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Posts with tag jeffrey-ventrella

Peering Inside: Whither avatar puppeteering?

by Tateru Nino Apr 7th 2008 at 10:30AM

Filed under: Opinion, Second Life, Virtual worlds, Peering Inside

Avatar Puppeteering (also known as Expressive Puppeteering) was shown off at Linden Lab's inaugural Second Life Views session back in 2006. Since then the project has presented the occasional teaser, though the news was handed down in September last year that the puppeteering project was on hold while the focus was on bug-fixing. We asked again in the new year and we were told that it was still 'on hold'.

With recent teasers from Jeffrey Ventrella, the mastermind behind this project (and behind flexi-prims we understand), we did a bit more investigation, and we think that 'on hold' is something of an understatement.

Continue reading Peering Inside: Whither avatar puppeteering?

Tags: avatar-puppeteering, expressive-puppeteer..., featured, jeffrey-ventrella, linden-lab, peering-inside, second-life, second-life-views

Cinemassively: Avatar Puppeteering possibly coming to Second Life in 2008

by Moo Money Mar 28th 2008 at 12:30PM

Filed under: Video, Previews, Second Life, Cinemassively, Machinima

When this blogger first came back to Second Life in 2006, Linden Lab was organizing their first SL Views group. When they flew the focus group to San Francisco, that session was about avatar puppeteering. Residents have not heard much about it since then.

However, Jeff Ventrella, who was brought on to LL for this ~~sole purpose~~ (He also invented flexi-prims!), released a quick simulation video on YouTube today, complete with a website link for more information about it. For those unaware, avatar puppeteering involves natural joint movement and ragdoll-physics. Could this mean that it will be introduced in 2008? We can only hope!

Tags: avatar-puppeteering, cinemassively, jeff-ventrella, jeffrey-ventrella, jj-ventrella, linden-lab, ll, machinima, preview, ragdoll-physics, second-life, sl

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