<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: [MUD-Dev] Graphical MUDs --> <!--X-From-R13: Qlaor eh Fnera <plaorNynhery.npgyno.hgrknf.rqh> --> <!--X-Date: from fabius.globecomm.net [207.51.48.6] by in5.ibm.net id 869357074.56844-1 Sun Jul 20 00:04:34 1997 CUT --> <!--X-Message-Id: 199707200004.TAA30575#laurel,actlab.utexas.edu --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, [MUD-Dev] Graphical MUDs</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:cynbe#laurel,actlab.utexas.edu"> </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="msg00206.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00208.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00374.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00208.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00207">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00207">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00207">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>[MUD-Dev] Graphical MUDs</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></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: [MUD-Dev] Graphical MUDs</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Cynbe ru Taren <<A HREF="mailto:cynbe#laurel,actlab.utexas.edu">cynbe#laurel,actlab.utexas.edu</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 19:04:33 -0500</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> Michael Hohensee <michael#sparta,mainstream.net> notes: | Has to do with client | renderers, and stuff like that. I'd be interested to find out if anyone | else has done any thinking on the subject, and if so, whether I've | missed anything. My thinking so far has been that graphics muds have all the problems of text muds, plus lots more (such as serious performance and synchronization issues, which can largely be ignored in the text setting): I'm kind of hoping to hold off on graphics stuff until a decent solution to text muds can be found :) As far as graphics specifically: I won't claim to be an expert, but I -did- spend a decade employed doing GL graphics on SGI boxes, plus I've been writing a mudserver for the last five years, so I've had a little time to think about all this. :) I think you clearly want GL/ActiveX level graphics for interactive stuff for the forseeable future, but that it would be nice to have the option of running off stills using POVray or (better) Renderman. (Note that BMRT makes Renderman available free on Linux, even if source is unfortunately not available.) I think one clearly wants to plump for procedurally generated world geometry rather than the currently popular static polygon databases, more or less for the reasons you suggest. A procedural world definition also makes it significantly easier to output either GL-level polygon definitions or Renderman-level surfaces, so as to support both nice interactive worlds and nice stills. As a practical matter, I think you should look at the emerging 3D binding for Java: <A HREF="http://java.miningco.com/">http://java.miningco.com/</A> has a pointer to the 0.98 spec and an unofficial implementation. IMHO, the ubiquity of Java-enabled browsers and the gigabucks of development money going into Java make it a tide you want to swim with rather than against. At least, unless you have a few gigabucks to throw at your alternative client design... :) Cynbe </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00208" HREF="msg00208.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Graphical MUDs</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> Michael Hohensee <michael#sparta,mainstream.net></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00206.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Source data on Crossbow</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00208.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Graphical MUDs</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00374.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Brief bio</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00208.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Graphical MUDs</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00207"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00207"><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: [MUD-Dev] Multi-threaded programming under Linux</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00218" HREF="msg00218.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Multi-threaded programming under Linux</A></strong>, Nathan Yospe <a href="mailto:yospe#hawaii,edu">yospe#hawaii,edu</a>, Wed 23 Jul 1997, 08:25 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00232" HREF="msg00232.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Multi-threaded programming under Linux</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Thu 24 Jul 1997, 07:19 GMT </LI> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00212" HREF="msg00212.html">Brief bio</A></strong>, Niklas Elmqvist <a href="mailto:croziys#algonet,se">croziys#algonet,se</a>, Mon 21 Jul 1997, 23:20 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00374" HREF="msg00374.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Brief bio</A></strong>, Martin Keegan <a href="mailto:martin#cam,sri.com">martin#cam,sri.com</a>, Mon 04 Aug 1997, 18:39 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00207" HREF="msg00207.html">[MUD-Dev] Graphical MUDs</A></strong>, Cynbe ru Taren <a href="mailto:cynbe#laurel,actlab.utexas.edu">cynbe#laurel,actlab.utexas.edu</a>, Sun 20 Jul 1997, 07:04 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00208" HREF="msg00208.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Graphical MUDs</A></strong>, Michael Hohensee <a href="mailto:michael#sparta,mainstream.net">michael#sparta,mainstream.net</a>, Sun 20 Jul 1997, 07:44 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00211" HREF="msg00211.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Graphical MUDs</A></strong>, Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:malachai#iname,com">malachai#iname,com</a>, Mon 21 Jul 1997, 21:06 GMT </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00213" HREF="msg00213.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Graphical MUDs</A></strong>, clawrenc <a href="mailto:clawrenc#cup,hp.com">clawrenc#cup,hp.com</a>, Tue 22 Jul 1997, 02:58 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00205" HREF="msg00205.html">Graphical MUDs</A></strong>, Michael Hohensee <a href="mailto:michael#sparta,mainstream.net">michael#sparta,mainstream.net</a>, Sun 20 Jul 1997, 01:45 GMT </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>