WorldsAway Development E-mails
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BUGFIXES.814.txt
From: "xxxxx xx" <xxxxxx@ossi.com> Date: Mon, 14 Aug 1995 18:40:05 cdt To: ct_team@ossi.com Cc: Subject: (ct_team 1987) CM 1.0b3 release notes Title: Release Notes for Release Version 1.0b3 Author: Garth Minette DocID: reno/unlocked/releases/all.notes.b3 Version: 1.0 Date: 8/14/95 Release Contains: Server, Netserver, World, Resources, Winclient, MacClient. Common Client Changes: BUGFIX: fixed crash during return from prefs dialog before logging in. BUGFIX: (#921) Sped up region transitions a lot by not purging resources that are common to both regions. BUGFIX: (#542/#680)It should now be much easier to select a token carried in your avatar's hand. BUGFIX: (#968) Walking is now much smother. BUGFIX: Avatar correctly holds an object during walking animation. Macintosh Client Changes: CHANGED: sped up menus by 30%. BUGFIX: no longer has problems with spaces in disk volume names. BUGFIX: fixed some minor memory leaks. BUGFIX: cleaned up font. CHANGED: Fixed ESP to match the new ESP mods for Windows. Windows Client Changes: BUGFIX: Other user events are blocked while popup menus are up. BUGFIX: Sped up menus a bit. BUGFIX: Fixed ESP lists. Send To field no longer changes as you get ESP'ed to. CHANGED: Assertion errors no longer give you the option to continue. CHANGES: Popups no longer cause timeouts if they are left up. Server Changes: ADDED: Login time accumalates Tokens. BUGFIX: Fixed banish BUGFIX: Fixed teleporting of other avatars. (Oracle only?) BUGFIX: Changing regions should have avatar only walk on one axis. Network Server Changes: BUGFIX: Fixed crash due to wierd X.25 PAD parameters. Object Class Changes: BUGFIX: Both giver and givee should see appropriate messages when the Give To... command is used. BUGFIX: Avatar's gesture menu should be correct to spec now, including the function key ordering. BUGFIX: Unswapped mad and sad emoticons in the gesture menu. ADDED: Gesture menus now have word names as well as emoticons. BUGFIX: No more zero value tokens. BUGFIX: Pocket dialog title is more correct now. BUGFIX: Wear and Remove ordering fixed in avatar menu. BUGFIX: Try to put an object in a full pocket and you'll get an appropriate message. BUGFIX: Vendroids/head machines/bodychangers should be much cleaner now, and work better. Avatar facing should be correct when using them. Sounds should be correct. Timing should almost match actions. CHANGED: Some of the parrot's comments are now different. CHANGED: 'Tell me about...' on immobile knick-knacks should no longer say that you can pick them up. CHANGED: Fiddle wand now uses different permissions than the dog bit, so people can use fiddle wands without being ESP'ed to because they are acolytes/Oracles/Dog! BUGFIX: Fixed bug where machine seemed to eat all an avatar's tokens. BUGFIX: ESP is now case insensitive. CHANGED: Token accrual is every one hour. ADDED: Amulet can now change an avatar's body to be a buff male or wholesome female. World Database Changes: CHANGED: Individual pieces of art are slightly smaller due to handling flipped artwork. CHANGED: Reprocessed all artwork. ADDED: Added Bar-L Bar to world. BUGFIX: Secured Temple Dungeon a bit. CHANGED: Added Chests to Vendroids. ADDED: Lots of artwork for later addition of new regions.
(ct_dev 5276) Proposed Interverse Open Standard
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SUBJECT: (ct_dev 5276) Proposed Interverse Open Standard.
FROM: Norman Morse <dragon@ossi.com>
TO: tony@ossi.com
CC: ct_dev@ossi.com, dragon@ossi.com
DATE: 07/11/1995 19:25
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I created this proposal for Tony, I thought others might want
to contribute to the idea also.
Thanks to Mary for bringing this up! :-)
-Norman
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A Proposal for creating an Interverse Open Standard.
Overview:
Interverse technology provides a way for multiple users in
distant places to each share a view of the same "virtual" reality. Each
object in this "cyberspace" has multiple parts, one on the server, and one on
each client. The way these parts communicate is both simple and powerful.
There is a need for a practical protocol like this for many different
internet based applications.
