proj-imim:
Re: Flash VR
Paul Ellis 2000-May-17 09:22:02
> I was just playing around with some pseudo VR using Flash:
>
> http://mrgummybear.tripod.com/
>
> It's not half bad, except for the fact that it doesn't
> unwarp images - so you're stuck with cylindrical images
> with a small field of view if you want them to look natural.
>
> However, it does have the added benefits of sound
> and animation that are built into Flash.
Well done! It loaded for me in about 1.5 seconds. Have you tried making a
multinode with a rollover map for navigation?
> It's certainly no replacement for Helmut's spherical viewer,
> but I suppose it has it's place...
That's true. What I'd like to see is Helmut's code playing the pano within
the Flash movie. Even if it were necessary to download an ActiveX control or
Mac component, I think the presentation benefits would be worth it, to say
nothing of kiosk uses...
> Now then, if all of these features were in one viewer we
> might have something revolutionary! Someday...
Paul Ellis
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