2014年08月26日
New Second Life
There are news that Linden Lab is building a new virtual world, beta in 2015 and launch in 2016. Please refer to the following articles. Linden will consider some relation to current SL but compatibility is not a requirement for the completely new system using cutting edge technologies. Oculus Rift, a head-mounted viewer may be used. I feel motion sick even with current screen, and do not like 3D television with headset, so I may hesitate.
Linden Lab is building a NEW virtual world
A new version of SL is being built from the ground up, with a little help from the Oculus Rift
Second Life’s Linden lab confirms new virtual world in development
This is the support island when I came in SL at the first time. Comparing with current world, terrain, buildings and picture quality were poor, but it was exciting to step in a new world, and I enjoyed only to walk around.
It was possible to enter the whole world by passing through the green gate, but I was afraid of stepping in, and stayed in the support island for more than one week. I remember well the excitement when I found the courage to enter it. Although how the technology is advanced, as a second version, there might be not so big throb to step in a new world.
Actually the current SL seems to be at a plateau. The new world might be a big step forward especially for creators. Linden said that they have no intention of abandoning current users and will keep updating, but after creators moved to the new world that has more possiblitity, who will stay behind? The true intention could be to let the old version fade away since sudden stop will provoke a backlash of current users.
The grown SL world. There was an infinite space in front of me who entered at the best days. Since the new world will be built from ground up, will it be expanded like this even as the sequel?
I will visit the new world to see what it is, but even if the new world starts in 2016, it will take a while until the whole world is established. What shall I do as an onlooker? Keep watching the newborn world? Take this occasion to graduate from SL that I have been too long? Or stay in this SL that will deteriorate to a ruin? Is there any partner who stay with me and explore the ruin together until the ending of this world…
Linden Lab is building a NEW virtual world
A new version of SL is being built from the ground up, with a little help from the Oculus Rift
Second Life’s Linden lab confirms new virtual world in development
This is the support island when I came in SL at the first time. Comparing with current world, terrain, buildings and picture quality were poor, but it was exciting to step in a new world, and I enjoyed only to walk around.
It was possible to enter the whole world by passing through the green gate, but I was afraid of stepping in, and stayed in the support island for more than one week. I remember well the excitement when I found the courage to enter it. Although how the technology is advanced, as a second version, there might be not so big throb to step in a new world.
Actually the current SL seems to be at a plateau. The new world might be a big step forward especially for creators. Linden said that they have no intention of abandoning current users and will keep updating, but after creators moved to the new world that has more possiblitity, who will stay behind? The true intention could be to let the old version fade away since sudden stop will provoke a backlash of current users.
The grown SL world. There was an infinite space in front of me who entered at the best days. Since the new world will be built from ground up, will it be expanded like this even as the sequel?
I will visit the new world to see what it is, but even if the new world starts in 2016, it will take a while until the whole world is established. What shall I do as an onlooker? Keep watching the newborn world? Take this occasion to graduate from SL that I have been too long? Or stay in this SL that will deteriorate to a ruin? Is there any partner who stay with me and explore the ruin together until the ending of this world…
Posted by Temi Oyen at 06:05│Comments(0)
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