Another VR topic - user-created relaxation & virtual tourism
May 26, 2015 14:14:30 GMT
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2015 14:14:30 GMT
Perfect Beach seems like a lovely thing, as proof of concept for VR and for a virtual setting.
I can quite understand why Monkeythumbz and Raspofabs likes working for this, and I feel like I have a bit of input to offer.
As a fan of user-created content for many games, as some have shown brilliance, I really do think that VR has a good potential in the same.
On YouTube, there are QUITE a number of relaxation theme video creators. Some use the "ASMR/ASMRtist" tag, but even if that doesn't happen for a person for those particular sound/visual triggers these videos can be quite relaxing if that particular setting appeals to them (it's all extremely subjective). These range from optometrist visits, barber/beauty shop, to Star Trek med bay and even...memory erasure RP? I haven't watched the latter, but these are just a few of the many videos folks have made for the purpose of offering relaxation.
This is where user-created content may fill some of the gaps, by creating content that would appeal to more niche audiences but wouldn't put a huge development burden upon anyone but the creator for time and ability, while nDreams can still keep rolling out products of their own creations as new feature showcases that display additions to the engine.
A couple of settings I could see being easily user-created (will append with more suggestions as the thread goes on):
a rainstorm viewed from a back porch, complete with a tin roof
a mountain peak around sunset/sunrise
a meadow in a forest with a creek
As for licensing and whatnot, I think that would be up to nDreams to dice out, and in turn, potentially make themselves into a platform developer.
This reminds me a bit of the silly VRML days and what Superscape tried to introduce with 3D Webmaster, but as speaking as someone who actually used that product and others of that sort, the technology then and the end-user system requirements to display some of those virtual environments in that limited form of 3D in the 90s...was hardly ready yet.
I can quite understand why Monkeythumbz and Raspofabs likes working for this, and I feel like I have a bit of input to offer.
As a fan of user-created content for many games, as some have shown brilliance, I really do think that VR has a good potential in the same.
On YouTube, there are QUITE a number of relaxation theme video creators. Some use the "ASMR/ASMRtist" tag, but even if that doesn't happen for a person for those particular sound/visual triggers these videos can be quite relaxing if that particular setting appeals to them (it's all extremely subjective). These range from optometrist visits, barber/beauty shop, to Star Trek med bay and even...memory erasure RP? I haven't watched the latter, but these are just a few of the many videos folks have made for the purpose of offering relaxation.
This is where user-created content may fill some of the gaps, by creating content that would appeal to more niche audiences but wouldn't put a huge development burden upon anyone but the creator for time and ability, while nDreams can still keep rolling out products of their own creations as new feature showcases that display additions to the engine.
A couple of settings I could see being easily user-created (will append with more suggestions as the thread goes on):
a rainstorm viewed from a back porch, complete with a tin roof
a mountain peak around sunset/sunrise
a meadow in a forest with a creek
As for licensing and whatnot, I think that would be up to nDreams to dice out, and in turn, potentially make themselves into a platform developer.
This reminds me a bit of the silly VRML days and what Superscape tried to introduce with 3D Webmaster, but as speaking as someone who actually used that product and others of that sort, the technology then and the end-user system requirements to display some of those virtual environments in that limited form of 3D in the 90s...was hardly ready yet.
