How Do You Know When Your Light Cone Is Speaking?

L.H. Grant (lhgrant@nccn.net)
Mon, 10 Feb 1997 22:55:17 -0800

When the virtual actors, as now constituted, are speaking either as light
cones in the RLs or as geometric shapes on the web there would appear to be
two obvious situations that need to be addressed.

The first is, will the light cones and the dialogue they are speaking match
locations on the stage?

Secondly, when a light cone is speaking how will it differ dramatically
from the other light cones that may be occupying the stage at the same
time?

A possible solution would be to have the light cones undulate while they
are engaged in dialogue by changing their intensity and/or color. This
will not only make them more identifiable to the audience but also more
engaging. A simular technique could also be used for the geometric shapes
shown on the web.

Lee