This is an interesting interview with several Sony executives specifically about the social aspects Sony is trying to build with "Home", "Little Big Planet" and "SingStar":
http://threespeech.com/blog/?p=588 Although I'm blatantly and happily Little Big Planet's bitch (which they barely discuss) I'm also getting really interested in "Home". Every time I read something about a new idea seems to arise: it's just a cauldron of possibilities. A minor example is in the article and really shows how Sony is thinking about this: when asked if you'll be able to buy virtual T-Shirts for your avatar in "Home" Sony talks about you might an ACTUAL T-Shirt and automatically get a virtual version for your avatar. They're talking about public design tools for "Home" objects and clothing, age-protecting areas and tons of external integration (cell phone cameras which transfer pictures automatically to Home). "SingStar" sounds really slick... but I doubt I'll bother (I'm not a singer). Still - as an example of how things CAN be integrated it's pretty impressive. Live isn't that sexy, but it works damn well. Sony's really reaching for the brass ring here tho' - it'll either be a sea-change or a complete failure. Nintendo still has no idea how you actually work that Interweb thing. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Enterprise web applications, build robust, secure scalable apps today - Try it now ColdFusion Today ColdFusion 8 beta - Build next generation apps Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:242211 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
