport hubs 'to the compass,' and then create
> 'lots' around the AWI Hub. (Lots being smaller near the hub and larger
> as developed out. Lots closer to the hub costing more CT's than those
> farther away.) [NewAW had/has lots of different prices].
>
> Zones could be created allowing those with older citizenship to build
> closer to the GZ and also allowing late-comers to Active Worlds with
> sufficient CTs to buy building lots closer in.
>
> Allow lot owners to work the terrain , this would allow for basements,
> or ppl creating mountains. Of course ... Such things would have to be
> paid for in CT's [AWTeen already does this].
>
> AWI could use the Mega-Path for its OP, and maybe allow 'Accent Pieces'
> [ZObjects], that load from other than the Mega-Path (there are already
> worlds out there that have more than one OP, I am sure that some smart
> coder out there could work out how to do this, and it too would cost
CT's).
>
> Communities could then build around the hubs and maybe tax themselves to
> add things like parks, lakes, and other community enhancement projects.
>
> my 2 cents ...
>
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