[Opensim-dev] SL lego

[dan miller]

--- Gryc Ueusp <gryc.ueusp at gmail.com> wrote:

> I agree that having a library of parts with which to build things would be
> 
> quite cool, the client needs to be able to support everything a modern 
> physics engine (ODE) supports like axels, joints, proper linking
> hierarchy, 
> etc.  If OpenSim gained that, it'd definitely be a good step towards being
> 
> able to decently simulate something approaching reality.

hmm.. this makes me think about the whole issue of client-side editing. 
While the rest of the world moves towards thin clients and server-side
logic, the SL world depends on all the editing happening on the client. 
It's a bit of a paradox -- the editing, which is presumably less
realtime-critical than some things, happens on the client; but collision and
script behavior, which  depend on low latency for decent results, happen on
the server.  

What's up with that?

-danx0r