Re: [ogpx] refined idea for documents..

[Vaughn Deluca <[e-mail]>]

On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 8:49 PM, Infinity Linden <[e-mail]>
 wrote:

> hey peeps...
>
> i was thinking about it, and came up with a slightly different list of
> documents:
>
> * intro and goals (used to be called intro and requirements)
> * abstract type system (used to be called LLSD)
> * foundations
> * the VWRAP trust/security model
> * virtual world description format
> * client application launch message
> * agent presence establishment
> * avatar format
> * asset format and access
> * chat/voice establishment
> * user profile access
> * time sensitive messages
>
> [snip]
>
> * intro and goals ( based on
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-hamrick-ogp-intro-00 )
>  * social context of virtual worlds - why they're interesting
>  * very high level description of virtual world characteristics - not
> what a virtual world "is" as much as features of a virtual world you
> may not have thought about.
>  * how VWRAP virtual worlds differ from other virtual worlds - how
> OpenSim and SecondLife differ on a technology level from WoW
>  * protocol objectives and goals - specific features of the protocol
>
>  * this doc is it's own document because we think there's a need for
> a lot of background, and it's mostly non-technical.
>
[snip ]

I would suggest to add some stuff from
http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-levine-ogp-layering
The use cases given there would come a long way to clarify the current
confusion over what we can call a virtual world and what the main seat of
policy is in these cases.

Vaughn