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So you are saying using a plugin is better than another one ? Doesnt make sense. How many users have the unity player deployed ? zip. And a plugin is still a pl

by camus 13y ago

So you are saying using a plugin is better than another one ? Doesnt make sense. How many users have the unity player deployed ? zip. And a plugin is still a plugin , wether it is flash or not.

Samuel_Michon 13y ago
I’d rather not use any plugins, but not all plugins are created equal. Flash Player is a turd, from security to performance and power conservation. We deserve better. Even if Unity’s WebPlayer were every bit as miserable as Flash, it would still make web browsing better than having Flash installed, as few websites will call the Unity WebPlayer.
- camus 13y ago
  Hello , there is something called flashblock and click to play. And nothing guarantees that the Unity web player is not a turd , from security to performance and power conservation. Obviously you never used their player ...
- _delirium 13y ago
  I wonder if detecting the Unity WebPlayer and using it to serve rich-media ads when present is that far off...
  - __--__ 13y ago
    It'll never happen. Flash is a lightweight rich media format designed for rich media. Unity is a full blown 3d environment and is not lightweight and not 2d friendly. That said, the only thing unity is really useful for is 3d applications, which are very limited. It's not going to replace Flash for 2d games.
- __--__ 13y ago
  The webplayer is more miserable than flash's, by virtue that it's less mature. It crashes a lot, especially on macs.
kevingadd 13y ago
Mirroring the growth of the Unity development platform is the Unity Web Player which had reached an impressive 125 million installs. The install rate of the Web Player also continues to grow and now reaches over 5 million new computers each month with all indication that this rate will continue to rise. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/unity-reaches-one-million-registered-developers-1641486.htm http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/unity-reaches-one-mi... (April 2012) Yep, that's zip alright.

by camus 13y ago

So you are saying using a plugin is better than another one ? Doesnt make sense. How many users have the unity player deployed ? zip. And a plugin is still a plugin , wether it is flash or not.

Samuel_Michon 13y ago

I’d rather not use any plugins, but not all plugins are created equal. Flash Player is a turd, from security to performance and power conservation. We deserve better. Even if Unity’s WebPlayer were every bit as miserable as Flash, it would still make web browsing better than having Flash installed, as few websites will call the Unity WebPlayer.

camus 13y ago
Hello , there is something called flashblock and click to play. And nothing guarantees that the Unity web player is not a turd , from security to performance and power conservation. Obviously you never used their player ...
_delirium 13y ago
I wonder if detecting the Unity WebPlayer and using it to serve rich-media ads when present is that far off...
- __--__ 13y ago
  It'll never happen. Flash is a lightweight rich media format designed for rich media. Unity is a full blown 3d environment and is not lightweight and not 2d friendly. That said, the only thing unity is really useful for is 3d applications, which are very limited. It's not going to replace Flash for 2d games.
__--__ 13y ago
The webplayer is more miserable than flash's, by virtue that it's less mature. It crashes a lot, especially on macs.

kevingadd 13y ago

Mirroring the growth of the Unity development platform is the Unity Web Player which had reached an impressive 125 million installs. The install rate of the Web Player also continues to grow and now reaches over 5 million new computers each month with all indication that this rate will continue to rise. http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/unity-reaches-one-million-registered-developers-1641486.htm http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/unity-reaches-one-mi... (April 2012) Yep, that's zip alright.