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April 18 2007
Obviously, people have been using Skype and other VoIP software with Second Life for years. In a certain sense, you could say that we haven’t changed anything. Sure, it’s integrated, or the voice quality is incrementally better, or there is a 3D spatial voice effect. But so what? I want to… read moreThe Devil Goes Down to Second Life
April 07 2007
The Devil Goes Down to Second Life Back in the 1979, the Charlie Daniels Band came out with a song called “The Devil Goes Down to Georgia.” I remember it hit all the rock music stations (this was before the term “classic rock”), and probably all the country stations too (I… read moreApril 05 2007
The Internet has been the venue for many experiments that asked what would happen if some source of friction was reduced or eliminated. For example, eBay allows many millions of buyers to get stuff they want, and many millions of sellers to unload stuff they don’t want. And Google has… read moreApril 04 2007
Last week, I wrote about how residents of Second Life are starting to use high-definition 3D spatial voice for live music (guitar). Yesterday, I was talking to a group of people when one of them said that she was a singer. Peer pressure is an amazing thing. In 30 seconds, she… read moreMarch 31 2007
So my company (DiamondWare) has developed high-definition 3D proximity-based voice technology. It is now available in Second Life (on the beta grid at the moment). It lets you walk up to people, have a conversation, and then walk away when you’re done. Each voice sounds like it’s coming from the… read more
