Microsoft's Kinect is rightfully getting a lot of attention from researchers. One snippet that caught my attention is a collaboration between Microsoft and a number of UK and Canada-based researchers. The result is KinectFusion. Have a look for yourself: The implications for virtual worlds are fairly obvious. The thing that particularly struck me is the dynamic capability … [Read more...] about On the fly 3D surface reconstruction: KinectFusion
From the TMJ forums
Migration to Openlife: one story
Aussie Second Life resident, Shai Khalifa, has posted an interesting piece on our discussion forums. As Shai writes, she had been a Second Life resident since September 2006. Technical problems, the lowering of sim pricing and the Openspaces issue led to her making a full migration to Openlife. Shai goes on to put the case for Openlife having a greater sense of community, … [Read more...] about Migration to Openlife: one story
What do you think about Mainland zoning in Second Life?
Second Life resident Diag Anzac has posted a thoughtful response to Jack Linden's recent zoning announcement on our forums. Jump in and give your thoughts about a significant change to Second Life. … [Read more...] about What do you think about Mainland zoning in Second Life?
Is it a long-term slide?
I've had some interesting comments privately from people about the significant decline on active Australian Second Life users over the past two months. So, I've created a topic on the SLOz forums to delve a bit deeper - why the slump? Wold love to hear your thoughts. … [Read more...] about Is it a long-term slide?
The SL voice experience so far
On the SLOz forums, Juko Tempel has invited comments on residents' experiences with voice in SL to date. How have you found it? How often do you use voice versus text? … [Read more...] about The SL voice experience so far