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New Intel Processor for 3D - Gaming (Coming Soon)

Mar 7, 2010 5:49am

The coming weeks and months will see the launch of new six-core processors from both Intel and AMD. On the Desktop:Intel is expected to introduce a 6-core processor designed to crunch through the most 3D-intensive games in the coming weeks. The first glimpses of the chip running 3D-intensive...

Selling Content in TurboSquid

Mar 1, 2010 11:20am

Why look at TurboSquid?Google and browsers are increasingly incorporating 3D (Coming Soon)The next major change to Second Life will be the introduction of 3D meshes (Coming Soon).Linden Lab has shown it is focusing on core competencies and will outsource, purchase or partner with others to complete their platform & associated...

Early Linden Object - Creator [Flickr]

Feb 10, 2010 7:52am

jeanricard.broek posted a photo: This is the oldest object I have found inSL, dated: December 16th, 2002 I do not know the artist or copyright holder or if it was originally created by Newbie Template Linden. If so he/she was incredibly talented. Any information would be appreciated. The object...

SHADOWS - One of a few snapshots

Feb 4, 2010 3:14pm

Snapshot-shadows_003, originally uploaded by jeanricard.broek. Today I tested KirstenLee Cinquetti's newest S19 viewer. It now displays dynamic shadows with ATI Radion Cards (ATI 3870 and above). The location of the shot is the Pathfinders Sim, and Kirsten's blog and the viewer download can be found...

Quote and Video - Philip Rosedale - Virtual Worlds and Second Life

Feb 3, 2010 7:47am

"The gap between Pixar and realtime rendering is four to five years"Philip Rosedale @ 43 min into the videoTat tip to: Mal BurnsFor more about Philip see this Digital Nation by PBS interviewhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/virtual-worlds/second-lives/the-believer.html?playWatch Digital Nation Online (90 minutes) --- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/view/Q.What is Philip up to now?A. The Love MachineLoveMachine is...

Outside the Box - WebGL/X3Dom/Chrome - 3D in the Browser Demo

Jan 27, 2010 9:37pm

First test of X3D inside a webbrowser. The model was exported from World of Warcraft with the WOWModelViewer to X3D. X3D is a markup language for 3D scenes. These scenes can be embedded in a web page and rendered *without plugins*. Only Javascript and a WebGL-enabled browser (currently developer builds...

RealXtend naali-01Viewer Released Today for a First Public Look

Jan 18, 2010 2:14pm

Remember this is the first Alpha release, so dont expect a finished product.You can connect to existing realXtend and OpenSim worlds (sorry, walking between regions is still in the works) or host your own with the realXtend server (new version to be released soon).http://realxtend.blogspot.com/2010/01/naali-01-released.htmlBookmark this: ...

3DVIA Scenes (Beta)

Jan 16, 2010 7:49am

I predict there will be a new browser war when 3D is available to all in the browser. CAD Vendors like Dassault Systemes and Autodesk along with Microsoft & Gooogle are all developing 3D modeling tools for use in the browser for the average user.Linden Lab will loose out if...