I propose we try to make this protocol a de-facto internet standard by
providing an inexpensive object developers package for non-commercial use.
We also need to create a support network for third party developers, so
they can ask questions, report bugs, and add their extensions to our
"master" interverse distribution.
So, what will we be giving away? A lot. We need to seed the interest
by giving developers complete instructions on how to create their own
Interverse objects. Using the information we distribute, we will be giving
away enough information for others to reverse engineer our client and/or server
(eventually).
What will we be keeping? All our server and client technology. We've
got a lot of rocket-science in our code. It will take a long time for anyone
to match what we've done already. We will tell them how they communicate, but
we will not give them details as to how we've implemented the server and client.
What will we gain?
Developers will create their own micro-worlds, they will debug
and extend our product. They will provide a pool of people with experience
developing objects, worlds and tools which are compatible with ours. They will
provide links to the dreamscape and other Interverse worlds, thereby extending
the Interverse.
How do we do this?
1. Provide liberal license agreements for non-commercial use of Interverse
Technology. Target schools, universities and researchers.
2. Create The object developers toolkit, this should contain:
A. Documentation:
1. "Developers toolkit license agreement".
2. "An overview of Interverse Technology"
3. "Creating Interverse objects"
4. "The Interverse server 'C' API".
5. "The Interverse client 'TCL' API".
6. "Interverse resource format specification".
7. "How to brand your Interverse objects".
B. Restricted Server (10 avatars simultaneously)
C. Windows and Mac Clients
D. "Developers" resource set.
D. Clade, iv_editmethod, rm_update, sunclient and other
development tools
E. Sample source for several objects.
3. Create an "Interverse Developers Network"
All developers receive the object developers toolkit.
Nominal subscription fee ($25/yr?) periodic updates (on CD?)
Provide email technical support. No phone support.
Create "news" group for questions and community building.
Perhaps a compuserve forum, BBS, or in-world
"private region and BBS"
Provide a "bug database" for developers.
IDN members can report bugs.
IDN members can contribute objects and tools to the
"third-party" library.
IDN members can submit extensions to be "branded" as
"Interverse Compatible" these objects will be added
to the "official" Interverse distribution CD
4. Make source code available (at a fee) for non-commercial research
purposes.
5. Co-marketing with Sun is a possibility.
What will it cost?
The documentation we need to create is the same documentation our
Japanese sponsors need. We need to clean up our animation engine and resource
manager to overcome some technical limitations. We need to set up the Developers
Network support and distribution aspects.
I expect that this option is much less expensive than rewriting for 3D or
developing the tools necessary to quickly provide "Custom Worlds" for Content
providers.
This plan allows us to leverage our existing investment for minimal cost, and if
successful, we could see the Interverse standard could be as pervasive as HTML.
Thanks for your consideration.
-Norman
(ct_team 2670) WA Download Counts (Nov 15,1995 - Jan 8, 1996)
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SUBJECT: (ct_team 2670) WA Download Counts (Nov 15,1995 - Jan 8, 1996)
FROM: xxx@ossi.com (xxx xxx)
TO: ct_team@ossi.com
DATE: 08/01/1996 16:09
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WA Download Counts
(Nov 15. 1995 @ 1:00 am EST - Jan 8, 1996 @ 1:00 am EST)
WAWIN.EXE WAMAC_2 CD-ROM Orders WAWINDemo WAMacDemo WA Top Menu
Date Download Download Download Download Download Access Count
------ --------- -------- --------- -------- --------- ------------
Nov 15 1 0
Nov 16 300 0
Nov 17 512 0
Nov 18 655 0
Nov 19 837 0
Nov 20 980 0
Nov 21 1066 0
Nov 22 1161 0
Nov 23 1237 0
Nov 24 1372 0
Nov 25 1474 0
Nov 26 1620 0
Nov 27 1716 0
Nov 28 1800 0
Nov 29 1889 0
Nov 30 1956 0
Dec 1 2016 0
Dec 2 n/a 0
Dec 3 n/a 0
Dec 4 2482 0
Dec 5 n/a 0
Dec 6 n/a 0
Dec 7 2733 0
Dec 8 2771 0
Dec 9 n/a 0
Dec 10 n/a 0
Dec 11 2907 0
Dec 12 4503 290
36427
Dec 13 4546 294
38360
Dec 14 4636 305
41836
Dec 15 4720 313
45279
Dec 16 4808 318
49249
Dec 17 4940 331
53416
Dec 18 5034 340
57400
Dec 19 5095 386
60846
Dec 20 5167 389
64090
Dec 21 5227 395 0 67281
Dec 22 5347 n/a 337 71198
Dec 23 5474 n/a 635
75263
Dec 24 5670 404 1018 79455
Dec 25 n/a 467 n/a 83211
Dec 26 n/a 531 n/a 86908
Dec 27 n/a 626 1133 90830
Dec 28 n/a 734 1338 95263
Dec 29 n/a 886 1576 100271
Dec 30 n/a 1103 1871 106147
Dec 31 5734 1312 2193 112424
Jan 1 n/a n/a 2651 n/a
Jan 2 n/a n/a 2825 n/a
Jan 3 6619 n/a 4380 34 37 100713
Jan 4 6817 1 4380 160 76 106150
Jan 5 6984 30 4380 241 95 111014
Jan 6 7128 54 4380 351 116 116197
Jan 7 7326 79 4380 488 133 121740
Jan 8 7498 104 4380 629 155 127234
Note:
1. Anytime one of the servers is down, the count for a particular file may
not be available -- indicated in this report with a "n/a".
