Object metadata is a very interesting and important question that could have a lot of impact on how we use and navigate virtual worlds. Good ideas are of course welcome, I guess it might be a good idea to try to create an extensible system with some kind of default categories etc. in place.
2008/9/18 Peter_Quirk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > I've always thought that virtual worlds presented great difficulties > for the blind. This post (http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2008/09/ > how-can-second-life-be-used-by-visually.html) changed my mind. The > idea of attachments that report on obstacles and content, combined > with spatial sound and perhaps some special haptics, could make > virtual worlds even more navigable than the web for the blind. > > We owe it to that community to work on some standards for consistent > labeling and typing of objects, plus 3D equivalents of the web tools > for checking accessibility. I'll see if I can get one of the people > behidn the mobility cane involved in this group. > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "realXtend" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/realxtend?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
