Re: [cfgeeks] Re: Avatar Interfaces> You're correct, Flash development tools are mostly Mac and Win based.
> I'm pretty sure you can produce some simple SWF animation out of Linux
> et al, but no full-scale flash authoring tools are available AFAIK.
I am wondering if something mat be done with the Lizardtech tools, esp.
their Linux-based file compression. The tinier the images the more
quickly managed.
> My reasons for preferring Flash (or DHTML, javascript, etc) for current
> development (over, say VRML) is the likelihood that random potential
> customers are likely to already be equipped for it. Current major browsers
> come with it as a pre-installed plugin, and 90% of surfers have the plugin
> already installed (at least version 3 or 4 of it). Trying to convince your
> potential customers (who have just located your site on Altavista under
> 'asian vases' or something) that they need to download a VRML viewer (or
> the really incredible but overly laborious "Atmosphere" program and plugin
> from Adobe http://www.adobe.com/products/atmosphere/main.html ).
If it is faster and better I doubt this will be a serious impediment ... just need to crank up the buzz and
everyone will come looking to get their new plugin! :-) It was not very long ago when no-one had heard
of Flash ... like a few months!
> Build a complete virtual walkthrough of a local prosperous and diverse
> shopping district.
If only for reasons of developing for scale this makes great sense! Why build a system for one vendor
when many may share the same avatar-type platform? Sure sounds right!
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