2. Due to technicalities, the WA Mac software was unavailable for download
from Nov 15 to Dec 11, thus the "0" download counts.
3. The # on Jan 4 for the Mac download represents the new mac version
"wamac.sea" file.
(ct_dev 5668) 1.1b5 notes
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SUBJECT: (ct_dev 5668) 1.1b5 notes
FROM: xxx@ossi.com (xxx xxx)
TO: xxx@ossi.com
CC: ct_dev@ossi.com
DATE: 10/01/1996 03:14
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Thanks to Dave Peterson for most of this information
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The new WorldsAway v1.1b5 is now available for testing.
WorldsAway clients will no longer be distributed via point of contact (POC).
Q/A is no longer distributing disk copies of WorldsAway client software.
Instead of disk based installations, the WorldsAway client software is
available through various methods of network access inside of Fujitsu.
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For Windows for Workgroups v3.11 users:
The v1.1b4 Windows WorldsAway client is available on the NEXUS
Windows NT server and can be installed directly over the net.
Directions:
1) Launch File Manager.
2) Select 'Connect Network Drive' from the 'Disk' menu.
3) Type in '\\NEXUS\NEXUS' in the box next to 'Path'.
4) Click 'Okay'.
5) Open the WAWIN1_1.B5 directory.
7) Double click on WAWIN.EXE
Note: Once you've setup this network connection, you shouldn't have to set
it up again the next time you use it. Just open that drive again and
install the new software.
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For Macintosh users:
The V1.1b5 Mac WorldsAway client is available on 10Forward, Garth's
PowerMac 9500.
Directions:
1) Select 'Chooser' from the Apple menu.
2) Click on 'AppleShare'.
3) Click on AppleTalk Zone 'Phase 2 Zone A'
4) Double click on '10Forward'
5) Connect as Guest
6) Click Okay and you'll get a new drive on your desktop, named 'CM Shared'.
7) Open the 'CM Shared' network drive
8) Open the 'Testing versions' folder.
9) Double click on 'WorldsAway1.1b5 Install'
10) In the installer, drag the WorldsAway icon on top of the disk on which
you want to install.
11) A dialog asks you to "Locate CompuServe Folder...". Find your CompuServe
folder and then click the 'Choose "CompuServe"' button.
Note: Disable any virus checking software you're using. SAM seems to
detect a trojan horse virus when you use the link over the network for some
strange reason even though there isn't any.
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After you've installed WorldsAway, launch CompuServe and GO FWA24.
Then, double-click on "Wildcard Server........H" to connect to
the 1.1b5 server.
Once you exit the promenade, you will see some of the machines used
for documents. Another one of the new features in this version is Turfs.
In particular, we would like you to test these turfs by visiting the
apartment manager (go left once on Cypress street). The following
description explains all about turfs.
A turf is a region owned by an avatar (or more than one avatar). It's an
area of the Dreamscape that an avatar can call home. An avatar can live
in it, customize it, have visitors, parties, and generally have a place to
feel secure and relax.
For this version, imagine turfs as virtual apartment buildings.
Avatars will be able to rent turfs with single or multiple regions (modeled
as studio apartments or 3 bedroom apartments, for instance).
