Artist3d Merlin

The release of the October 15th/2014 Oculus SL viewer is really a momentus development for Experiential Virtual Realities that are not game oriented. I just spent an hour or so testing it and thoroughly enjoyed touring the cruise ship SS Sagitarius and Grimes Musical Instruments, it is a refreshing and fasc inating perspective in tru 360 3D! Quite different being IN a 360 Second Life environment in contrast to looking at one, imagining you are in it. I hope to explore much more of this diverse cornucopia of creative work being done by so many people in Second Life. In many ways virtual Universes like Second Life or the older Active Worlds Universe were pre-emptively developed before they could really be appreciated. Such radical display technology as the Oculus Rift will undoubtedly breath new life into these online Universed with a uniquely first person perspective that makes such experiential environments so much more compelling and immersive. Congrats to the people at SL for being among the first to incorporate the Oculus Rift so effectively. Even on my old NVidia 9800 and Windows 8.1 it is quite acceptble, crisp with good frame rate and rendering. Look forward to seeing it all again for the first time!!!