tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post5779475058364707392..comments2023-11-03T06:04:08.211-07:00Comments on Second Effects: Crowd Particles!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-90029752593267459692008-05-18T01:18:00.000-07:002008-05-18T01:18:00.000-07:00Great writeup - and the effect was great, everybod...Great writeup - and the effect was great, everybody loved it!<BR/><BR/>Will definitely experiment more with themed shows and custom effects in future :)IYan Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00682961187290777139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-30949111333369214202008-05-17T16:09:00.000-07:002008-05-17T16:09:00.000-07:00@dale - hmm, if you are right, this does open up a...@dale - hmm, if you are right, this does open up a lot of possibilities. I should do some testing at the lab. Stay tuned.ArminasXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246175825405804726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-25202457152390696482008-05-17T11:32:00.000-07:002008-05-17T11:32:00.000-07:00Having open listens isn't laggy as long as there i...Having open listens isn't laggy as long as there isn't lots of traffic on the channel. So having forty things listening on channel 50889437 would be just fine as long as the only traffic on it is when a device is rezzed, or arrives, or moves significantly...Dale Innishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771522211082181738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-8778959505830561222008-05-17T09:54:00.000-07:002008-05-17T09:54:00.000-07:00@Dale - very interesting possibilities! IYan and I...@Dale - very interesting possibilities! IYan and I talked about that, and while possible to build, I greatly feared the lag effects of having 40 avatars with multiple open listens. The back-chatter on non-chat channels could be a big load unless very carefully designed. If the devices did talk to each other there would be all kinds of cool stuff to do, as you describe!ArminasXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246175825405804726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-28606323652138378442008-05-17T09:51:00.000-07:002008-05-17T09:51:00.000-07:00@Peter - Yes, I have built the tricky device I cal...@Peter - Yes, I have built the tricky device I call the "Stanchion" that can be used to erect a particle fence. I haven't boxed it up yet, as it is a little confusing to use. I'll have to show you how it works. And thanks for the reminder, I should box it up and put it for sale soon.ArminasXhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11246175825405804726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-76128224358103611212008-05-17T07:58:00.000-07:002008-05-17T07:58:00.000-07:00A next level of sophistication would be to have th...A next level of sophistication would be to have the devices aware of each other, and produce effects that depend on the aggregate crowd, rather than a summation-by-colocation of individual effects.<BR/><BR/>Possibilities that spring to mind include: having some effects move toward or emerge from the 'center of gravity' of the crowd (or perhaps a point several meters above it) (nontrivial to do I realize!), having some particles be emitted by one participant and travel toward another, having the emitted particles change color (or size, or ...) in a coordinated way among the participants.<BR/><BR/>There ya go. :)Dale Innishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02771522211082181738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8419468357626274672.post-35301516825876941172008-05-17T00:24:00.000-07:002008-05-17T00:24:00.000-07:00You still have my idea in mind with the ppl to cod...You still have my idea in mind with the ppl to codone an area off?Peter Stindberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05187648076397777162noreply@blogger.com