Re: [ogpx] URI schema for virtual world locations?

[Frans <[e-mail]>]

I like this idea too, makes a lot of sens. +1

On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 10:10 PM, Meadhbh Hamrick <[e-mail]
> wrote:

> hmm. i kinda like this idea.
>
> we may want to choose a rectangular coordinate system as the default.
>
> so yeah, maybe the mapping service is "the thing" that defines what
> we're now alternately calling a virtual world, grid or instance. so we
> could have a simple service like this that describes the grid:
>
> %% grid/info
> << {
>  grid_name : string,
>  coordinates : string,
>  map_service : uri
> }
>
> and you could plug in values of "spherical" or "cylindrical" in the
> coordinates entry, but have "rectangular" be the default. the
> "map_service" URI could be the URI used to convert a region name +
> point in space into a URI for requesting services like teleport, map
> tiles, spatial chat, etc.
>
> so... for example... i could have a grid/info entry for SL's vaak test
> grid at http://util.vaak.lindenlab.com/. when you did a HTTP GET on
> it, you would get the blob:
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <llsd>
>  <map>
>    <key>grid_name</key>
>    <string>vaak</string>
>    <key>map_service</key>
>    <uri>http//util.vaak.lindenlab.com/services/map</uri>
>  </map>
> </llsd>
>
> the map service at http//util.vaak.lindenlab.com/services/map could be
> queried to get information and/or caps to access locations. so you
> could construct a service like:
>
> %% location/info
> << {
>  teleport_cap : uri,
>  map_tile : uri,
>  spatial_chat_cap : uri
> }
>
> so when you did a get on
> http//
> util.vaak.lindenlab.com/services/map?location_x=128&location_y=128&location_z=32&region_name=Ahern
> you might get a response like:
>
> <?xml version="1.0"?>
> <llsd>
>  <map>
>    <key>teleport_cap</key>
>    <uri>
> http://sim1.vaak.lindenlab.com/c/0953E063-5B31-4B62-B218-A7C0CE1FC391
> </uri>
>    <key>map_tile</key>
>    <uri>http://s3.amazonaws.com/foo/bar/ahern.jpg</uri>
>    <key>spatial_chat_cap</key>
>    <uri>
> http://sim1.vaak.lindenlab.com/c/4AFA1BAF-4FAD-45A5-A683-6244BC81A660
> </uri>
>  </map>
> </llsd>
>
> and the teleport_cap would be the one that gets used if someone wanted
> to teleport to the location.
>
> hope this makes sense.
>
> -cheers
> -meadhbh
>
>
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Jeroen Frans
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