HRogge Wrote:I think the Fenspace Metaverse code was developed at Genaros.The odds are that the Fenspace Metaverse code used bits from previous systems. Putting together a VR system from scratch is an immense job; just getting human movement right, particularly if you want expressions, and gestures, is an immense job in itself. I think it very likely they at least used (open source) libraries and systems from existing code, though the Genaros people pulled it all together, and made it into a workable game.
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Just notice that the Genaros Metaverse is not the first or best virtual reality system, but its one that is designed as a distributed system.
The reason I mentioned the Croquet Project is that it is a distributed system, is designed to be extensible, and looks to share quite a few characteristics with "The Metaverse". Unlike, for example, "Open Simulator" (based on "Second Life") which takes a server-based approach.
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