The short answer: Pipmak uses a 3D type of engine and Revolution is a
2D linear program.
The long answer: Pipmak does not support heavy interaction from the
user (just click and turn) and Revolution provides all kinds of
interaction. Revolution is what you would use to build an application
with full user interaction and cross platform usage. Now you have a
couple of choices in getting 3D into Rev a 2D app.
1. Hire someone to write an external for Pipmak 3D for use within
Rev. (expensive, time consuming)
2. Use existing 3D capable programs that already interact with Rev.
Quicktime, Quicktime VR
altBrowser (web based 3D should work since AJAX, and Flash) might
work with other plugins?
3. Use existing 2D capabilities in Rev and fake it.
Page based movement (old Myst style) don't stick to just four
directions, why not do eight directions for more movement
Quicktime (image and movies)
Flat Panorama Images use Rev to scroll left right up and down within
the image
What Rev gives you in control in my opinion makes up for what it
lacks in 3D, however I know a lot of people would love 3D
capabilities in Revolution and would certainly pay for that ability.
HTHs
Tom
On Mar 8, 2006, at 8:36 AM, Liam Shannon wrote:
But, I am still jonesing for the ability to create a 360 degree
panoramic experience (like the later Myst games) and yet the folks
at Revolution have informed me that Revolution can only create the
kind of experience presented in the original Myst - ie. face
forward, want to look left then click left and dissolve to another
straight on image of what is on the left. To get beyond this they
suggest Quicktime VR but I must admit I find Quicktime VR to be
very jumpy, limited, and somewhat unreal feeling and I would much
prefer the kind of feeling one gets in the Pipmak demo (http://
pipmak.sourceforge.net/downloads.php).
So here (at long last) is the question. Why can't one achieve the
same effect as Pipmak in Revolution?
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