[sldev] Calculating accurate avatar positions

[Mike Monkowski]

The topic was described in this SL-UX thread recently
https://lists.secondlife.com/pipermail/sl-ux/2009-November/000339.html

Mike

surangika ranathunga wrote:
> I am browsing through the Second Life viewer code to figure out how the 
> client does velocity interpolation to find out the position information 
> of the avatars in the camera vicinity. From what I have learnt, update 
> packets are sent by the server only when there's a change in the 
> avatar's velocity, acceleration, etc. Viewer uses velocity interpolation 
> to find out the missing values in-between the update packets, and moves 
> the avatars and objects accordingly.
> 
> So if anybody has any information on what the client does here and how 
> it does it, please pass it. It would be very much appreciated. Even if 
> you know of any other place where this information is 
> contained/discussed, please pass along.