[Opensim-users] Content creation in Grand Theft Auto coming Oct 1, how's that going to play out?

[Nebadon Izumi]

It might be good for machinima but in terms of a viable 3D collaberative
world i suspect not, it would require that every person involved A) have a
machine capable of running the latest GTA4, this is not a cheap investment
and B) own a copy of Grand Theft Auto which probably comes in around 59-69$
a pop, not to mention if its anything like GTA4 connecting to the online
was quite possibly one of the worst experiences I have ever encountered in
online gaming, I do not have any faith in Rockstar games to deliver a good
online experience. They make it look fun and fancy in their promotional
videos but from my experience the actual product they deliver usually falls
well short of what they are selling.  Then you have the issue of not having
any control over the servers and there could very well be issues with
overloaded servers, Grand Theft Auto is one of the more popular games out
there and servers could very well be overwhelmed all though this was not
the case with the PC Version of GTA4, the servers were pretty dead and the
online never really caught on with the PC version because of how difficult
it was to connect, you also need to remember about 75% of the people who
play GTA are on either XBOX or Playstation 4, your talking about two
totally different markets at the end of the day, and honestly I do not see
how OpenSim and GTA could ever really compete.


On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Dr Ramesh Ramloll <r.ramloll at gmail.com>wrote:

> I think there is a very thin line that separates customization from
> content creation. I see a lot of deep modding activities going on (at least
> in the visual domain) ... dunno how easy it is program object behaviors
> (but am sure this must be on their radar).
> In any case, am seeing a lot of role playing clips using GTA ... that I
> study e.g. the lcpd first response role play. I do see that customization
> is limited but can be easily improved ... what can happen is that as they
> inject content building tools, this might impact fps/gameplay and lead them
> to rediscover the problems SL/Opensim are dealing with currently and for
> the past years. In any case, the development has got my ears all propped up
> ... am smelling competition.
>
>
> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 12:54 PM, Nebadon Izumi <nebadon2025 at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> From what I have seen I don't think they are going to allow people to
>> upload content, they can just customize content that is already available
>> in world.  I don't really see this filling the same needs that
>> OpenSimulator can offer, not to mention its Windows / DirectX only, I also
>> can not see Education and Business wanting to use this as any kind of
>> platform in those areas, I just think this is way to much comparing Apples
>> to Oranges.  Not to mention its also not going to be free.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 15, 2013 at 12:42 PM, Dr Ramesh Ramloll <r.ramloll at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>> I thought it's a good place to discuss how this might impact virtual
>>> worlds that was designed from a content creation base that leads to
>>> application on top, while Rockstar folks are working in the reverse
>>> direction (they got the physics and looks right) and now are injecting
>>> modding and editing tools in.  I think this is a very critical development
>>> as Grand Theft Auto might end up being a VR platform for all the kinds of
>>> applications that Opensim/SL developers are dreaming of. Please share your
>>> views ...
>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olEGtoYs_8A
>>> Ramesh
>>>
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