An apartment complex is a series of regions. A typical apartment building
has a lobby with an elevator and a door to the apartment manager's
office. If you walk into the manager's office, you will find the manager
there at his desk. If you click on the manager, you will get a popup
menu with options like 'Inquire about rentals', 'Rent an Apartment', 'Pay
Rent', and 'Break Lease':
- 'Inquire about rentals': This is actually a pull-right menu with an
entry for each type of apartment available in this complex. You might
select 'Two Bedroom Apartment', for instance, from this menu and be
presented with a dialog detailing the lavish two bedroom apartments this
complex offers, along with the monthly rent.
- 'Rent an Apartment': This is also a pull-right menu with the same
entries as 'Inquire about an Apartment'. Select a type of apartment from
the submenu and you will be presented with a dialog box asking for the name
you'd like the apartment to be under (defaulting to your own name) and
whether you'd like this to be your primary residence. Fill in the entries
and click Okay and you will be charged for the first month's rent. You now
have a turf!
- 'Pay Rent': Use this option to pay for your apartment. You must pay
the rent for your apartment in advance each month or you will not be able to
enter. If, after a certain amount of time, your apartment is still not paid
for, you will be evicted and the apartment will become available for someone
else to rent.
- 'Break Lease': Use this option to break the lease on your apartment.
Your apartment will become vacant and available for someone else to rent.
Once these legal details are taken care of, you may now exit to the lobby
and use the elevator to go to your new apartment. When you click on the
elevator, you will get an option to 'Ride the elevator to...' which is a
pull-right menu that has:
- 'Home': Takes you immediately to your apartment.
- 'Other': Brings up a dialog to let you type in the name of someone's
apartment to go to. You can get to your own by typing in the name you
entered when you initially rented the apartment.
The apartment itself will probably be relatively bare. If you rented that
two bedroom apartment, there may be a common area and two bedrooms (three
regions total). You can move all about inside and between the regions of
your apartment. You'll probably want to buy furniture and decorations from
vendos and bring them up to your apartment to decorate. If you click on the
wall or floor, you'll get a popup menu with your apartment name. One of the
options will be a pull-right menu labelled 'Locale preferences'. The items
on this menu are:
- 'Allow guests in turf': If you select this, other avatars will be
able to enter your turf through the elevator. This does not affect anyone
already in the turf.
- 'Do not allow guests in turf': If you select this, other avatars will
not be able to enter your turf through the elevator.
- 'Allow guests in locale': If you select this, other avatars will be
able to enter this locale.
- 'Do not allow guests in locale': If you select this, other avatars
will not be able to enter this locale. This does not affect guests
currently in the local.
- 'Set maximum avatars in locale': Allows you to set the number of
avatars that can be in this locale at the same time. This can be used, for
instance, to set a room where you want to keep most of the party.
- 'Set maximum ghosts in locale': Allows you to set the number of
ghosts that can be in this locale at the same time.
- 'Remove all guests': Kicks all visitors out of your apartment.
They'll end up in the lobby.
- 'Remove guest': Allows you to kick out a particular (presumably
obnoxious) visitor.
Note that the 'Who's in here?' command on your avatar has been expanded to
tell you all of the avatars anywhere in your apartment.
You can exit the apartment via the door you came in through and you'll end
up back at the lobby.
