[sldev] [IDEA] - OpenGridProtocol - Agent/Avatar question...

[Belxjander Serechai]

Just a random thought... but what IS the difference between a
user-agent and any other object?

both have a "core mesh" and texture assets applied...

the only difference *I* see is one has an "Agent" directly controlling
movement and events
  and the other is "scripted" reactions to "Agent" presence...

Whats stopping the "Avatar" of a given user being an arbitrary
"object" mesh + asset listing?
  or would objects need an extra "agent attachments" tag for placing
Attachments?

Maybe a dumb question... but would that open up pandoras box socially?
  be talking to almost *anything* as AV ... even allowing for
"scuplty" Octopii and other
  "weirdness" AVs in addition to whats done to the existing AV meshes now ?

Curious and Wondering,
  Jeremy Sutherland (Real Life),
  AKA Belxjander Serechai (General Internet),
  Freija Yoshikawa ( LLSL & osgrid.org )