No tips for BB software here, but I have to say that I like the idea of
presenting special materials/scripts/etc. the way you do it here.
Anybody still remember how we were supposed to surf the "matrix" in 3D by now?
VRML and stuff?
Ah yes, VRML... at least RS exports it pretty well. I'm not planning on
a VRML version.
I had a look at WebGL, Firefox 4 supports that... interesting.
Turned out that "old" 2D representations of data/information still are
superior, but some of the ideas of representing those things in a different way are still
valid, I think.
Yes, besides that you need an up-to-date expensive graphics card to
benefit from the latest realtime visuals. Realtime still looks more fake
that pre-rendered imho, especially in the lighting department. Realtime
shadows help but it's still not there.. and I'm a picture man: I make
pictures!
Regarding your walkthrough-website there are some things that I don´t like
though.
It´s hard to even notice what parts of the image are connected to other pages
or objets.
Well, that pretty much is the one thing that I don´t like here.
The RS room is just in preview mode, more viewpoints and better
navigation are in the works... Yes, overall, the navigation isn't 100%
consistent and sometimes confusing, it's just too much work for one
person to add many more viewpoints... and I don't want to re-work the
early parts again and again to make them more consistent with later
parts...
I think it would be better if you found a way to have two layers here - the
background picture and a datastructure linked to parts of that picture.
This way you could have objects that hover in front of the image - simple designators
("Realsoft 3D room", "click to go down the corridor", etc.) popups, links, etc..
For example in the RSroom you could have names on the objects that have more
information, say, the rust example.
Clicking on or pointing to this name, a hovering menu could appear where you
could choose to download the RS-files for the project or to open a new
window/tab with tips or information about it, linking to a respective
webressource like a wiki or forum entry.
That would be cool, though I don´t know how much work it would be.
Probably quite a lot though.
Regards
Martin
PS: If you would start a new forum, that would totally rock! =D
Thanks for the feedback, I'll consider your suggestions!
-Mark H
