Excuse me, brief word from the lunatic fringe, here. Some of us aren't so giddy about the idea everyone has that SL is a "game" and what we do there is "play" that game. i wouldn't be making this noise that most of y'all probably consider "embarrassing," or maybe like being the bad trip at a big party except that: for one, i know for sure i'm not the only one out here on the edge (or over it, whatever); for two, i hate to see the potential SL has being reduced by a lack of concern for more "serious" attention; and three, i think that trying to think of all the people who use SL - and might use it for whatever if it wasn't only treated like a game - as getting more out of it if people developing it would try to think out of the game box.
Y'know what, i'll bet that a long time before meat people walk on Mars virtual people will have been there getting real comfortable with the place. Like that. There's lots more. But i think mostly if development thinks like some users might be real serious about all this stuff, then development might be less inclined to make decisions to tell users what they want and try to force them to use it, and more inclined to listen to users and always be sure they have what they want. It's a better business model, for real. 'k, thx for listening. Have a fun day!! - AK -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= How was this set of issues with "display names" not predictable or difficult to forsee? I recommend that LL allow all LL developers to down tools and just "play" second life straight for one entire month and get a real Second Life for themselves - "players" of the game know that that will inform every thought and action, and lead to much better mutual understanding. Everyone seems so totally disconnected from everyone else in terms of agenda, that I think a shared experience (that is, after all what SL is all about) is genuinely the only cure. IMHO :) /esc _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges _______________________________________________ Policies and (un)subscribe information available here: http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/OpenSource-Dev Please read the policies before posting to keep unmoderated posting privileges
