Comments for Avid Insight

Comment on Citation Lottery by Peter

Peter — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:53:02 +0000

Upon checking the ’snapshot’ Zotero made of the original Informaworld webpage, it looks like it was the Informaworld website at fault for providing the wrong link, and not Zotero at all.

The link works again now though, so I’m happy.

Comment on Stackable Graph Cubes by Shamblesguru

Shamblesguru — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 04:54:11 +0000

Every morning over the past few days I wake up and have found an improved version of the cubes script … this is even better ….. (my time zone is Thailand)

All I can continue to say is ‘brilliant’

Comment on Stackable Graph Cubes by Peter

Peter — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:05:13 +0000

Yes indeed… the cubes can end up falling through the ground, so you can enable physics by changing the “USE_PHYSICS” option in the script to TRUE. Unfortunately they can then end up getting pushed through the ground when they try to align themselves, so there’s no perfect solution.

Previously, the physics worked rather poorly with this, but the CLOZE quiz which Jeremy Kemp has been working on manages the temporary physics better, so I’ll maybe use the same idea as he had.

Comment on Stackable Graph Cubes by Shamblesguru

Shamblesguru — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 05:01:38 +0000

Feedback & Thanks.

My initial request was for a cube with these stacking properties for a 3D Graphing Tool in Second Life ….. which can be found in a “Data Visualisation” display I’m putting together in International Schools Island.

In the entrance of the Technology Tower
SLURL http://tinyurl.com/2o44dw

…. and, Peter, really appreciate the work you have done on this … brilliant.

Feedback on v1.1 …. if set to ‘anyone move’ and ‘not physical’ then I think the possibility of users dropping the cubes into the ground and losing them is quite high …. pictures of a ‘cubes graveyard’ are flashing through my mind.

One solution for me to this is organisational (I don’t know if a scripting solution) … advise users(teachers/students) to work on a SkyPlatform … then can be cleaned up after a lesson.

(Chris)

Comment on Stackable Graph Cubes by fire

fire — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:50:25 +0000

It’s great Peter! I can see many uses for this in the ESL world.
Example - crossword puzzles, word searches, building words - looks great!

Comment on Meet Gorrin… by Peter

Peter — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:56:46 +0000

Thankfully, I seem to have been remarkably immune to the addiction. After the flurry of initial novelty last weekend, I’ve not touched it… other priorities I guess!

Comment on Meet Gorrin… by daniel

daniel — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 00:00:35 +0000

I’d watch out with WoW - scarily addictive.
Some of my friends have a guild btw. If you want, I’ll put you in touch with them. For reasons of humour they have a preference for Gnomes, but accept Dwarfs too… (actually, I think they accept any alliance race, but only under sufferance..)

Comment on Stackable Graph Cubes by daniel

daniel — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 23:57:51 +0000

Nice one… sounds funky.
You should get some screenshots of this!

Could do a variety of games with this - like put textures on an array of cubes and challenge people to re-assemble an image

I might try that one out, actually…

what else could we do with this?

Comment on “Twinity” — my initial experience by Twinity blog » Blog Archive » Peter’s first experiences in Twinity

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:28:53 +0000

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Comment on Meet Gorrin… by Peter

Peter — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:03:17 +0000

Anybody paying really close attention will notice the name change… my Dwarf is actually “Gorrin” (not “Gorrim”, as I had previously said… oops!).