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CitySpace, Second Life Meets MySpace? -- From creator of MySpace

BamelinBamelin Registered User regular
edited August 2008 in Games and Technology
So . . . CitySpace


What I saw in that video was unbelievable, I can't help but wonder how much computer power would be needed to make it work? I'm not up to speed on what sort of specs would be needed by the average user.

I do think though it looked cool as hell and already started imagining the horrors that could be inflicted by the masses upon that halpless metropolis.

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  • CouscousCouscous Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    So what is the point of this product?

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  • BamelinBamelin Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I'm assuming a Second Life experience with social networking somehow tied into it?

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  • maximumzeromaximumzero I...wait, what? New Orleans, LARegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    So you take the two worst things to come out of the internet and combine them into one horrible product?

    Sign me Up!





    D:

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  • ilmmadilmmad Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Did you notice it said it will be rendered in the cloud, using all connected computers to do the work.

    So theoretically you wont need a good computer.

    Like, at all.

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  • KaseiusKaseius Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    That looks amazing, and the whole server-side rendered sounds godly; too good to be true..

    But just looking at it.. oh man..

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Bamelin wrote: »
    I'm assuming a Second Life experience with social networking somehow tied into it?
    So you take the two worst things to come out of the internet and combine them into one horrible product?

    Sign me Up!

    D:

    My thoughts exactly, Mr. zero

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  • AntihippyAntihippy Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    So you take the two worst things to come out of the internet and combine them into one horrible product?

    Sign me Up!

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  • His CorkinessHis Corkiness Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I predict one or more of the following will take place:

    a) It won't look anywhere near as good as in that video and the screenshots produced by OTOY

    b) It won't support more than a small amount of concurrent users

    c) It won't come out for a decade

    d) It'll never come out

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I predict one or more of the following will take place:

    a) It won't look anywhere near as good as in that video and the screenshots produced by OTOY

    b) It won't support more than a small amount of concurrent users

    c) It won't come out for a decade

    d) It'll never come out

    Boy you're really goin' out on a limb with these predictions man

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  • DeathpookyDeathpooky Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Kaseius wrote: »
    That looks amazing, and the whole server-side rendered sounds godly; too good to be true..

    But just looking at it.. oh man..

    I remember an MMO that was announced 8 or 9 years ago that proclaimed it was going to "eliminate lag" through coding wizardry. It sounded too good to be true and it never came out. I'm applying that lesson here.

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  • PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    The video states that this would run in a web browser without any download or plugin. How can they do that?

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  • NevaNeva Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Deathpooky wrote: »
    Kaseius wrote: »
    That looks amazing, and the whole server-side rendered sounds godly; too good to be true..

    But just looking at it.. oh man..

    I remember an MMO that was announced 8 or 9 years ago that proclaimed it was going to "eliminate lag" through coding wizardry. It sounded too good to be true and it never came out. I'm applying that lesson here.

    That was 8 or 9 years ago.

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  • GrudgeGrudge blessed is the mind too small for doubtRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    titmouse wrote: »
    So what is the point of this product?

    $$$

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  • Waka LakaWaka Laka Riding the stuffed Unicorn If ya know what I mean.Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Wow, that is impressive as hell, I've always wanted to see a game that could render persistant worlds like these with such smooth transitions, and this server side rendering is pretty phenominal too.

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  • ImpersonatorImpersonator Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    This is too good to be true :O

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  • RivulentRivulent Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    See: Madden "gameplay" videos before xbox 360 launch.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    So, is there no way to incorporate 4chan and neogaf?

    Edit: And I call BS on that video, no way will any computer be able to move around that in realtime. If that was possible we would not be getting it from MySpace.

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  • PeregrineFalconPeregrineFalcon Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    That looks nothing like Second Life.

    There aren't gigantic dolphin penises and furrys everywhere.

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  • weenusweenus Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I can see why people would be skeptical of this product, and I share that opinion, however, if this thing comes out and its half of what that video explained, it will threaten all social networking websites on the net, a lot of casual play MMO's, and reality as a whole.

    Expect a rash amount of lives to be ruined by that.

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  • PeregrineFalconPeregrineFalcon Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    weenus wrote: »
    I can see why people would be skeptical of this product, and I share that opinion, however, if this thing comes out and its half of what that video explained, it will threaten all social networking websites on the net, a lot of casual play MMO's, and reality as a whole.

    Expect a rash amount of lives to be ruined by that.

    Okay, I truly do hope this comes out, because it will be a hefty dose of bleach in the gene pool of the Internet. Instead of having to avoid a hundred shitty locations, you just stay away from CityScape and you're done.

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  • NevaNeva Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    weenus wrote: »
    I can see why people would be skeptical of this product, and I share that opinion, however, if this thing comes out and its half of what that video explained, it will threaten all social networking websites on the net, a lot of casual play MMO's, and reality as a whole.

    Expect a rash amount of lives to be ruined by that.