(ct_team 2721) On-line Services Schedule
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBJECT: (ct_team 2721) On-line Services Schedule FROM: xxx xxx <xxxxx.xxxx@compuserve.com> TO: ct_team <ct_team@ossi.com> CC: xxx xxx <xxxxx@xxx.compuserve.com>, xxx xxx <xxxxx.xxxx@compuserve.com> DATE: 19/01/1996 04:26 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Here's the schedule to date. Any additions or changes, please send to xxx@ossi.com. On-Line Services Schedule January 1996, 1.1 Release 01/16 TU 01/18 TH ~ Development meets to discuss current 1.1 release bugs 01/19 FR ~ 1.1 Turfs build (Based on TH approval) 01/20 SA 01/21 SU 01/22 MO ~ 1.0 Server only build (includes accessories fix) ~ MS/QA/CIS begin making files ready for availability, begin testing for corruption or other access problems. ~ Valentine's day remote update to QA 01/23 TU 01/24 WE ~ 1.1 Turfs build on pre-production ~ Beta Test begins (providing QA approves and all necessary CIS setup complete) ~ MS: Need to have page set up for free download of software with alert article for non-beta testers who discover the page. Need to have page set up with direct access to World H which calls client FJWATEST. 01/25 TH 01/26 FR 01/27 SA 01/28 SU 01/29 MO ~ Valentine's day remote update released from QA ~ Valentine's day remote update made available on production server, server down midnight to 1am. 01/30 TU *** Valentine's art available to public via RU *** 01/31 WE 02/01 TH 02/02 FR ~ 1.1b7 Build 02/03 SA 02/04 SU 02/05 MO ~ 1.1b7 Build to QA ~ Misc. art fixes remote update to QA 02/06 TU ~ 1.1b7 released from QA if accepted ~ Pre-production server update to 1.1b7, remote update made available, server downtime midnight to 1am. 02/07 WE *** 1.1b7 release available to tester's via RU *** 02/08 TH 02/09 FR 02/10 SA 02/11 SU 02/12 MO ~ Misc. art fixes remote update released from QA (poss. 02/08) ~ Misc. art fixes remote update made available on production server, server down midnight to 1am. 02/13 TU *** Misc. art fixes available to public via RU *** 02/14 WE 02/15 TH 02/16 FR 02/17 SA 02/18 SU 02/19 MO ~ St. Patrick's day remote update to QA ~ Marketing must have final 1.1 Help files to QA ~ Updated Readme's due to QA with copy to TS ~ 1.1 Turfs released from QA 02/20 TU ~ 1.1 Help files & Readme's from QA to Garth ~ 1.1 Turfs package for release ~ 1.1 Repackaged Client Build 02/21 WE ~ 1.1 Repackage Client to QA and MS and CompuServe QA for preparation for release to public 02/22 TH 02/23 FR 02/24 SA 02/25 SU 02/26 MO ~ Beta Test end ~ MS: Changes to CIS menu pages for file downloads must be complete for testing. ~ St. Patrick's day remote update released from QA: will this include Turfs? ~ St. Patrick's day remote update made available on production server, server down midnight to 1am. 02/27 TU ~ 1.1 Turfs repackaged client available on AWAY and WWW pages 02/28 WE 02/29 TH 03/01 FR 03/02 SA 03/03 SU 03/04 MO ~ Misc. art remote update to QA; New CD's available in CIS Store 03/05 TU 03/06 WE 03/07 TH 03/08 FR 03/09 SA 03/10 SU 03/11 MO ~ Misc. art remote update released from QA ~ Misc. art remote update made available on production server, server down midnight to 1am. ~ 1.1 Turfs repackaged client release masters to production for CD
(ct_test 185) Valentine Art Resources
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBJECT: (ct_test 185) Valentine Art Resources FROM: vaserius@ossi.com TO: ct_test@ossi.com DATE: 23/01/1996 17:44 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Heads ----- lace_heart_head 221 candy_1_head 222 candy_2_head 223 candy_3_head 224 jack_of_hearts_head_rep 669 rose_head_rep 670 tulip_head_rep 671 Accessories ----------- head_ponytail 1105 head_backward_cap 1106 head_rose_wreath 1107 nose_glasses 1108 nose_small_square_glasses 1109 nose_winged_glasses 1110 nose_round_glasses 1111 mouth_scarf 1112 Document -------- three_hole_paper 2509 three_hole_pad 2510 bulletin_board_2 2511 bulletin_board_3 2512 envelope_rep 2513 mailbox 2514 scrolls 2515 Turfs ----- plain_wall_5 1629 plain_wall_6 1630 plain_side_3 1631 turf_fireplace 2143 Signs ----- signs 2612 Statues ------- statue_cupid 2811 Boxes ----- heart_shaped_box 2151 heart_box_1 2152 heart_box_2 2153 Valentine 1996 Objects ---------------------- arbor 3300 bouquet 3301 candy_hearts 3302 heart_cookie 3303 heart_candle 3304 heart_gift 3305 heart_wreath 3306 hearts 3307 truffels 3308 hoofprints 3309 toy_train 3310 Magic ----- ornate_staff 2407 ornate_staff_rep 2408 wooden_staff 2409 snake_staff_rep 2410 plain_staff_rep 2411
(ct_team 2745) On-Line Services Schedule
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SUBJECT: (ct_team 2745) On-Line Services Schedule
FROM: xxx xxx <xxxx@ossi.com>
TO: ct_team@ossi.com
DATE: 25/01/1996 04:37
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Here's the schedule to date. _Please_ take the time to read through this
to ensure you are aware of your deadlines and how they affect other's
deadlines. :) Any additions or changes, please send to: xxx@ossi.com.
