<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: Just a bit of musing --> <!--X-From-R13: Rzvgev Ybaqengvri <qvznNcnentencu.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: from fabius.globecomm.net [207.51.48.6] by mx01.ca.us.ibm.net id 857181997.147068-1 Sat Mar 1 02:06:37 1997 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 2.2.32.19970301020623.006f726c#usgate,paragraph.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: Just a bit of musing</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:dima#paragraph,com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00028.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00030.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00028.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00031.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00029">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00029">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00029">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: Just a bit of musing</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A>, Multiple Recipients of MUD Design Mailing List <<A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A>></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: Just a bit of musing</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Dmitri Kondratiev <<A HREF="mailto:dima#paragraph,com">dima#paragraph,com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sat, 01 Mar 1997 05:06:23 +0300</LI> <LI><em>Return-Receipt-To</em>: dima#paragraph,com</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> Hi all, At 16:04 28.02.97 -0500, S001GMU#nova,wright.edu wrote: ... > >I've been leaning towards an open system, where the user interface is not tied >to the game mechanics of the MUD. This does present several problems to be >overcome, but it allows for a client that is specialized (to some degree) for >the system it is running on. Why limit it to plain, 2-d Graphics? :) If I >forked out the PILES of $$$ for an SGI Onyx Reality engine with VR Galore, I >wanna be able to play some games with it!! :) Granted, I don't plan on writing >the client for that particular system, but hey, why not build a system that at >least makes it easier to do it for that (obviously rich) bum to do it? :) > What you guys think about VRML MUD these days ? VRML2.0 is quite usable already and may be fun to hack with. Besides, 3D VRML window along with all traditional text stuff would look cool, I think. VRML is still kinda slow, have to admit. But its getting faster and for now 3D window could be not THAT big. Dima. ----------------- Dmitri Kondratiev dima#paragraph,com 102401.2457#compuserve,com <A HREF="http://aldan.paragraph.com">http://aldan.paragraph.com</A> tel: 07-095-464-9241 </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00028.html">Re: Just a bit of musing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00030.html">Re: Quadtrees?</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00028.html">Re: Just a bit of musing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00031.html">Re: Just a bit of musing</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00029"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00029"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: Just a bit of musing</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00020" HREF="msg00020.html">Re: Just a bit of musing</A></strong>, Alex Oren <a href="mailto:alexo#europa,com">alexo#europa,com</a>, Fri 28 Feb 1997, 23:13 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00024" HREF="msg00024.html">Re: Just a bit of musing</A></strong>, S001GMU <a href="mailto:S001GMU#nova,wright.edu">S001GMU#nova,wright.edu</a>, Sat 01 Mar 1997, 05:03 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00027" HREF="msg00027.html">Re: Just a bit of musing</A></strong>, Carter T Shock <a href="mailto:ctso#umiacs,umd.edu">ctso#umiacs,umd.edu</a>, Sat 01 Mar 1997, 05:45 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00028" HREF="msg00028.html">Re: Just a bit of musing</A></strong>, S001GMU <a href="mailto:S001GMU#nova,wright.edu">S001GMU#nova,wright.edu</a>, Sat 01 Mar 1997, 07:09 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00029" HREF="msg00029.html">Re: Just a bit of musing</A></strong>, Dmitri Kondratiev <a href="mailto:dima#paragraph,com">dima#paragraph,com</a>, Sat 01 Mar 1997, 10:06 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00031" HREF="msg00031.html">Re: Just a bit of musing</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sun 02 Mar 1997, 02:19 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00032" HREF="msg00032.html">Re: Just a bit of musing</A></strong>, Chris Gray <a href="mailto:cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA">cg#ami-cg,GraySage.Edmonton.AB.CA</a>, Sun 02 Mar 1997, 02:19 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00035" HREF="msg00035.html">Re: Just a bit of musing</A></strong>, GnomesHome <a href="mailto:GnomesHome#aol,com">GnomesHome#aol,com</a>, Mon 03 Mar 1997, 00:15 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00036" HREF="msg00036.html">Re: Just a bit of musing</A></strong>, coder <a href="mailto:coder#ibm,net">coder#ibm,net</a>, Mon 03 Mar 1997, 02:35 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>