[sldev] RFC: design proposal for VWR-1071

[Stickman]

> Wait - isn't this a case where the needs of the many outweigh the needs
> of the one?  Probably >90% SL users only login as one account name,

Probably.

And just to add my two cents regarding "login screens."

For anyone that's used some of the major games, you'll notice that
some you start it up, give a menu, you click New or Load, and there
you go.

And other games, mostly MMOs, you start the "launcher" and log in, it
verifies or downloads a bunch of stuff, maybe restarts a time or two,
finally starts the game, lets you log in through THAT interface, takes
you to a character select screen, then finally begins loading the
actual part where you can PLAY the game.

One of the reasons I don't play MMOs is that it is an ORDEAL to start
most of them up.

I like how SL's set up. It's very quick and easy. Updates are
"manual," but extremely fast. And it drops you right into the action.
Even though it's not a "game," it's got enough similarities in design
that it can steal good ideas.

Though now that I think about it a "character select" screen might be
pretty cool for those with alts. I wonder how it would choose what
animation(s) to play without the AO script, though.

-Stickman