[sldev] Re: OpenCroquet

[Lawson English]

Erik Anderson wrote:
> OpenCroquet looks on the surface to be *much* more flexible than 
> SecondLife for custom software and worlds where you need more 
> flexibility than the normal resident has in building.  However, anyone 
> going into Croquet expecting to create new builds like they can in 
> SecondLife is going to run rather hard into a wall of "huh?"s.  I am 
> rather excited about the Croquet project and its potential, however 
> unfortunately at this point it is more of a programmer's API than an 
> end-user interface if you are moving beyond what the demo worlds provide.

Last time I checked, it was virtually (sorry) impossible to log into a 
virtual world from a Mac via the internet unless it was the example 
internet server.

On the other hand, if you're an educational researcher with a LAN, and 
bunches of PC's, its probably pretty cool to work with.



Lawson