Unity3D: Where the Metaverse is Going? « Ariane's Life in the Metaverse. A year ago I posted my belief that OpenSim is the future of the Metaverse, because there were no really good competitors. Well there is a competitor that could quickly take over and replace OpenSim, OR it could enhance OpenSim and give it what it needs to become the 3D web. I’m not sure which, and a good case could be made for either. Unity3D is a gaming graphics platform that does not need a powerful computer to run on, can be run as an embed on a web page, or can run on many smart phones.
It efficiently handles complex shadows, water reflections, transparencies, atmospheric effects, and complex mesh objects. Scripting can be done with javascript, and needed assets can be loaded on the fly, so no need for huge downloads. 3D objects can be imported from practically any source. While it can’t compete with the latest graphic engines, it looks really good.
At least 3 companies are providing avatars for Unity3D based worlds. Turns out, this is already being done. Like this: Like Loading... Pings from the afterLife. Talvin Muircastle. Be Cunning and Full of Tricks | Strategies for Pioneers in Education, Online Communities and Virtual Worlds. Metanomics Community Forum. MixedRealities « Where philosophy, business and immersive media meet. Second Life: New World Notes. Metaverse Ink Blog. OSCC 2013 — Why You Should Care and How You Can Help August 1st, 2013 As all of you probably already know, we are organizing the first OpenSimulator Community Conference on the first full weekend of September, 7-8. This event has been in the making since, roughly, March. But it took us a couple of years before that to actually convince ourselves that it was worth doing it. Here are all the reasons why I think this event a great thing, and why everyone who uses OpenSimulator should be involved in some way.
Read the rest of this entry » Posted by Diva Canto, in OpenSim Comments Off D2 Addons: Groups, Offline IM, TOS module February 13th, 2013 The latest release of D2 (diva-r22043) includes a few new addons that are missing from the core of OpenSim, namely: Groups, Offline IM and a Terms of Service feature. D2 is meant to be a personal virtual world server, so some of these addons have limitations that reflect the spirit of a personal virtual world. Have fun! Updating D2 to r22043 in Linux Voila!