Дана Friday 07 May 2010 12:53:59 Milos Rancic написа:
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 6:33 AM, Tim Starling tstarl...@wikimedia.org
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Milos Rancic wrote:
The MMORPG Ryzom goes Free Software [1]. Although it was just a matter
of time, this event is very important for shaping our future. MMORPG
On 05/06/2010 11:03 AM, Thomas Dalton wrote:
On 6 May 2010 19:00, Milos Rancicmill...@gmail.com wrote:
The point is that this is an engine for virtual reality, while it is
MMORPG, too. And unlike Second Life, the platform is free software
which anyone would be able to install.
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The MMORPG Ryzom goes Free Software [1
Dan Rosenthal wrote:
On May 6, 2010, at 10:24 PM, geni wrote:
3D objects could already be supported as .blend files although we
don't at this point.
But not the manipulation of them in a fully interactive physics based 3d
environment with simultaneous interaction from thousands of other
On Friday, May 7, 2010, Noein prono...@gmail.com wrote:
We're aiming in this mailing list to shape the futur of the human
knowledge through the foundation, right? So it is right to talk about
the future, it's not an arrogance.
Of course, any affirmation about the future must be considered an
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 6:33 AM, Tim Starling tstarl...@wikimedia.org wrote:
Milos Rancic wrote:
The MMORPG Ryzom goes Free Software [1]. Although it was just a matter
of time, this event is very important for shaping our future. MMORPG
is virtual reality and VR worlds will be [a significant
Hello,
2010/5/7 Noein prono...@gmail.com:
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Please stop any sarcasm. There are ideas worth the consideration, as
with any newly available technological tool.
We're aiming in this mailing list to shape the futur of the human
knowledge through the
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 4:52 PM, Stephen Bain stephen.b...@gmail.com wrote:
To that end, does anyone know what happened to that project to embed
3D models of chemical compounds?
... or .. to render sheet music...
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On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Yann Forget yan...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
2010/5/7 Noein prono...@gmail.com:
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Now, one of the unsolved questions of the WMF is: how do we plan to
communicate with analphabets?
Thinking that analphabets would get
Intersting, this thread evolved into a good discussion.
The way I see it, VR does has potential, as some have pointed out. There
are current practical applications for it.
On the other hand, it's not here yet. Some that subscribe to the list have
met me offline and know that I communicate with
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 6:33 AM, Tim Starling tstarl...@wikimedia.org wrote:
Milos Rancic wrote:
The MMORPG Ryzom goes Free Software [1]. Although it was just a matter
of time, this event is very important for shaping our future. MMORPG
is virtual reality and VR worlds will be [a significant
Gerard,
this statement surprises me.
Why was the foundation involved in the localization of Freecol, a game with
little or no historic information (compared with other historic games such
as europa universalis)?
kind regards,
Teun
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 11:05 PM, Gerard Meijssen
Hoi,
I am talking about the Wikimedia MOVEMENT and am not restricting myself to
the foundation...
Thanks,
GerardM
On 7 May 2010 17:08, teun spaans teun.spa...@gmail.com wrote:
Gerard,
this statement surprises me.
Why was the foundation involved in the localization of Freecol, a game
On 7 May 2010 16:08, teun spaans teun.spa...@gmail.com wrote:
this statement surprises me.
Why was the foundation involved in the localization of Freecol, a game with
little or no historic information (compared with other historic games such
as europa universalis)?
translatewiki is not a
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 3:08 PM, David Gerard dger...@gmail.com wrote:
On 7 May 2010 16:08, teun spaans teun.spa...@gmail.com wrote:
this statement surprises me.
Why was the foundation involved in the localization of Freecol, a game with
little or no historic information (compared with other
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Thank you for this analysis, Milos. I think you should definitely take
the time to explain yourself more often since 1/ your bold statements
are not unanimously intuitive 2/ we need to share visions, skills and
knowledge to understand what we're
Hello,
2010/5/7 jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com jamesmikedup...@googlemail.com:
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 9:41 AM, Yann Forget yan...@gmail.com wrote:
Hello,
2010/5/7 Noein prono...@gmail.com:
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Now, one of the unsolved questions of the WMF is: how do we
The MMORPG Ryzom goes Free Software [1]. Although it was just a matter
of time, this event is very important for shaping our future. MMORPG
is virtual reality and VR worlds will be [a significant part of] our
future.
Wikimedia should join FSF and Winch Gate Properties in shaping the future.
[1]
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 4:36 PM, Milos Rancic mill...@gmail.com wrote:
The MMORPG Ryzom goes Free Software [1]. Although it was just a matter
of time, this event is very important for shaping our future. MMORPG
is virtual reality and VR worlds will be [a significant part of] our
future.
