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Second Life iPhone client works in a browser

Server does the heavy weight lifting


Browser based client demonstrated on this youtube video. Looks awesome to see that it runs on iPhone, but unfortunately the user experience may not be exactly optimal.

Virtual worlds that run on a mobile devices are a must for the wide spread business adoption of virtual meetings. Before that happens, standard telephone conferences will dominate. 

One interesting side effect of wide spread use of virtual world technologies for business meetings may be that people are using less mobile devices as they are not travelling from and to a location to have a meeting. 

I still believe that travelling is not going to be reduced any time soon. If we think about how computers were supposed to reduce paper use in offices.. maybe that is happening now, 20 years later.

Now, lets look at the video:

 

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3 comment(s) for “Second Life iPhone client works in a browser ”


Gravatar of Graham Mills Graham Mills said on Friday, December 11, 2009 (4:25:52 AM)
That video is dated Feb 2008?
Gravatar of Ener Hax Ener Hax said on Monday, December 21, 2009 (3:28:59 PM)
there was a Japanese client i believe back at that time?
Gravatar of Ener Hax Ener Hax said on Monday, December 21, 2009 (3:30:26 PM)
Graham, on the youtube page it says a little more about it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJF3LBREabk&feature=player_embedded#