Web Development, Interactive Media & Virtual Worlds - indiespace2024-03-28T20:30:03Zhttps://indiespace.ning.com/forum/categories/web-development-interactive/listForCategory?feed=yes&xn_auth=noDear Producerstag:indiespace.ning.com,2009-11-29:2082437:Topic:66772009-11-29T18:53:25.000ZDoris Anne Beaulieuhttps://indiespace.ning.com/profile/DorisAnneBeaulieu
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<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GdhdzlmOia4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="never"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GdhdzlmOia4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="never" width="425" height="344"></embed></object> Some 3D virtual worlds web developers should visittag:indiespace.ning.com,2008-05-08:2082437:Topic:9212008-05-08T17:10:52.000ZPete Markiewiczhttps://indiespace.ning.com/profile/PeteMarkiewicz
Here is a list of some of the virtual worlds web developers and web development companies should be learning about - in the future, there will be lots of design work in them!<br />
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Bear in mind. The web is shifting away from designed and downloaded HTML to data services using XML (see Google Maps for an example). Once this becomes common, ANY program will be able to access web data. So in the near future all these virtual worlds will be able to access/display anything on the web - but in 3D rather…
Here is a list of some of the virtual worlds web developers and web development companies should be learning about - in the future, there will be lots of design work in them!<br />
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Bear in mind. The web is shifting away from designed and downloaded HTML to data services using XML (see Google Maps for an example). Once this becomes common, ANY program will be able to access web data. So in the near future all these virtual worlds will be able to access/display anything on the web - but in 3D rather than a flat web page.<br />
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More on 2.5D worlds later...<br />
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vSide - unlike Second Life, it is teen-oriented, and has a focus - virtual nightclubs. Developing a scripting language and ability to design objects.<br />
Vside.com<br />
Link to information<br />
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Kaneva - similar to Second Life - ability to design object, scripting language lacking at present.<br />
<a href="http://www.kaneva.com">http://www.kaneva.com</a><br />
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Information<br />
<a href="http://www.kaneva.com/3d-virtual-world/virtual-life.kaneva">http://www.kaneva.com/3d-virtual-world/virtual-life.kaneva</a><br />
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There - ability to design and script objects, though end-users have to have their designed objects approved by There. This is due to There catering to teen and tweens, and the strict "PG" feature of this world.<br />
<a href="http://www.there.com">http://www.there.com</a><br />
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Second Life - a well-developed scripting language called LSL similar to JavaScript. It allows you to create objects, and give them behaviors. It also supports importing HTML and XML data into the world.<br />
<a href="http://www.secondlife.com">http://www.secondlife.com</a><br />
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IMVU - really a 3D IM/Chat - designers already create and sell virtual products there.<br />
<a href="http://www.imvu.com">http://www.imvu.com</a> Webmaster: now a vague titletag:indiespace.ning.com,2008-05-05:2082437:Topic:7292008-05-05T23:27:56.000ZAngel Portillohttps://indiespace.ning.com/profile/AngelPortillo
Ten years ago, a webmaster really didn't require a 2-4 year degree (because there weren't any degrees or certifications for a webmaster), and he/she could earn up to $60k/year. I can remember back after graduating high school (1998) how it seemed like a great move to study HTML. And as the years went by, it seemed that 14 year olds were now able to create web pages just as good as any "webmaster" with a few clicks on Dreamweaver or Frontpage.<br />
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Just ten years and the web has exploded into…
Ten years ago, a webmaster really didn't require a 2-4 year degree (because there weren't any degrees or certifications for a webmaster), and he/she could earn up to $60k/year. I can remember back after graduating high school (1998) how it seemed like a great move to study HTML. And as the years went by, it seemed that 14 year olds were now able to create web pages just as good as any "webmaster" with a few clicks on Dreamweaver or Frontpage.<br />
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Just ten years and the web has exploded into various branches that have sprouted not only more webmasters, but now there are titles such as:<br />
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- Web Developer<br />
- Web Architect<br />
- Web Programmer<br />
- Web Producer<br />
- Web Manager<br />
- and of course, the Web Designer<br />
(there may be more titles...)<br />
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All those titles were expected to be held by the webmaster, but is the "webmaster" dead?<br />
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As I'm currently searching for employment, it seems that employers <i><b>say</b></i> they want a just Web Designer, but for some, one also requires to know ASP, XML, PHP, database, AJAX, Ruby on Rails, and countless other programming languages. Isn't that treading more towards<b>programming</b>? Is the employer wanting a *gasp*... <b>webmaster</b>? Or do employers simply don't know the distinctions?<br />
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Is it enough for a Web Designer to just design websites, or must we begin to learn Web Programming to become more "employable"?