Croquet, experience, question....

Larry Kellogg larry.k at rcn.com
Wed Nov 6 17:09:45 UTC 2002


Wow, 
  Croquet is terrific! I was up until 2am this morning wandering 
around to various places and getting the hang of how to navigate in 
the space. The user interface kind of reminds me of the stuff shown 
in the film "Minority Report". Anyway, it's refreshing to see 
someone build a 3D world for sharing information with other people 
instead of killing them.

   Just when I was getting depressed because I couldn't find another 
Smalltalk job, Croquet comes along to put a smile on my face. Thanks 
Alan and the whole Croquet team! Maybe late binding will make a 
comeback after all.

  I really want to develop some kind of collaborative application 
using Squeak and Croquet. I've been looking into Groove 
(www.groove.net). It's a Windows only (unfortunately) collaborative 
environment written by Ray Ozzie, of Lotus Notes fame. What do 
people think about the idea of building a Squeak client for Groove? 

  I see a lot of potential for Croquet. The 3D user experience is a 
lot more fun than the 2D user experience. Unfortunately, sometimes I 
get lost while walking around. ;-) For instance, I haven't been able 
to find the shark room again after playing with it last night. Where 
is it? Would it be possible to have some kind of dynamic map or 
signposts? Maybe we need a guide avatar who can give directions.

  Regards, 

  Larry Kellogg
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