Et si l'année démarrait en reprenant l'exploration du guide #Web2000 des meilleurs sites de l'Internet ?
En page 39, nous en terminons avec les outils de dialogue : ce sont les chats "graphiques" qui sont à l'honneur. Les univers 3D ou les plateformes sur lesquels chaque intervenant est représenté par un avatar.
En vrac, Le 2e Monde de Canal+ (disparu), #ActiveWorlds (toujours actif), #ThePalace (toujours actif), le Village virtuel (disparu) ou encore le #V-Chat de Microsoft (disparu).
@kiki ueber aol bin ich auch ende der 90er ins internet, aber ich hab nach einiger zeit versucht "auszubrechen"
Hab da nach vituellen welten gesucht und #activeworlds gefunden.
Da war ich wohl auch in so ne art blase. Aber war auch ircs und so unterwegems
Was twitter angeht, hab ich die plattform als informationsquelle genutzt und nur wemig kontakte da geknuepft.
Back in the mid 90s I encountered this extremely early and crude VR world engine that would play in a browser. It was called #AlphaWorlds and was later changed to #ActiveWorlds it was interesting because it allowed you to create your own virtual space which I found quickly engrossing.
I had this strange encounter, one of those kinds of spooky 'internet' ghost things. I found some empty lot virtual miles away from any trace of in game civilization or other active people in the server. I spent days building a home and scripting doors/WAVs and all the general tackiness that made the 90s internet experience.
I thought I saw another avatar once, as if they were watching me, I dismissed it as a glitch or some random 'object' left behind by someone. Sometime went on before I saw it again, then one day they were standing right behind me when I turned around. It scared me so bad I jumped out of my desk chair and yelled.. which is sad because the early 3D graphics were terrible and extremely limited numbers of polygons of 'grey' aliens that were barely recognizable.
It ended up being a friend that saw my BBS post about trying out this new 'alphaworlds' thing and came to check it out without saying anything, but I remember that experience forever.
Hey 🎉 I'm an IT enthusiast and #freelancer from Austria, passionate about all things tech, and excited to join this vibrant community!
Formerly delving into 3D #VirtualWorld 🌇 #ActiveWorlds (way before #Metaverse was a thing), #ElectricalEngineering and
#Linux, I've now set my sights on
#RaspberryPi and 🦀 #RustLang.
Looking forward to connecting, learning, and sharing the social & cultural advantages of #FOSS with all of you
#newhere #introduction
The original virtual world from Active Worlds‚ AlphaWorldǃ Recreated in real Virtual Reality with a few amenities like mirrors and a video playerǃ Explore this relic of the 90s in VRǃ