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Mildly disappointed that there's no listing of "The Net" in there. I help created some shared virtual worlds for the series circa '96 which involved the partici
by rasur 8y ago
Mildly disappointed that there's no listing of "The Net" in there. I help created some shared virtual worlds for the series circa '96 which involved the participation of members of the public in the 6 spaces we created.
Hell, there was even a short clip of myself and (later to become my wife in reality) one of the TV production company members getting married in VR, aired on BBC TV.
Ah well.
The team I was part of did it all again the year after, for Channel 4 TV (Renegade TV "Heaven & Hell").
Good times. Glad to see the BBC computing resources from over the years offered again - takes me back to my teens, exploring this new world of (ha!) fantastic opportunities.
- crtasm 8y agoDo you have a copy of either of those series (or are they online somewhere)? This BBC project says it only covers the 80s.
- rasur 8y agoI only have a copy of the CD with the VRML worlds on it, sadly. I had a copy of the CH4 thing we did the year after (and it was put up on YouTube a few years ago too, maybe it's still there (I'd have to check).
- mattlondon 8y ago+1 The Net was really fascinating for me and came at a time where I was just starting to try this internet thing. Those early days (at least for me) of 14.4k modems and mosaic and pre-1.0 Netscape were a truly mesmerising time for me. I was totally hooked on computers and the internet in general by the time I was a mid-teen largely due to shows like The Net so thanks for your work there (and congrats on getting married in VR!)
- UncleSlacky 8y agoI remember knackering the pause function on my video recorder trying to read the "blipvert" style items at the end of each programme.
- twic 8y agoInfoblasts! Blipverts are quite a lot worse for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJP-Ilw_xaY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJP-Ilw_xaY