Comments on: Old school cyberspace embed its own architecture http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2006/01/25/old-school-cyberspace-embed-its-own-architecture/ mind/tech bazar from outer space Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:04:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 By: Torley Linden http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2006/01/25/old-school-cyberspace-embed-its-own-architecture/#comment-164903 Torley Linden Sun, 17 Sep 2006 10:42:12 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2006/01/25/old-school-cyberspace-embed-its-own-architecture/#comment-164903 I work for Linden Lab, who makes Second Life (http://secondlife.com) and our world is literally a grid configuration, because that's how it appears on the World Map. I really loved playing Spectre VR too. Sure wish I could find the map editor for that! I work for Linden Lab, who makes Second Life (http://secondlife.com) and our world is literally a grid configuration, because that’s how it appears on the World Map.

I really loved playing Spectre VR too. Sure wish I could find the map editor for that!

]]> By: Alex Soojung-Kim Pang http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2006/01/25/old-school-cyberspace-embed-its-own-architecture/#comment-86177 Alex Soojung-Kim Pang Wed, 25 Jan 2006 18:12:06 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2006/01/25/old-school-cyberspace-embed-its-own-architecture/#comment-86177 Wendy Carlos did the music to Tron? Wow, it was even more significant a cultural icon than I realized.... The grid metaphor shows up in lots of games-- Spectre and Spectre VR (which I spent a huge amount of time playing), a couple of Tron games that I played, and innumerable others. Obviously it was relatively easy to program, but I think it had a couple unintended consequences: subtly reinforcing the underlying rationality and logic of the game, and creating an impression of infinite distance-- that you could explore this world, sparse as it is, forever. Wendy Carlos did the music to Tron? Wow, it was even more significant a cultural icon than I realized….

The grid metaphor shows up in lots of games– Spectre and Spectre VR (which I spent a huge amount of time playing), a couple of Tron games that I played, and innumerable others.

Obviously it was relatively easy to program, but I think it had a couple unintended consequences: subtly reinforcing the underlying rationality and logic of the game, and creating an impression of infinite distance– that you could explore this world, sparse as it is, forever.

]]> By: Java Games http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2006/01/25/old-school-cyberspace-embed-its-own-architecture/#comment-86157 Java Games Wed, 25 Jan 2006 17:06:13 +0000 http://liftlab.com/think/nova/2006/01/25/old-school-cyberspace-embed-its-own-architecture/#comment-86157 I very like 3D :) I very like 3D :)

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