If you can't stand reading it in this format, let me know and I'll provide
you with a lovely MSWord doc.
Thanks!
On-Line Services Schedule
January - March 1996, 1.1 Release
Note 1, please see Garth's recent email(s) regarding the new version nums.
Note 2, there are three seperate options for testing purposes for the beta
testers. Rather than attempt to give them version numbers, we found it more
understandable to simply lable them as follows:
Option A: The testers will test the ability of a 1.0 client
to connect with the 1.1 server (1 file)
Option B: The testers will test the executable file download
and upgrade of their current 1.0 client to
a 1.1 client (1 file)
Option C: The testers will test the full download and install
of a new 1.1 client (1 win file, 2 mac files)
For public release Options B and C will be made available to the public.
Option A is for testing purposes only.
01/23 TU ~ 1.0.9.2 server only build (CM)
~ Beta Test Option C build (CM)
~ Valentine's art check-in
01/24 WE ~ 1.1b6 build on pre-production
~ 1.0.9.2 server from CM to QA
~ Beta Test Option C from CM to QA
~ Beta Test Option A build (CM)
~ Beta Test Option B build (CM)
~ Valentine's art remote update to QA for testing
01/25 TH ~ Beta Test Option A from CM to QA
~ Beta Test Option B from CM to QA
~ QA places beta test files on ftp site in WAPRE
directory and informs MS and CIS of availability
~ CIS ftp's files and puts in place on CIS servers
~ MS (with assistance of Lambert and Andrew) finalizes
download abstracts for beta files on CIS. Upon
completion, files are forward to CIS for placement.
~ MS/QA/CIS begin making files and download abstracts
ready for availability.
~ QA/CIS QA: Testing must be completed on
Options A, B & C for FREE access to download,
corruption or other access problems and FREE Test
World access. Notify MS and CIS when approval for
release to testers is given.
01/26 FR ~ Beta Test will begin if QA approves release and all
necessary CIS/MS setup and testing is complete
~ Upon start of Beta Test letter from in-World and
Forum staff will be posted in the forum providing
an update on turfs.
01/27 SA
01/28 SU
01/29 MO ~ Production (??) server update to 1.0.9.2
~ Valentine's art remote update released from QA
~ Valentine's aty remote update made available on
production server, server down midnight to 1am.
01/30 TU *** Valentine's art available to public via RU ***
01/31 WE
02/01 TH
02/02 FR ~ 1.1b7 (1.0.10.2 ??)Build (GARTH: I need new version numbers)
02/03 SA
02/04 SU
02/05 MO ~ 1.1b7 Build to QA
~ Misc. art fixes remote update to QA
02/06 TU ~ 1.1b7 released from QA if accepted
~ Pre-production server update to 1.1b7, remote
update made available, server downtime midnight
to 1am.
02/07 WE *** 1.1b7 release available to tester's via RU ***
02/08 TH
02/09 FR
02/10 SA
02/11 SU
02/12 MO ~ St. Patrick's Day art checkin (art will be limited
based on the Art Dept's ability to meet this date)
~ Misc. art fixes remote update released from QA
(poss. 02/08 if approved in time)
~ Misc. art fixes remote update made available on
production server, server down midnight to 1am.
02/13 TU *** Misc. art fixes available to public via RU ***
~ St. Patrick's Day remote update from CM to QA
to include in 1.1 final packaging for release to public.
02/14 WE
02/15 TH
02/16 FR
02/17 SA
02/18 SU
02/19 MO ~ Marketing must have final 1.1 Help files to QA
~ Updated Readme's due to QA with copy to TS
~ 1.1 released from QA
02/20 TU ~ 1.1 Help files & Readme's from QA to Garth
~ 1.1 packaged for release
~ 1.1 Repackaged Client Build (this will include
all 1.1 upgrades and bug fixes as well as all remote
updates up through St. Patrick's art)
02/21 WE ~ 1.1 Repackage Client to QA and MS and
CompuServe QA for preparation for release to
public. Simultaneous preparation begins. Files will
not be made available to the public until final
approval given by QA.
