At 12:03 PM -0500 12/19/2000, Lists wrote:
>I was just going over this with a thesis student of mine. I think this
>system is a huge pain in the ass. Why, why, why isn't the xtra
>commercially available? Why can't I develop my own content using this
>xtra?
>
>I was considering a showcase for this Xtra in my upcoming book, but can't
>support it if you can't create for it yourself.
Well, they decided to go the game licensing route and keep the
technology private. I would assume it had to do with $. There is a
high cost to bringing a product to market, with all the associated
testing, docs, API tools and tech support. 3DGroove is 3 or 4 guys
(or was).
This is just my speculation however.
What is your new book?
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Roy Pardi
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