    Okay, I truly do hope this comes out, because it will be a hefty dose of bleach in the gene pool of the Internet. Instead of having to avoid a hundred shitty locations, you just stay away from CityScape and you're done.

    I always imagined the perfect world having you in it.

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  • ImpersonatorImpersonator Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Your nickname is perfect for this thread, Neva

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  • GyralGyral Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    So, will it just be like Myspace, where the same two assholes create new accounts to spam you with friend requests that are nothing but adverts for their porn sites? Cause, I totally want more of that.

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  • Captain KCaptain K Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Gyral wrote: »
    So, will it just be like Myspace, where the same two assholes create new accounts to spam you with friend requests that are nothing but adverts for their porn sites? Cause, I totally want more of that.

    but the porn site advertisements are rendered server-side

    can't you see the majesty here

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  • Waka LakaWaka Laka Riding the stuffed Unicorn If ya know what I mean.Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    With the whole wall painting thing, I expect the city to be full of crappy Graffiti in a week. Maybe even giant dongers.

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  • gunwarriorgunwarrior Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    How many people think this is a bad idea? I think it looks pretty cool...
    Well, it'll come down to how its maintained, how they deal with grafitti and the art content, and the comunity as a whole. Heres hoping they'll do a good job.

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    edited August 2008
    That looks nothing like Second Life.

    There aren't gigantic dolphin penises and furrys everywhere.

    That sounds more like my real life then Second Life. D:

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    gunwarrior wrote: »
    How many people think this is a bad idea? I think it looks pretty cool...
    Well, it'll come down to how its maintained, how they deal with grafitti and the art content, and the comunity as a whole. Heres hoping they'll do a good job.

    Mainly scepticism. I do not believe what is being said in the video.

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  • GimeCGimeC Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    The technology allows relatively weak computers (or even mobile phones) to display incredibly detailed graphics comparable to those seen in Hollywood movies.

    It's magic!

    Hahaha! "So all I have to do is upload my graphics card into my internet browser..."

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Shit man, I am gonna go download some more RAM too.

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  • Captain KCaptain K Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I can't hear you guys over my PS2's "Toy Story" quality graphics

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  • AiranAiran Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I'm getting vibes of The Matrix here. A filthy, furry Matrix. It's the first step towards mankind's total enslavement by the machines.

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  • GyralGyral Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    I guess I'm just skeptical because of the massive shithole that MySpace is. Yes, let's let everyone add all sorts of crap, turning their personal pages into a bulletin board of youtube videos and other annoying web shit.

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  • Captain KCaptain K Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Gyral wrote: »
    I guess I'm just skeptical because of the massive shithole that MySpace is. Yes, let's let everyone add all sorts of crap, turning their personal pages into a bulletin board of youtube videos and other annoying web shit.

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  • GyralGyral Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Captain K wrote: »
    Gyral wrote: »
    I guess I'm just skeptical because of the massive shithole that MySpace is. Yes, let's let everyone add all sorts of crap, turning their personal pages into a bulletin board of youtube videos and other annoying web shit.

    97thanksforadd14ms2.gif

    I think it says something about me that I read that as "Thanks for the A.D.D."

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  • TK-42-1TK-42-1 Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    man. i cant wait to come home from work and go sit in my virtual office to run my vitrual business that makes virtual money i can reinvest into my virtual depression-fueled heroin habit

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  • DehumanizedDehumanized Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    The video is probably bullshot (or at least, something that they mocked up early in development and said "hey, this is the goal. let's try for this"), but cloud computing would probably be viable for making an experience like it on less powerful computers.

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  • DeathpookyDeathpooky Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Neva wrote: »
    Deathpooky wrote: »
    Kaseius wrote: »
    That looks amazing, and the whole server-side rendered sounds godly; too good to be true..

    But just looking at it.. oh man..

    I remember an MMO that was announced 8 or 9 years ago that proclaimed it was going to "eliminate lag" through coding wizardry. It sounded too good to be true and it never came out. I'm applying that lesson here.

    That was 8 or 9 years ago.

    I'm more referring to the general idea that if the technology and concept behind something sounds ridiculous and impossible, it's more likely that it is ridiculous and impossible than that the creator of MySpace found the holy grail of internet worlds. It's like when a guy in his basement claims he's discovered cold fusion.

    This isn't going to a be a limitless photo-realistic world with infinite user capacity that I can play on the 386 in my closet. More likely, this will be a better looking Second Life.

    Most likely, this video was 'leaked' in order to drum up venture capital for the "next big internet thing" that is going nowhere.

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  • PeregrineFalconPeregrineFalcon Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Captain K wrote: »
    I can't hear you guys over my PS2's "Toy Story" quality graphics

    My Dreamcast wants to say something, but right now it's thinking.

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  • PikaPuffPikaPuff Registered User regular
    edited August 2008
    Server rendering is possible and blah blah blah is all possible in a web browser the same way you watch a pa strip being drawn or a streaming video of E3.

    So it's probable, but I can't think of a server being able to handle a lot of users all at once.

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