02/22 TH
02/23 FR
02/24 SA
02/25 SU
02/26 MO ~ Beta Test end
~ MS: Changes to CIS menu pages for file downloads
must be complete for testing.
~ Remote update originally planned for St. Pat's art
but moved up to include in final package. Any need
still for this remote update?
~ After MIDNIGHT, Production server changed to 1.1
server. (Members with 1.0 will still be able to connect.)
02/27 TU ~ 1.1 repackaged client available on AWAY
and WWW pages after midnight.
02/28 WE
02/29 TH
03/01 FR
03/02 SA
03/03 SU
03/04 MO ~ Misc. art remote update to QA; New CD's
available in CIS Store
03/05 TU
03/06 WE
03/07 TH
03/08 FR
03/09 SA
03/10 SU
03/11 MO ~ Misc. art remote update released from QA
~ Misc. art remote update made available on
production server, server down midnight to 1am.
~ 1.1 Turfs repackaged client release masters to
production for CD
(ct_team 2773) WA Daily On-Line Rpts 1/24 & 1/25
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SUBJECT: (ct_team 2773) WA Daily On-Line Rpts 1/24 & 1/25
FROM: xxx@ossi.com (xxx xxx)
TO: ct_team@ossi.com
DATE: 30/01/1996 17:16
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I am re-sending these two days from last week because after re-running them
- the figures look better. I will post the rest from last week as they
become available.
xxx
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Wednesday: Jan 24, 1996 : Daily WorldsAway On-Line Report
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Category Wednesday Month To Date Last Month
01/24/96 January December
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Total Connect Time (Hours) 1792.500 47439.483 48840.050
Total Logins (Sessions) 2277.000 60412.000 56818.000
Total Unique Accounts 961.000 6215.000 5709.000
Average Time per Account (Hours) 1.865 7.633 8.555
Average # of Logins per Account 2.369 9.720 9.952
Peak Simultaneous Accounts 156.000 189.000 156.000
Peak Simultaneous Avatars 159.000 191.000 156.000
Total New Accounts 102.000 3498.000 3772.000
# of Accts that Haven't Returned 351.000 2684.000 898.000
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Total WA On-line Membership To-Date: 10315
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Total # of Unique Avatars To-Date: 13430
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Thursday: Jan 25, 1996 : Daily WorldsAway On-Line Report
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Category Thursday Month To Date Last Month
01/25/96 January December
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Total Connect Time (Hours) 1767.517 49207.000 48840.050
Total Logins (Sessions) 2260.000 62672.000 56818.000
Total Unique Accounts 971.000 6345.000 5709.000
Average Time per Account (Hours) 1.820 7.755 8.555
Average # of Logins per Account 2.327 9.877 9.952
Peak Simultaneous Accounts 159.000 189.000 156.000
Peak Simultaneous Avatars 159.000 191.000 156.000
Total New Accounts 114.000 3612.000 3772.000
# of Accts that Haven't Returned 403.000 2668.000 898.000
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Total WA On-line Membership To-Date: 10423
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Total # of Unique Avatars To-Date: 13572
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(ct_team 2835) This week in engineering: WebWorlds
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUBJECT: (ct_team 2835) This week in engineering: WebWorlds FROM: ronl@ossi.com (Ron Lichty) TO: ct_team@ossi.com DATE: 09/02/1996 19:08 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: The following is company confidential. (As always. :-) Here's a window into some of the toil and excitement in engineering: Turfs went to external testers at the beginning of the week. Early reports are very positive. Mark demonstrated his Game api prototype this week, leading design reviews for both engineering and producers/product managers. There's work to be done, but the prototype demonstrated an api for use in those worlds and/or those locales set by world producers for the the Wert Gumby's of the world to hack games that WorldsAway avatars can play, and for approved games to be attached to in-world objects (a mini-tic-tac-toe or mini-chess board on the wall of a locale, for example, that avatars could play either directly or via a second window but that all avatars in the locale could watch). Very cool. Major kudos to Mark (and to all his advisors). Jeff succeeded in attaching the Windows WA client and a web browser, via a third party DLL/window. In his prototype, the WA client can change the web browser's page. This was a critical test of our product basis of having a world browser and a web browser that work in tandem. Imagine browsing the web to a page that has a world map on it, selecting a region, which sends a message to the world browser and lets your avatar enter this world at that spot. Later, wandering through the world, you ask "where am I", which sends a message to the