Coordinates et al

Nathan J. Strange ([email protected])
Mon, 22 May 95 16:57:43 EST


How about adding a fourth axis - time ... just a thought...

This would make it real easy to put scientific visualizations
in the matrix... and also allow for some neat animation tricks,
suck as a talkin head that appears when you've been at the site a
little while... 4-vector forms of existing commands could just be
added to the spec...

Example...

You pop onto my home world and immediatly go to the door labeled
"NACA 6203 alpha 10 v 20 m/s" as soon as you go through the door
(a new .wrl file is downloaded without your knowledge as you walk
towards the door, so the transition is seemless) you see a short
wing before you with multicolored streamlines around it... you are
mesmerized by the turbulent flow within the wake... all made possible
by your friendly neighborhood 4-vectors (and plastics.. don't forget
plastics)

that reminds me.. on the whole portal door thing... how about something
like a wall that has a picture of the contents of the next link, as you
get within 2 meters of the wall the next link is triggered.. something
like this where entry into a region triggers a link would enable the
construction of large open spaces, which you don't have to download the whole
thing, just the sections you're going to...

sorry if I'm unclear or rambling....

-Nathan