Kenbro Utu Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Have you seen this? Latest venture from the Lab... Are they going after Facebook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janelle Darkstone Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I think they got the background image wrong. Here ya go, LL! They can keep the tagline though -- "Go Someplace New With Dio". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panther Miklos Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 :matte-motes-oh-rly: ""puts on captain obvious hat for a moment"" Right, so they can develop something like this, but they just take newcomers to SL and drop them in the middle of nowhere (really) and expect them to know all the basics? Flabbergasted just doesn't seem enough..... edit - fergot about the dang smiley thingies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charolotte Caxton Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Thanks, I had not seen it. It's like an interactive storybook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenbro Utu Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 On the other hand, it does appear that the Lab is healthy, churning out new products. A healthy Lab is better for SL than a languishing Lab. *shrug* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenbro Utu Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 Yes, did't Rodvik talk about an interactive story telling idea a while back, or maybe it was one of the acquisitions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Levenque Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 I don't use Facebook but I have a pretty good idea of how it works, and Dio does not seem to me to be either related or, really, in competition. Inara Pey has blogged about Dio and she blogged about today's release here. It actually sounds kind of interesting. It's not (from what I could see) really anything to do with SL but it does appear to include ways for creative and clever people to generate income. There are a whole lot of clever and creative people in SL, many of whom are motivated at least a little bit by the possibility of earning something for the cleverness. I see no reason why someone from SL couldn't use Dio to advantage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenbro Utu Posted January 30, 2013 Author Share Posted January 30, 2013 I see that now after signing up. It is, however, integrated with Facebook.with a social comment plugin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Levenque Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Kenbro Utu wrote: I see that now after signing up. It is, however, integrated with Facebook.with a social comment plugin. I guess that's now a rule or something. "Don't forget, we have to be on Facebook". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charolotte Caxton Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Kenbro Utu wrote: Yes, did't Rodvik talk about an interactive story telling idea a while back, or maybe it was one of the acquisitions? I wouldn't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melita Magic Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Ah, this is a lot like the idea I've had for a while, except for one part. Matter of time before that happens, too. Wish I were plugged in somewhere my ideas counted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madeliefste Oh Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 To me it does not feel as something that is NEW. It feels like going back in time... like it is a mix between twenty year old text adventures and a power point presentation, with a bit of activity possibilities added. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melita Magic Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Of course we can all imagine the first 'activity possibility' most people will do! Lol (And no that part wasn't in my idea.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Levenque Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Ooooh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynda Baran Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 OMG The last time i think i played something like that was on a hand me down Commodore Colt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czari Zenovka Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Lynda Baran wrote: OMG The last time i think i played something like that was on a hand me down Commodore Colt. Not sure if I should laugh, cry, be embarrassed, etc., etc. but I can honestly say that I last played a game like that on...errr....ummm....the same PC I am using now. Even though it was still a long time ago, it wasn't when that genre was popular; I was part of an IRC channel and one of the regulars created a MUD, MUSH, MOO, whatever it's called and invited us to join him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhys Goode Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 @dillon... OMG, the memories! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amethyst Jetaime Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 My impression is: IRC with pictures, kinda sorta SL for dummies geared to the face/twit crowd, boring Maybe a bunch of SL'ers should 'create' rooms using SL pictures and our avatars to show dio people what they are missing lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugsy Penguin Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Colossal Cave :matte-motes-big-grin-squint: https://www.dio.com/places/colossal-cave/show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charolotte Caxton Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Amethyst Jetaime wrote: My impression is: IRC with pictures, kinda sorta SL for dummies geared to the face/twit crowd, boring Maybe a bunch of SL'ers should 'create' rooms using SL pictures and our avatars to show dio people what they are missing lol. There are already several Second Life, um, rooms? https://www.dio.com/stories/search?exact=true&search_string=Second+Life https://www.dio.com/stories/510857b770561f454b0000d6 https://www.dio.com/stories/5108652270561f454b0000fe https://www.dio.com/stories/5108531670561f454b0000c3 https://www.dio.com/stories/51085fe470561f454b0000f2 https://www.dio.com/stories/5108662470561f454b000105 https://www.dio.com/stories/51086ded70561f454b00011e https://www.dio.com/stories/5108703e70561f454b000122 https://www.dio.com/stories/510877e470561f454b000136 https://www.dio.com/stories/5108742070561f454b00012c etc https://www.dio.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porky Gorky Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 This is SACRILEGE!!!! There is only ONE DIO!!! The fact that LL now owns dio.com makes me want to puke my guts up, then scoop up and eat the puke, then puke my guts up again!. There is only ONE DIO!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuhai Ling Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 This is another one of those Linden Lab things that makes me have several one-line thoughts I can't express any other way... Linden Lab gave up on the whole "we want to be like Facebook" thing a few years ago but evidently decided they wanted to be a new Zynga? They definitely want that leech-like attachment. Anyone notice the app accesses all your Facebook personal info and pics if you sign in that way? Why do they want to do that? Isn't Dio copyrighted by some band from the 80's? I asked my dad and he remembers it being very popular. Ho-hum.... after signing in and seeing a few places its pretty boring and hard to understand what is suppose to happen. Go left? Ok... another picture page. Go up? Ok... another picture page. I guess flipping through a photo album forward and backward was not enough? This I don't understand but my dad said old people would: our parents used to write if/then programs like this back in the 80's on school computers for fun. He said it worked really well for Dungeons & Dragons games... huh? I regret asking him the Dio copyright question above now! :matte-motes-sick: If kids in the 80's (and my dad) could program this, what does that say about the technical level of Linden Lab's employees now? That would explain a lot... I don't get it... I wonder if this is what newbies falling into SL feel like today. I am sad if it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuhai Ling Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Porky, I just got an earful of the Dio worship from my dad and him questioning why I was asking about it... I suddenly feel like a good girl asking about porn! Why don't you old men go back to the garage and relive the 80's metal music out there? I don't think the rest of society is ready for this kind of thing to come out of the closet... {{hugs}} Love both you and my dad... just please... keep it in the garage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porky Gorky Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Dio is both a person and the name of a band. I guess Dio (Ronny James Dio) is most notable for replacing Ozzy as the front man for Black Sabbath in 79. I was born in 75, so am not that old, Sabbath was a bit before my time though, but I very much enjoyed their melodic sounds retrospectively. Dio's influence is still relevant today and permeates into modern culture and music that kids like yourself may enjoy. Most notably TenaciousD I would think. ETA, there is some strong language in this vid so prolly best not to play it in front of your dad if he does not approve, although he sounds like a pretty cool dude to me. :matte-motes-big-grin: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porky Gorky Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Getting back on topic, I've reviewed LL's new site and it sucks, Every second LL spent on that could have been better spent fixing SL or building a superior replacement platform,. I have the same opinion with regards to Patterns and Creatorverse. LL keep pulling this novelty tripe out of their backsides in the hopes something will go viral, but it is all to the detriment of SL and it's continued sustainability and development. If Rod Humble is the driving force behind these new products then I fear he will do more damage to SL than Kingdon ever did by the time he is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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