Microsoft’s Avatar Generator for Virtual Environments to Inject a Degree of Reality into Appearance
Following Friday’s “Microsoft Bing and Virtual Earth” post, I wanted to add a bit from Virtual Worlds News, which discovered that Microsoft may be “exploring ways to make Xbox Live avatars more like their users.” citing their...Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-20
@BostonDave: I would love a 3DVIA Scenes invite! # @matthewwest – would love a 3DVIA Scenes invite – I’m Keystone1111 – Thanks in advance! # Microsoft Bing and Virtual Earth to include avatar-based interaction with real time chat?...Virtual Worlds as Green Workplaces: US Department of State Hosted Discussion
The US Department of State hosted another panel discussion in Second Life this month, digging into a topic I think has great potential – ‘Virtual Worlds as Green Workplaces.’ Here is yet another outstanding machinima by Draxtor Despres, covering...Microsoft Bing and Virtual Earth could soon have avatar-based interaction with real time chat, through Dessault’s new 3DVia ‘Scenes’ – Seeking Beta Testers
I think the above video gets most interesting (to me anyway) about 2:06 in, proving that 3DVIA ‘Scenes’ appears to take the integration of immersive, avatar-based, shared experiences seriously – even including realtime chat and geo-specific...Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-12-13
I encourage everyone to visit Twinity, but the app is so huge! (ditto Blue Mars) I’ve been downloading an update for 2 hours now # Has anyone tried Unity (Unity3D) for architectural visualization, or an architecture-related installation? # When worlds collide...When worlds collide – MMO’s, game development platforms and the built environment
The barrier to entry just keeps getting lower for for architects, engineers and construction professionals to further employ MMO (massively, multi-player, online) environments in design collaboration, education, visualization and architectural discourse. Here are a few bits and pieces of the puzzle that I’m keeping an eye on.
