liveplace-to-launch-photo-realistic-virtual-world

[3dmillermeter]

I don't know how "real" it is or if its just wishful thinking...

but it looks cool:)

 

 

"LivePlace To Launch Photo-Realistic Virtual World Rendered In The Cloud"

http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/08/11/liveplace-to-launch-photo-realistic-virtual-world-rendered-in-the-cloud/

 

"The video shows a massive virtual city filled with towering skyscrapers, parks, user-customized apartments and houses, public meeting places, subways, and everything else you might expect in a metropolitan area, all beautifully rendered by the OTOY engine. The game also features impressive real time lighting, reflection, and weather effects that rival those seen in detailed 3D games (and even some movies).

 

At this point it appears that gameplay will be focused on human avatars, who can own their own living spaces and offices, buy and sell goods at a virtual mall, and interact with each other in public places.

 

"While there are a number of online games that offer impressive graphics (though none of this caliber), the real potential behind LivePlace and the OTOY engine is the cloud-based rendering engine, which allows games on almost any computer to play without needing a powerful graphics card. OTOY has been developed to work in any browser without a plugin, which makes the barrier for entry into this virtual world much lower than Second Life. Of course, we have no idea when City Space will actually launch, so it’s far to early to hail it as the second coming of social online worlds."

[e[dub]]

yeah, looks impressive... at first sight.

 

Look into that story a bit more - like reading the comments from other people at the tech crunch site, and suddenly more unanswered questions arise.

[Ky Lane]

[1eo]

You know what they say... when something looks too good to be true:

 

http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?f=132&t=206688&highlight=palomo