From: Joshua Boyd Subject: Re: MISC: VR Standards Solution Proposal Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 07:43:26 -0500 Message-ID: <349525EE.6DB3@aol.com> Organization: Prodigy Services Corp Marcia Joy Talkmitt wrote: > > Recently I began experimenting with a "3D Studio MAX to Quake" > > map converter (qmapexp.exe). I found it at 3D Cafe and > > am wondering.....if this works, why bother with VRML at all? iD is > > sitting on something awsome, beyond the gaming industry. I wonder > > what the hurtles would be in making their 3D engine into a HTML > > browser plugin though? You know, if they could pull it off, they > > could be the ones to FINALLY standardize VR. > > The *problem* is that ID is more interested in gaming and making money > than in standardizing VR. Two years ago my brother and I contacted > them in hopes they would assist in putting their knowledge into VR in > education. We were told that "they had more projects than they could > handle...making money...and there was no interest...." I agree, they > have some really neato stuff and their graphics for "home" machines > are wonderful, but until they see the need and run out of money making > ventures, I'm afraid that we will never get to utilize their > talent....: ) There is another problem too. This is more of a technical one. The quake files are heavily optimized. To process one of the levels takes a couple of hours on a pentium 90 according to one of the papers on their www site. They have a special alpha server running these processing program for them to save time. The would have an impact on how practical it would be for them to convert their engine to use VRML files. Joshua Boyd