Re: comp.vr.vrml?
Brian Peter Thorsbro ([email protected])
Wed, 19 Apr 1995 22:24:23 +0100 (METDST)
>
> Get enough mail on a subject and I guess eventually I feel like I have to
> say something too.
>
> So how about comp.vr.vrml?
>
> Vrml is not exactly graphics, infosystems or language, but it seems a
> little presumptuous to do comp.vrml. The class of stuff, though, is
> virtual reality, with all its blossoming permutations and implications.
>
> Objections: "virtual reality means immersive systems" ie. no headmount,
> its not true virtual reality. I think this is passe, non-immersive
> virtual reality is generally recognized as as legitimate as the immersive
> kind (plus I am sure some people are working on immersive implementations
> of vrml).
Another objection: "virtual reality means immersive and interactive systems."
[Michael Heim argues for this in ``The Metaphysics of Virtual Reality'']
But still... interaction might come and be part of VRML.
>
> Comp.vr.vrml recognizes the new category of topics involved with vrml,
> and comp.vr is broad enough to be a legitimate second level category.
>
Therefore I agree with you. comp.vr.vrml will probably be the best
(in my opninion) newsgroup name.
Brian
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