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

[Lawson English]

Argent Stonecutter wrote:
> 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.

Yeah, BUT...

Would it be possible to encapsulate SL protocols into such a system? 
There's no interactivity between nodes in MPEG-4 that I am aware of. 
Would it be possible to extend it in such a way that SL could be 
streamed into a set-top box as part of a larger chunk of data?


Lawson