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State of 3d Graphics on Wireless Devices
An anonymous reader writes "This
Computer Graphics World Magazine article
discusses the current and future state of 3d graphics on wireless platforms. Apparently Japan is ahead of the game with a relatively standardized 3d render engine. Seems like the main use is for 3d virtual pets and the standard sort of games one might expect. What I'm waiting for is what I believe to be the next step; the one described in, oh, so many sci-fi novels... a personality for my handheld! Imagine, if you will, a
personalized avatar or something that can interact with you and perhaps assist you in your daily endevours (with a touch of attitude?).."
What I'm waiting for is what I believe to be the next step; the one described in, oh, so many sci-fi novels... a personality for my handheld!
What, are you nuts? A personality? What about huge bouncing boobies?
"Imagine, if you will, a personalized avatar or something that can interact with you and perhaps assist you in your daily endevours (with a touch of attitude?).."
Great. Clippy for my cell phone. Wonderful idea.
Forget 3D on wireless, I just want decent 3D graphics on my PC!
;-)
I really should replace my VooDoo 1 card someday...
I'd rather be a conservative nutjob than a liberal with no nuts and no job.
...is Virtual Valerie CE. Well, that and an attachment to my other battery operated device...
I'll sit this techno fad out...
;-)
Let me know when I can play UT2003 on my cell phone using a 1280x1024 virtual screen that's projected straight into my retinas. Oh yeah, and wireless broadband net access of course.
I'd rather be a conservative nutjob than a liberal with no nuts and no job.
1) MSAvatar - Where would you like to go today?
2) OpenSourceAvatar - You wanna go somewhere, go there yourself!!
I'm done imagining that. No offence to the supporters of such a UI, but it's a lot quicker for me to look down at my watch and see the time than it is for me to look down, see a teddy bear, ask it the time, and listen for it to tell me the time and that it loves me.
Imagine, if you will, a personalized avatar or something that can interact with you and perhaps assist you in your daily endevours (with a touch of attitude?
;)
Is this a dream for the future, or the plot of an upcoming Disney movie..?
new life for Microsoft Bob...
never bring a twinkie to a food fight.
until I get a personality...
/. reader who admits they don't need a PDA with a personality until they get a personality of their own....
There you have it folks. A
Would that the rest of you were so candid. Not me of course....
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As a matter of fact, I am a lawyer. But I play an actor on TV.
Would you prefer the "Max Headroom" obnoxious type, or the "Al" helpful-in-a-vague-sort-of-way type?
Or perhaps you would appreciate the "Kitt" state-the-blatantly-obvious type.
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Top 10 phrases spoken by cell-phone avatars:
10. "No, I dont know the way there, why dont you just stop and ask directions?"
9. "You really need to clean out your pores."
8. "Just because I'm small enough to fit in your mouth doesn't mean you have to actually show everyone."
7. "How would I know where the charger is?"
6. "Hooweee, when yo' mamma sees yo' bill, she gonna whup yo' ass!"
5. "an-NUN-ci-ate!"
4. "Elf is about to die. Hah! Get it? Bah, kids these days."
3. "Whoa dude, that is NOT an earpiece!"
2. "What, you think I enjoy being that close to your crotch?"
And the Number One phrase spoken by cell-phone avatars....
"Stop looking at me and watch the #@$@#$ road!"