[...] Vivaty is X3D-based tech, and the folks there have a very long history with the VRML community, going back to when they were called Media Machines and had a product called the Flux Player. Most recently, they caught my eye for having done an implementation of X3d in Flash. [...]

Larry, keep ‘em flying. No argument here, content is once and future king.

surprise surprise.

old lessons still unlearned.

and enough “standards” symantics;) feels like 1999 again.

c3

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It’s a good move. Some content builders lose some expressive power but gain some lifecycle insurance and web 3D advances on the one platform everyone has. That’s a win win for everyone but the CAD vendors and they aren’t paying attention anyway.

The challenge in the social network space is to overcome the fact that it tends toward serial monologues and party invites, not virtual spatio-temporal located chats. OTOH, that seems to be a challenge of creating compelling events as Raph does well.

Tony,

Or raise your usability.

Just teasing, you know.

There’s really no need to persuade me on the value of 2.5D. I said we wanted to do something *different*; that’s not a value judgment.

And there is no reason, by the way, that we can’t also build a 2.5D client with what we have developed here. The 3D canvas that we render into is just one of many client-side components we built to make this work. That could be swapped out if, say, we decided to lower our production value…

I did see I still need to persuade you on the value of the 2.5d spaces in today’s market, though.

Thanks for the shoutout. We’re doing our best here.

As a recovering standards addict, I have to agree with your assessment on that score.

One day at a time…

Tony