> then the logical questions are, what is the nature of these virtual
> representations of the actors and how are we going to accomplish them?
> Will they be colored lights or recognizable shapes? And, how will the
> virtual representations on the net be different from those on the live
> stages?
please see below.
> These ideas do not depend upon or envision a TV studio complete with high
> tech cameras and the humans to operate them. As I understand it, there was
> to be a grid or matrix developed which would be composed of sensors. These
> sensors would map and monitor the movement of the actors. The data that
> these sensors provided would then be used to create, place, and move the
> virtual representations that would appear on the other live stages as well
> as the Internet.
correct. I was thinking of a camera that is operated by a free-moving
camera operator to produce pictures of the actor(s) on stage.
> Now, as we know, any location in the universe can be located by the simple
> combination of three numbers. So, it is also true with a three-dimensional
> grid composed of sensors. To process the coordinates received by the
The stage will only form a 2 dimensional grid, we don't intend to use a 3D
grid since this wouldn't a) make much sense and would b) be too complicated
(expensive).
> sensors and to use that data to calculate the various perspectives I would
> not think would be a difficult task for a pentium 100 with 32 megs of RAM
> and a 2 gig HD. If this assumption is wrong please let me know.
processing the sensor data and actor positions is a basic task of the
hard- & software involved.
> Again, the question remains, what is the nature of the virtual
> representations and how will they differ between the live stages and the
> internet? It seems to me that once we answer this question things will
> quickly fall into place.
well, to answer this question: take a look at web sites all around the world
and you'll see what is possible today. I think that in the time of java,
cgi-scripts and all the software on the user/server side we've got some
freedom in web design.
from the technician's point of view, I'd appreciate as much creative input
from the oudeis-idea side as possible.
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"Why are you looking into the darkness and not into the fire as we do ?", Nell
asked. "Because the darkness is where danger comes from," Peter said, "and
from the fire comes only illusion". (from "The Diamond Age")
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