web browser, flips it back to the map page, executes a CGI script hidden behind the page, which causes an X to flash in the locale you're in... Now Lou's on the spot to write CT code to replace the essential-to-us aspects of the third-party DLL. Jeff also released to QA a DLL to support the widely used Trumpet WinSocket. The plan, if QA and Member Support agree, is to give it to those hardy souls who've tried to use Trumpet, and with their assurance that it lets them get onto WA successfully, to put the DLL on the Forum for availability to Trumpet users. We brought on another Mac engineer for perhaps a month to help us get TCP (WebWorld) support into our Mac client. Moss Prescott is sitting across the hall from me, next to David Peterson. All the engineers did lots more work, but one thing I think will interest everyone: Engineering this week scheduled the tasks that will get us to a WebWorld prototype. The result is that we've made a good initial cut at what we can engineer for a March 31 release and what will have to wait for a subsequent release. The results: What's in Jupiter Conference demo: Windows only World map that's on web side that can show where you are in the World Web page can launch World, enter at specified World entry point Avatar URL can change web page Oracles can edit avatar/object URLs using fiddle [This is where we test interoperability of Netscape and World browsers in 8 megs] What's in 1.2 (engineering of functionality complete by end of February): Mac and Windows Elevator (and follow thru elevator) Design for Auditorium, but no Auditorium Design for web-friendly installation, but implementation doubtful Avatars are not registered (not kept track of by server), but are persistent (Client saves prefs: avatar body, head, color, name) Initial avatar: First use of Client (i.e., no avatar ever): dialog prompts for gender Web side picks random avatar body/head/colors Give ghosts access to web-page URL menus Pass Web-selected ID to server # of avatars/account: make build constant external so it can be used at startup WebFollow: add Web following command; user-to-group communication to share a web URL Email address and text description that are part of the Tell-Me-About Be able to set certain locales to block URL opening All client support for the Game api (though server support won't be ready at launch) There's considerable UI work to be designed. Among others, imagine having a Follow URL menu off your avatar that anyone can use at any time to see what you're looking at with your web browser. Hmmm... What probably must wait until the next version of WebWorld: Auditorium Performance: Incorporate Netserve into IV serve / Remove S&V / ESP to user task Web URLs object for sharing purposes via opaque data channel Per-world preferences (required for multiple WebWorlds) User performance: request not to get picture images Incremental Remote Update Velcro Avatar death: WWmaster can set # of days; 0=no persistence Applause meter Avatar mod to indicate to others that your avatar is off reading the web (web browser is focus) Sound compression Toolbar Picture Object Long URLs And while this news is now a week old, David Peterson a week ago completed spraycans for apartment walls and such -- his first completed object as a development engineer. Yay, David! - Ron
(ct_checkin 386) document checkins
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SUBJECT: (ct_checkin 386) document checkins
FROM: xxx xxx <xxx@ossi.com>
TO: ct_checkin@ossi.com
DATE: 14/02/1996 02:14
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OVERVIEW:
Added economics to document classes, and cleaned up document
orientation when changing location.
RELEASE:
1.1
FIXED BUGS:
No longer get "Could not change orientation" errors.
NEW FEATURES:
You get charged for making copies and buying newspapers.
CAVEATs:
The recycler has its default costs in, but I couldn't find
a checked-in spec to find exactly what it was supposed to
do when.
While there is some visible animation, not all of the document
orientation-changing commands are in yet, nor is the associated
avatar animation. (I'd like some Oracular feedback as to whether
the avatar animation is wanted.) As it becomes clear where these
belong, they'll be added. However, the correct animation is
happening most of the time, it's just not exciting.
2POV sucks.
I tested newsstand economics as much as possible, but I've
never actually been able to buy a newspaper, so it hasn't been
tested all the way through.
CHANGED FILES:
Filename New Version Summary of Changes
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avatar.cld 1.174 cleaned up changing document orientation
document.cld 1.41 cleaned up changing orientation
generics.cld 1.223 cleaned up changing document orientation
gutenberg.cld 1.14 added economics
newsstand.cld 1.10 added economics
postbox.cld 1.10 changed cost field to common
recycler.cld 1.11 added some economics
xxx