[sldev] Call for requirements: ISO MPEG-V (mpeg for virtual worlds) Deadline: July 16, 2008

[Argent Stonecutter]

On 2008-05-24, at 15:53, Lawson English wrote:
> MPEG-4 attempted to incorporate 3D virtual worlds via VRML. MPEG-5  
> will likely go beyond that. The question is: can something like  
> Second Life or WoW or OpenSim or EQ or Wonderland or Croquet be  
> encapsulated in such a protocol?

These kinds of systems are basically "skyboxes", they're like Myst or  
Riven or Google Street View. They're useful, but nothing to do with  
virtual worlds.