we made it to show 100 just before the end of 2015 = special live to tape program with the folks from firestorm, talking about the gateway testing and their orientation experience
…of course a couple of special linden guests talking about the future of the sl avatar. fun fun fun at year’s end, enjoy!
and a few almost obligatory thingies to read up on:
- panel shot = no audience shots avail [unless you dear listener have them?]
![the whole holiday panel [pic by avariel falcon]](https://draxfiles.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/the-whole-holiday-panel-pic-by-avariel-falcon.jpeg)
![vir and oz linden [pic by avariel falcon]](https://draxfiles.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/vir-and-oz-linden-pic-by-avariel-falcon.jpeg)
- firestorm gateway is happening [my live streaming the orientation part coming soon!]
![firestorm orientation island [pic by inara pey]](https://draxfiles.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/firestorm-orientation-island-pic-by-inara-pey.jpg)
- much more about the gateway program from our friends at designing worlds
- madpea game is happening on the island so you won’t be LOST!
![on firestorm n00b island ghost town game hud beckons [by madpea]](https://draxfiles.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/on-firestorm-n00b-island-ghost-town-game-hud-beckons-by-madpea.jpg)
- sign up on firestorm for sl? why not…
- project bento is so happening too [and my filming party will be 1/14]
- and if you want the holiday spirit in sl = be sure to visit egnog’s grotto on escapades…
![egnog [by loki eliot]](https://draxfiles.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/egnog.png)
- and a year-end gift from wired magazine to linden lab:
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Congratulations on the 100th show!
You want an audience snapshot?
Here it is: https://wurfi.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/draxfiles100-2.png
Great show. I was happy to be a part of the audience too. Thanks!
Facial tracking nodes don’t move with rotations, but with translations. So, if you want an easy transfer of facial mocap data, or real time tracking, then your system needs to include bone translations.
Something that concerns me about facial tracking is because of a physical injury is I am very non standard and would really drive something like facial tracking completely crazy. For example if I wake up in the morning and am having a bad day my head move movements very erratic and trembling and not only couldn’t be tracked they also have nothing to do with facial expression. That is also something that concerns me with other of the VR tracking devices.
Another concern is security particularly with something that uses the built in web cam. I don’t want someone stealing my likeness unknown to me. So I’ve taped a paper card over the lens of the built in camera of my computer.
Good point, I also hate built-in cameras, and more so built-in microphones, since a piece of tape can’t solve that problem.
I think this will be optional. IMO it MUST be, otherwise the whole promise of agency over identity is worth nothing!
Reblogged this on ZZ Bottom misadventures in Virtual Worlds!.
happy to announce = my first part of my second life as “draxtoriusBIG” is on the YouTubezzz = streamed live from the FS orientation experience = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgJF8KCNTY0 – to be continued!