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griff · 2nd November 2005, 03:55 PM

I'm not a flash user so have no real idea about all the things you can do with it. Just most of stuff I've seen seems very cartoon-like.

With VRML you have the possibility of creating a "first person shooter" game style environment (although in your case not shooting the birds!).

You can use a variety of sensors (proximity/visibility) and LOD nodes to only expose the birds, or trigger the movements, when the viewer gets to within a certain distance of them.

You could also create a "bird" PROTO which could be used for all birds but store information about plumage and movement for particular individual species of birds.

And finally, you can create quite a large environment (from wooded to aquatic to urban) and let a person wander about ... just like a 3d game.

As I said before ... it is very doable. Just how comfortable do you feel with VRML and Flash etc???

griff

2nd November 2005, 03:55 PM	#5
griff Senior Member Professional user Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 116	I'm not a flash user so have no real idea about all the things you can do with it. Just most of stuff I've seen seems very cartoon-like. With VRML you have the possibility of creating a "first person shooter" game style environment (although in your case not shooting the birds!). You can use a variety of sensors (proximity/visibility) and LOD nodes to only expose the birds, or trigger the movements, when the viewer gets to within a certain distance of them. You could also create a "bird" PROTO which could be used for all birds but store information about plumage and movement for particular individual species of birds. And finally, you can create quite a large environment (from wooded to aquatic to urban) and let a person wander about ... just like a 3d game. As I said before ... it is very doable. Just how comfortable do you feel with VRML and Flash etc??? griff