I'm not sure I'm correctly understanding what you've written, but
supporting open source games seems to be outside the normal scope of
the WMF.
Nathan
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On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm not sure I'm correctly understanding what you've written, but
supporting open source games seems to be outside the normal scope of
the WMF.
This is not about games, but about virtual reality and platform for
spreading free
On 6 May 2010 17:55, Milos Rancic mill...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 6:49 PM, Nathan nawr...@gmail.com wrote:
I'm not sure I'm correctly understanding what you've written, but
supporting open source games seems to be outside the normal scope of
the WMF.
This is not about games,
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 7:40 PM, geni geni...@gmail.com wrote:
Doubtful. Why a few turn based and real time strategy have
historically spread information MMORPGs have not. Freeciv might be a
better target if you want to try that.
The point is that this is an engine for virtual reality, while it
On 6 May 2010 19:00, Milos Rancic mill...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 7:40 PM, geni geni...@gmail.com wrote:
Doubtful. Why a few turn based and real time strategy have
historically spread information MMORPGs have not. Freeciv might be a
better target if you want to try that.
The
On 6 May 2010 19:00, Milos Rancic mill...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 7:40 PM, geni geni...@gmail.com wrote:
Doubtful. Why a few turn based and real time strategy have
historically spread information MMORPGs have not. Freeciv might be a
better target if you want to try that.
The
Hoi,
When you consider the Wikimedia movement to include translatewiki.net, we
have already connections with games. We localise Freecol. While not
everybody likes virtual realities, many do. As there is always a good reason
to say no, there is typically also a good reason to say yes. I would
-- Original Message --
From: Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com
No, it won't. People have been saying that for years and the fact
remains that a screen full of a text with a few relevant images is a
much better way to convey information than VR.
I look at comments like
I think the MMOEnvironment (not really a role-playing game in this
context, is it?) is an interesting forum for experimentation, but
non-game uses are still completely undeveloped. It's ripe for an
entrepreneur, but I'm not sure what the WMF could do with such an
environment. How would a vast
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 4:31 PM, robert_horn...@netzero.net
robert_horn...@netzero.net wrote:
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From: Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com
No, it won't. People have been saying that for years and the fact
remains that a screen full of a text with a few
The obvious example that comes to mind is the 3D virtual world physics as a
tool for disseminating knowledge. For instance, I was looking up various model
Porsche race cars the other day on Wikipedia. No amount of text can truly
describe the intangible differences in control between driving a
On 7 May 2010 03:17, Dan Rosenthal swatjes...@gmail.com wrote:
The obvious example that comes to mind is the 3D virtual world physics as a
tool for disseminating knowledge. For instance, I was looking up various
model Porsche race cars the other day on Wikipedia. No amount of text can
truly
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From: George Herbert george.herb...@gmail.com
Let me pose this a different way, however. Take UI entirely out of
the picture - the Wikimedia Foundation is all about supporting
projects that gather and create information for the public good,
presenting
On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 10:35 PM, robert_horn...@netzero.net
robert_horn...@netzero.net wrote:
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There was a time when the Wikimedia Foundation, or rather those involved with
the various sister projects, were interested in some leading edge and
bleeding edge stuff. Considerable
On May 6, 2010, at 10:24 PM, geni wrote:
On 7 May 2010 03:17, Dan Rosenthal swatjes...@gmail.com wrote:
The obvious example that comes to mind is the 3D virtual world physics as a
tool for disseminating knowledge. For instance, I was looking up various
model Porsche race cars the other day
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Dan Rosenthal swatjes...@gmail.com wrote:
On May 6, 2010, at 10:24 PM, geni wrote:
3D objects could already be supported as .blend files although we
don't at this point.
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geni
But not the manipulation of them in a fully interactive physics based 3d
Milos Rancic wrote:
The MMORPG Ryzom goes Free Software [1]. Although it was just a matter
of time, this event is very important for shaping our future. MMORPG
is virtual reality and VR worlds will be [a significant part of] our
future.
Nice to see our resident futurist making some more
On May 7, 2010, at 12:21 AM, John Vandenberg wrote:
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Dan Rosenthal swatjes...@gmail.com wrote:
On May 6, 2010, at 10:24 PM, geni wrote:
3D objects could already be supported as .blend files although we
don't at this point.
--
geni
But not the
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Please stop any sarcasm. There are ideas worth the consideration, as
with any newly available technological tool.
We're aiming in this mailing list to shape the futur of the human
knowledge through the foundation, right? So it is right to talk about
From: Thomas Dalton thomas.dal...@gmail.com
No, it won't. People have been saying that for years and the fact
remains that a screen full of a text with a few relevant images is a
much better way to convey information than VR.
openstreetmap.org is a very good way to convey spatial
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