Hi RichE This is my first post but just wanted to say the browser 3d is getting close to take off in a big way. We've been specialising in it now for nearly 10 years, we evaluated many of the hopefull contenders and watched them come and go, uptake has been slow, but day to day we see a difference just now- we get more enquiries for this kind of solution than ever, larger brands taking on games/tools/apps in 3d, and the player base growing, broadband and universal specs improving.
Its horses for courses really sometimes 3D is better sometimes not, in Vista for instance I wish they'd left out the dynamic windows etc because I want my max memory for what I want to run- the wow factor of PicLens does wear off and functionally probably hinders the efficiency of what is possible. We make games and tools for the browser in 3D, heres a game off our portal, Gamevial.com- pushing the 3d browser technology :) (no spam.. really) http://www.gamevial.com/russiasarmy.htm //multiplayer, fps, browser based 3d , shockwave, hardware accelerated, Anyway hi all, look forwards to future chats @backstage. Cheers pete ----- Original Message ----- From: Richard P Edwards To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 3:24 PM Subject: Re: [backstage] Soundcloud Hi Jim, I agree with what you say. It is a little like the Mac Front Row in essence, but from my side, I like to see pieces of software that join the web experience with the complete OS in a different way. As a "surfer", I don't get too excited anymore by the way that Browsers present the info to me..... and I have been waiting for good 3d/VR since 1989. :-) My Banksy image search was a good way to pass a few moment whilst working last night. There are some interesting things on Backstage, I hope that you have fun. ATB RichE On 6 Aug 2008, at 14:58, Jim Tonge wrote: Hello, I'm new here. PicLens is great for Google image searches and, to be honest, not much else. Been using it for about a month, and after the initial "wow" factor the novelty quickly wears off. As you say, the interface is a little idiosyncratic. Still, respect to the developers, it's a slick plugin. PicLens Lite is a decent, free Flash gallery though if you want to impress [easily impressed] site visitors. Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 270.5.12/1589 - Release Date: 03/08/2008 13:00
